Savage 220F ejection

[Sgt Joe Friday]

When a 400 dollar gun  shoots better or the same as a 3500 dollar hand made gun I would wrap the tar hunt around a tree.

 

i own guns 10 times more expensive then the 220 how would I benefit talking up one of my cheaper guns ??????? 

Look up on YouTube savage 220 300 yards kills.  

[Sgt Joe Friday]

Ps try and find a savage 210 on gun broker they have bidding wars on that gun 

[BHC]

I own many slug guns, in 20ga and 12ga. I'm a big fan of the 220, and yes I have handled and shot a Tarhunt 20ga.

 

The Tarhunt is one hell of a fine made shotgun, its clean, smooth and without question made well, worth $3500? NO WAY !!!!!  With it being such a great shotgun, why is it tested and recommended to use such a slow, ancient slug known as the LIGHTFIELD? With today's advancements in slugs this shotgun should be tested with the new advance slugs. Tarhunt has come out with a slug of their own, cost is about $45.00 for I think 12 rounds.

Back in 2008 or 2009 I was still using, my stock 1187 12ga with rifled/cantilever barrel with 2-3/4" Lightfields, friend of mine had a 870 12ga with the same stock barrel but this barrel was pinned by Tarhunt and other work done by them on this gun he was also using the Lightfields, it cost him a few hundred dollars. A few days before the hunt, we decided to check the zero on each. My 1187 was shooting great out to 100 yards, his 870 wasn't getting the groups like my 1187, we thought lets shoot each others guns, he grouped the same as I did with my 1187, I shot his 870 and grouped same as he did......Point is, I think Tarhunt screwed him, and I think the Tarhunt slug gun as well made as it is, WILL NOT shoot as well or better then the SAVAGE 220.

Now I will agree with others that the 220 has a toy like stock, but that can be switched out with a stock from Boyds for about $100, I got use to the toy stock. The action on mine when I first got it was rough, but I lapped both the bolt and and bolt rails and it's smoother, matter of fact it's smooth enough, I have no issues with mine. Only thing besides that I did was get the stock Hydro-Dipped in camo, at the time of purchase Savage just offered the black stock, blue barrel, and there is no need to spend the extra $$$$ on a stainless barrel, performance isn't better. I do highly recommend DNZ one piece scope mounts, and of course Remington Accutip 3", the 2-3/4" are fine, but beyond the 100/120 yard range the 2-3/4" starts to drop.

This is just my opinion from handling and shooting both a Tarhunt and Savage 220.......

 

Buy a Savage 220, quality glass, DNZ mounts, and proper ammo and you will still save yourself money and still have a more accurate shotgun

$3495 for a Tarhunt, then you can add upgrades for added funds....Randy Fritz is insane on his prices!!!! https://www.tarhunt.com/product/rsg-20-mountaineer/

 

At the time I purchased my Savage 220:

Savage 220......................................................$450

Leupold VX-II 3-9x40........................................$275

DNZ Mounts......................................................$45

Mount/Bore Sighted, lap bolt and rails...............$75

Hydro Dip Stock.................................................$100

 

Grand Total........................................................$945

 

I saved...............................................................$2550

 

Can you honestly say, for $2550 more you will get a much more accurate shooting gun or as equal? I think not

 

 

Edited November 26, 2018 by BHC

[BCsaw]

That's some great stuff Joe Friday!
My 220 never knocked my hat off![emoji849]
That wasn't even with the rebarreled, restocked and special scope.
Money well spent!

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[230jhp]

On 11/24/2018 at 1:43 PM, DBuck said:

Well this helped my decision to never buy one. If you have a misfire when shooting at a deer, racking it fast and hard would definitely scare the deer away. My Mossberg had a misfire one time, I was able to quietly eject and still kill the deer.

If you have a misfire with any modern firearm you have bigger problems then shell ejection. Long term storage of a firearm with the with the firing mechanism cocked will result in the main spring taking a set. This is the most likely reason for a misfire.

[230jhp]

21 hours ago, BCsaw said:

Thought it was JC Chartboy, but he's a Tarhunt guy and that's one fine firearm he had.

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JCChartboy AKA Mr Knowitall.  Thankfully that clown hasn't been around in a while.