r/canadaguns • u/TheRip91 • Apr 09 '26

Gun and gear reviews Savage 220 setup.

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I got a Savage 220 for 1049 at Canadian Tire ( 30x Canadian Tire Money)

What does everyone run for a dedicated slug scope? rings/scope recommendations

Sorry, no feet pics today.

fyi, they had a non camo 212, and a 220 in-stock for 999 last I was there. Cheapest in Canada

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u/GlizzyDog222 Apr 09 '26

Any scope should be fine. I run a Vortex Diamondback on mine, my dad and uncles run the Nikons. I thought about trying the Sig Buckmaster scope but I already had a vortex laying around.

As for rings, any decent ones will work but I’d recommend the 4 screw vs 2 screw. Make sure you bore sight it or have a gun shop mount it for you because ammo is crazy expensive for these things.

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u/TheRip91 Apr 09 '26

Yes, I saw sabots are very expensive 😅. Is something like a 2-5x a suffice, you think?

My local gun shop, if you have the scope or gun in store, they'll mount the scope, they put some sort of cone on the muzzle. I'm not sure how it works, but It gets me to paper usually

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u/Mr-Figglesworth Apr 09 '26

I have an old 1.5-6 bushnell on mine and wish I had something more powerful. I don’t shoot this enough that I have changed the scope yet but on my rifles the minimum I like to run is 4-12. For the 220 though I’d say for where I hunt at least a 3-9 would be more the enough.

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u/GlizzyDog222 Apr 09 '26

Depends on the range you think you’ll be shooting at really. Most people hunting with 220’s won’t be shooting more than 150 yards unless it’s a monster so a 1-5 could be fine, I personally like 3-9 or 4-12 but my eye sight isn’t great at longer distances.

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u/TheRip91 Apr 09 '26

You have yours zerod out for 100 yards? What kinda of distance is viabl? Ive never used a rifled slug before, so I'm trying to figure out where to set up for next year,

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u/GlizzyDog222 Apr 09 '26

We’ve got ours setup at 100yards and you could easily shoot something at 200 yards but I personally wouldn’t unless it’s a giant buck. There’s a video of someone shooting a deer at like 310 yards.

These slug guns are very nice for hunting since most WMU’s don’t allow rifles at least in my area or Ontario.