SAVAGE RIFLE WITH ACCUTRIGGER SERIES

The 10MLBSS-II is an exceptionally handsome muzzleloading rifle. There was also a paper stating that the rifle had been sighted-in at 25 yards and a section of target showing a three shot group fired at 100 yards. 452' Hornady XTP bullets with black sabots, safety lock with key, a paper bullseye target, a pair of disposable earplugs, and a bunch of miscellaneous literature and warning tags. All together I received an Owner's Manual, Quick Tips card, Warrantee cards, bullet starter and palm saver, fiberglass field ramrod, breech plug wrench, wrench handle, two Allen wrenches, AccuTrigger adjustment tool, two spare vent liners, sample tube of Kleen Bore TW25B lubricant, five sample 250 grain. The kind folks at Savage included one of their Accessory Packages along with the rifle, which meant that there was quite a number of accessories packaged in the box with the rifle in addition to the usual items. Kudos to Savage for sticking with their traditional trademark. It was tightly packaged in a cardboard box lined with Styrofoam and decorated with Savage's traditional Indian head logo. This particular model is the top of the 10ML-II line, with a 2004 MSRP of $645. The Model 10MLBSS-II is the version I requested and duly received from Savage. And it could not have come at a better time, as the courts and the lawyers have driven the other major manufacturers to increasingly heavy trigger pulls. The AccuTrigger is probably the single most important development in the long history of the Savage Company. The Glock trigger mechanism has to complete the cocking of the striker, while the Savage AccuTrigger merely releases the striker, as with any ordinary bolt action rifle. There is a Glock-like safety blade in the middle of the AccuTrigger, but internally the mechanism is entirely different from, and far superior to, the Glock trigger system. I could do nothing to improve it, so I left it alone. The AccuTrigger in the test rifle broke cleanly at a consistent 2.25 pounds as measured by my RCBS Deluxe trigger pull gauge. It is user adjustable for pull weights between 1.5 and 6 pounds (depending somewhat on the specific model of rifle). This is the finest trigger available on any factory produced hunting rifle. Weaver, Leupold and others offer an assortment of one and two-piece bases.ДЄ great deal of praise has been written about the Savage AccuTrigger, and deservedly so.

SAVAGE RIFLE WITH ACCUTRIGGER SERIES

The receiver is drilled and tapped for scope bases the 10ML-II accepts the same bases as Savage's popular short action 10, 11, 12, and 16 series (round rear receiver ring) centerfire rifles. There is a cocking indicator just forward of the bolt handle and a gas escape port on each side of the front receiver ring. The root of the bolt handle serves as a locking lug to keep the bolt closed, and the upper surface of the bolt knob is checkered. They come with checkered stocks, dual pillar bedding, a 3-position sliding tang safety (my favorite kind), and Savage's outstanding AccuTrigger. They are supplied with 24' barrels rifled one turn in 24'. Most models include iron sights, but a couple come with a plain barrel and a 3-9x40mm scope, mounted and bore sighted.ДЄll 10ML-II rifles are 44' in overall length. The barreled action comes in blued steel or stainless steel. These are supplied with black or camo synthetic stocks, or a laminated wood stock. At a glance it looks much like the short action Savage centerfire bolt action rifles, at least until you notice the ramrod stowed neatly and securely under the barrel. The 10ML-II is a modern, bolt operated, inline muzzleloader. They are the first rifles from a major manufacturer designed for use with smokeless as well as black powder and standard black powder substitutes such as Triple Seven and Pyrodex. Savage Arms has made a big splash (and generated some controversy) in the muzzleloading world with their Henry Ball designed 10ML-II line of. The Savage 10MLBSS-II Muzzleloading RifleД«y Chuck Hawks Illustration courtesy of Savage Arms

Savage rifle with accutrigger