![]() This is sufficient to shoot formidable calibers without leaving a mark on your eye area.Īt 100 yards and 3x magnification, the field of vision is around 35 feet which means you can shoot with both eyes open. It has a 40mm lens on a one-inch tube, plus a 3 ½ inches eye relief. Scopeįor hunting purposes, I think the high-quality 3-9×40 Nikon bore-sighted variable optic is more than enough to get the job done. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the safety features before handling this bolt action rifle. Push the slide all the way to the forward position to make the rifle completely functional. Move the safety slide to the middle position, and the bolt will be operable, but the trigger remains locked. In terms of safety, the Trophy Hunter XP uses a 3 position design: bolt and trigger lock, lock, and fire.Īt the rearward position, you can neither move the trigger nor operate the bolt. If you’re not very confident in your skills and patience with handling such adjustments, I’d advise having a gunsmith perform the adjustment for you. It’s important to note that this is a delicate process. I’d advise reading through everything before you proceed with the trigger pull adjustment. Step-by-step instructions and photos are included in the owner’s manual, so those would be best for reference. Using the included tool, you can conveniently set the trigger pull anywhere between 2 and 6 pounds. In the default setting, the trigger pull of the Savage M11/111 Trophy Hunter is exactly at 3 pounds with no detectable issues. The idea behind the AccuTrigger system is to produce a custom fit trigger pull without creep or over-travel. The magazine operation is quite easy to handle! You won’t find anything flying out of the magazine when you hit the bolt release lever. Hence, you don’t need to cycle the bolt in quick succession to unload the gun. ![]() To unload the carriages, you only have to manipulate the bolt release lever on the front side of the magazine. It locks itself into place and reliably feeds round after round to the chamber of the rifle. The Trophy Hunter XP employs a simple yet effective box magazine with a variable capacity from 2 to 4 rounds depending on the model caliber. You might also want to check my article about How Bolt Action Rifles Work to have a better understanding of how to operate this rifle. In a no-wind setting, the average shooter can obtain 1.5 – 2.5-inch groupings at that distance. Most of the time, I found the Savage 11/111 Trophy Hunter XP to be really accurate. To achieve pinpoint accuracy, you have to invest some time and effort to zero the scope properly. The Nikon optic is indeed pre-sighted, but the rifle’s precision will also depend on the ammo type as well. Accuracyīefore you attempt to put some rounds through the contour barrel, I recommend you zero the scope first. You’ll also find an Allen wrench tool and an AccuTrigger tool to adjust the scope ring along with the trigger pull. The Savage 11/111 is ready for use the moment you take it out of the box!īesides the package gun and its components, it also comes with earplugs, an owner manual, a folded target, and an NSSF safety pamphlet. While the bolt is shipped in separate packaging, you should be able to attach it fairly simply. ![]() This budget hunting rifle is delivered to you in a ready-to-go configuration with the bore-sighted Nikon scope attached to it. No matter what the intended game is, there is always a Trophy Hunter XP model for it.
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