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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: redjones on May 29, 2019, 12:53:31 PM

Title: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: redjones on May 29, 2019, 12:53:31 PM
Was looking around for a Benelli M2 20ga. ran across this article.
Might be what I am after,at 695 retail it could be worth a look,anybody seen one.
Found them at Buds Gun shop for 552 if anyone is interested.

   Greg

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2019/5/6/review-savage-arms-model-220-turkey/
Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on May 29, 2019, 03:03:51 PM
I have one and love it.  Mine came from the custom shop before they were a catalog item.  It doesn't have the AccuStock, but fits me very well.  The trigger is superb and easily adjusted.  It is overbored and the bore looks perfectly smooth with a high polish.  Initial sight in with the scope was very close just with bore sighting. The gun is very nicely balanced.  Not a lot of weight out front. 

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1738/41006160820_bbee449017_z_d.jpg)

I've been very happy with the patterns out of it.  Here area a couple with 1 5/8 oz TSS #9,  40 yards,  circles are 10" and 15" diameter.  Outer counts of 55 and 56 are within the 20".  Choke was an IC BDS 0.575.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/838/43262741431_750d7b1ef8_o_d.jpg)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1764/43213697252_04d9df75e1_o_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: DrDirtNap on May 29, 2019, 04:14:15 PM
Quote from: Rapscallion Vermilion on May 29, 2019, 03:03:51 PM
I have one and love it.  Mine came from the custom shop before they were a catalog item.  It doesn't have the AccuStock, but fits me very well.  The trigger is superb and easily adjusted.  It is overbored and the bore looks perfectly smooth with a high polish.  Initial sight in with the scope was very close just with bore sighting. The gun is very nicely balanced.  Not a lot of weight out front. 

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1738/41006160820_bbee449017_z_d.jpg)

I've been very happy with the patterns out of it.  Here area a couple with 1 5/8 oz TSS #9,  40 yards,  circles are 10" and 15" diameter.  Outer counts of 55 and 56 are within the 20".  Choke was an IC BDS 0.575.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/838/43262741431_750d7b1ef8_o_d.jpg)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1764/43213697252_04d9df75e1_o_d.jpg)

I've been looking at these guns pretty hard for awhile.  What kind of scope is that ?


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Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on May 29, 2019, 04:30:08 PM
Nikon Turkey Pro with MOBU camo
Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: DrDirtNap on May 30, 2019, 08:27:44 AM
Quote from: Rapscallion Vermilion on May 29, 2019, 04:30:08 PM
Nikon Turkey Pro with MOBU camo

That's what I thought.   Sure wish Nikon or Leupold would start making a good turkey scope again. 


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Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: TalknTurkey on May 31, 2019, 06:02:40 PM
I picked one up a couple months to use for this season, it's an awesome gun. I deer hunted with the rifled 220 for many years, so once I seen they had a smooth bore model I had to have one. Prior to picking it up, I had always turkey hunted with a 12ga 870 SPS with hevi magnum blend using rifle sights.

So this was my first 20ga setup, first time turkey hunting with an optic, and I also switched to TSS. I absolutely love this setup and would never go back. It shoots great, holds great, and it hammered the bird I shot with it this year. I couldn't believe how the bird just dropped and did not move or flop at all.

I also really like how they added the accustock. I topped mine with a Vortex Spitfire 1x which sits up a little high. But with having the adjustable comb, it's not an issue.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190531/17701ea671ada57656471dc88bdd05fa.jpg)


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Title: Re: Savage 220 Turkey
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on May 31, 2019, 07:29:18 PM
Excellent.  First report I've seen on the production model.  Very nice.