Savage Model 42 takedown disaster.

Picked up a savage model 42 just over a week ago. Slapped a bushnell advanced micro on it. I even just stocked up on a bunch of .410 ammo. Couldn't get a decent group under 3 inches even at 15 yards even with the .22wmr because the bushnell can't hold a zero for nothing.
So I try it today with just the (terrible) iron sights. Turns out the barrels must be crossed, because although the groupings are super tight now, the .22wmr is 3" to the left and the .410 is 5" to the right, at ONLY 10 YARDS.

So somehow I managed to pick up a $300 reflex sight and a $600 gun that are completely useless. Anyone know the usual time it takes for a warranty like this? I'm going to be livid if I have to wait a whole damn year for them to fix their mistake.

I have the same gun ( non-takedown) I also have the EGW rail scope mount with a red dot scope. It’s dead nutz accurate. This seems very odd. Hope you get it figured out.


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That seems odd. Can you change up brands of ammo? That might make a difference. I have a 6.5 swed that i had purchased some premium grade ammo for.

I had it sighted in bang on 100 yards. Next season I needed another box of ammo. I bought one and the box of the same brand looked a little different. Once I try to sight it in with the new box, I could hit the paper at 100 yards till I moved the scope. Seems they changed manufactures under the same brand name.

Maybe just changing one brand might bring things together better.

I have never had a bushnell anything not hold zero, are you sure the mount is tight?

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Originally Posted by Fox

I have never had a bushnell anything not hold zero, are you sure the mount is tight?

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Wow......I hope you get that sorted out! Did you buy it at General Gun?

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Originally Posted by Fox

I have never had a bushnell anything not hold zero, are you sure the mount is tight?

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Mount is tight and picatiny screws had locktight on them. The Advanced micro has two locking screws in the back that lock the windage and elevation adjustment. With the locking screws tight the windage and elevation can still move.

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Originally Posted by Gregger17

I have the same gun ( non-takedown) I also have the EGW rail scope mount with a red dot scope. It’s dead nutz accurate. This seems very odd. Hope you get it figured out.


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I just dropped off the gun at Savage's head office in Canada yesterday near Peterborough. Stopped off on my way up north. Customer service was great, hopefully it comes back soon.

For it to be off that much at 10 yards barrels are certainly tweaked.

Fox, I punish bushnell elites in 3500, 4500 and 6500. They are tough as nails and on guns that crank out over 70 pounds of recoil…

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Originally Posted by Big Jack

For it to be off that much at 10 yards barrels are certainly tweaked.

Fox, I punish bushnell elites in 3500, 4500 and 6500. They are tough as nails and on guns that crank out over 70 pounds of recoil…

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The old Sportsman scopes, no idea how old they are as we have played musical scopes before. They always stand up to slug guns and rifles, plus they have not broken on me with a springer pellet gun, which is a scope killer. The only thing I have been told is that if you are constantly going through the motions on the retical then can break, as in competition shooting, but I do not do that, these are hunting rifles.

The only scope I have had break was an old Weaver 3-9x40, the thing must have been pumped a few times hunting as the bell broke at the adjustable objective. I put a BSA scope on that rifle after that because it was all I could afford, I wish now I had saved up and bought another bushnell.

Face it savage 42 is a bad gun. Slap a $1000 dollar scope on it it’s still crap gun underneath