Loose Bore Savage

[billyzink]

I have four 10ml11, 3 of the four are tight bore great shooters, the last one and newest of the four has a very loose bore, my other three just love N120 with just about any sabot combination, I can not even use the N120 in the loose bore gun it will not fire, is there a bullet sabot combination out there that will tighten this gun up?

 

[Panhandle]

billy...
I've always considered my Savage to have a loose bore. I use .458 bullets with Harvester Black Crushed Sabots with good results. Good snug fit and will shoot any powder I put in it. Make sure and seat the bullet firmly followed by a couple raps on the ramrod and you should be good to go. If that sabot combo is too loose try it with a Red Crushed Rib Sabot. Some knurl their bullets with files to snug things up also. Good luck
Zen

 

[jims]

Panhandle offered solid advice. Some also say that 5744 powder ignites better even on a bit of a loose bore but the best answer is to get the combination that loads with adequate pressure.