Savage had all eyes on them at this years NRA Annual Meeting when they unveiled their new line of weaponry.
If you attended the NRA Show this year in Dallas, you probably saw a steady crowd at the Savage Arms booth. Savage has added eye catching competition rifles to their MSR lineup, and they're well worth a look.
Lots of folks were curious about what was to come with the announcement from Vista Outdoors' new business plan, but these new gun debuts made a bold statement that they weren't going anywhere.
MSR 15 Competition
MSR 15 Competition Features:
- Savage by PROOF Research 18-inch carbon ber wrapped stainless barrel
- Nickel-boron bolt carrier
- Custom-forged upper and lower receivers
- Non-reciprocating side charging handle
- Savage tunable muzzle brake
- Magpul CTR buttstock
- Two-stage trigger
- Custom-length adjustable gas system
- Rigid free- oat handguard with M-LOK®, anti-glare grooves and red QD sling mount
- Red ambidextrous selector, receiver end plate with QD mount, and removable custom mag well are
- Ambidextrous magazine release
- Hogue® pistol grip
MSR 10 Competition HD
MSR 10 Competition HD Features:
- Savage by PROOF Research 18-inch carbon ber wrapped stainless barrel
- Nickel-boron bolt carrier
- 5R rifling
- Custom-length adjustable gas block
- Custom-forged upper and lower receivers
- Non-reciprocating side charging handle
- Magpul CTR buttstock
- Savage tunable muzzle brake
- Two-stage trigger
- Hogue® pistol grip
- Rigid free- oat handguard with M-LOK®, anti-glare grooves, and red QD sling mount
- Red ambidextrous selector, receiver end plate with QD mount, and removable custom mag well are
- Ambidextrous magazine release
Here's a great overview from the Savage Facebook page:
Both rifles feature an 18-inch carbon fiber-wrapped stainless barrel. The barrel has a unique ported muzzle brake that lets you tune the recoil impulse. Savage says this helps stabilizes the muzzle for faster, more accurate follow-ups.
The MSR 15 Competition is available in .223 Rem and .224 Valkyrie. The MSR 15 Competition has an overall length of 35.38-38.63 inches and weighs 7.90 pounds.
The MSR 10 Competition HD comes in .308 Win. It has an overall length of 36.13-39.38 inches and weighs 9.05 pounds.
Both rifles also feature a two-stage trigger, with the first stage set at 2.5 pounds with the second stage set at 4 pounds.
MSRP on the MSR 15 Competition is $2,875 while the MSRP on the MSR 10 Competition HD is $3,449.
To see more on the MSR Competition rifles as well as see what else is new by Savage Arms, be sure to visit the Savage Arms website.
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