Adam Scepaniak 11.29.22
When it involves waterfowl searching people who chase puddle geese, sea geese, and ganders of each feather are really of us from a unique flock. It is usually a torrential downpour, a whipping frigid wind, or rolling waves that put an amusement park to disgrace but your hardcore waterfowler will endure all of it for the joy of the hunt together with the legendary story they will regale to buddies. In tumultuous climate we demand so much from our tools identical to we demand so much from ourselves. So, if you find yourself selecting a waterfowl shotgun it can’t be a chump; it’s received to be good. With all of that being mentioned, we put the newer Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie to the take a look at to see if it was a chump or the champ. In this AllOutside Review, we check out the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie throughout a Maine Sea Duck hunt to see the way it fares on ocean-faring waterfowl. Let’s dive in!
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Specifications – Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camo
The Savage Arms Renegauge was debuted at SHOT Show 2020, and now has seen a number of iterations hit the market thriving by 3 years of searching seasons. This contains their Competition, Waterfowl, Field, Security, Obsession, Bottomland, and the Prairie that we’re reviewing right here as we speak. All of those make the most of Savage’s D.R.I.V. (Dual Regulating Inline Valve) Gas System, however have small nuances totally different about them to be greatest fitted to the self-discipline of capturing you might be calling your shotgun to carry out. All of the exacting specs for the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage might be learn under as offered by Savage Arms:
- Gauge: 12 Gauge
- Barrel: 28″ Fluted, Vent Rib, Carbon Steel, Brown Sand Cerakote (H30372)
- Magazine Capacity: 4+1 Shells
- Handedness: Right-Hand
- Length of Pull (LOP): 14.25″ – 15.07″
- Overall Length: 49.5″
- Receiver: Aluminum w/ Brown Sand Cerakote (H30372) Finish
- Sights: Red Fiber Optic Front
- Stock: Matte, Sporter Profile, TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage
- Weight: 8.075 Lb
The MSRP for the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage is ready at $1,707. This places it in an identical worth vary to different high-end waterfowl shotguns available on the market as we speak. Also, the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie – like all firearms produced by Savage Arms – carries their 1-Year Limited Warranty within the uncommon occasion that it’s best to ever want service. With their 1-Year Limited Warranty, Savage Arms stands behind the standard of their merchandise for the first 12 months of possession the place they may restore and/or substitute the merchandise with the identical or comparable product at no cost. Some of the opposite highlights encompassing the Renegauge Prairie might be learn under as offered by Savage Arms as properly:
- D.R.I.V. (Dual Regulating Inline Valve) Gas System
- TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage Forend and Stock
- Adjustable Length-of-Pull (LOP), Comb Height, Drop, and Cast
- One-Piece, Chrome Plated Action Bar Assembly
- Chrome Plated Reciprocating Components
- Stock Rod Buffer to Reduce Felt Recoil
- Fluted Barrel and Receiver Cerakoted
- Ventilated Rib with Red Fiber Optic Front Sight
- Competition-Ready, Easy Loading Magazine Port
- Oversized Controls
- Includes 3 Interchangeable Flush Mount Choke Tubes (Beretta/Benelli)
- Improved Cylinder, Modified, Full
- Includes Hard-Sided Carrying Case
The American made Savage Renegauge will change the best way you concentrate on semi-automatic shotguns. The Renegauge can deal with the most well liked high-brass and the mildest low-recoil shells with the identical dependability. The patented D.R.I.V. (Dual Regulating Inline Valve) fuel system ensures extra fuel vents earlier than it drives the bolt, leading to constant ejection, much less felt recoil, and a lightning quick cyclic charge for dependably quick cut up occasions. The Renegauge has been designed to suit nearly any shooter. Everything from length-of-pull to comb peak and drop on the heel might be adjusted to suit. These options mixed with a Cerakote® motion and TrueTimber® Prairie camo inventory and forend full an ideal mixture for winged capturing.
Field Use – Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camo
When it got here to in-the-field use of the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage I gained lots of beneficial insights. I had beforehand dealt with the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie at a couple of commerce reveals, however there may be solely a lot you’ll be able to glean from merely dealing with a firearm. You study much more if you shoot it; furthermore, get out within the subject and hunt with it. The first aspect I seen is its recoil impulse. The proprietary D.R.I.V. (Dual Regulating Inline Valve) fuel system is extremely light-recoiling. Normally, all searching shotgun hundreds – turkey, pheasant, waterfowl, and so forth – are punishing and unforgiving in excessive quantity. On a 3-day Maine sea duck hunt I shot shut to three bins of Remington Premier Bismuth waterfowl hundreds (nearly 75 shells) and my shoulder felt unburdened by the tip of the hunt.
The camouflage on the Renegauge Prairie shapeshifts right into a chameleon unto its setting. While any camouflage given the moniker of “prairie” doesn’t evoke imagery of Maine, this shotgun’s end and aesthetic was fitted to the entire various backdrops of searching we partook in chasing totally different breeds of sea geese. Some days we have been specified by a lay-out boat on Penobscot Bay in rolling water whereas others days we have been on saltwater islands watching the tide recede earlier than our eyes. No matter what the gameplan for sea duck searching was, the TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage blended in properly all over the place.
The outsized options of the bolt/motion deal with, bolt/motion launch, and set off guard are all designed with the hunter in thoughts for these dexterity-impaired, frigid mornings. Everyday that we spent sea duck searching began out round 28 levels with a lightweight wind, however couple that with a quick boat journey at the hours of darkness to our searching spot, we frequently had chilled bones to begin the day harvesting geese. So, the outsized controls have been significantly appreciated to nonetheless precisely and safely manipulate the entire features on the shotgun.
Aside from the increased-in-size controls, I discovered the Renegauge Prairie to be fairly ergonomic. I used to be bundled up for the cold-weather we have been searching in and despite the fact that I felt just like the Michelin Man many mornings I may nonetheless get an excellent cheek weld to the shotgun and felt comfy pulling up on birds. There is almost infinite adjustability between the Length-of-Pull and Comb Height in addition to the Drop and Cast.
What additionally impressed me in regards to the Renegauge Prairie is how gentle and fast it was. By appearances solely, the Renegauge appears to have a barely thick forearm and a typically bigger 2-dimensional footprint, however when dealing with it the Renegauge Prairie felt as wieldy and nimble as something. My palms are common in measurement and I may get ample grip and dexterity on the forearm to make speedy pictures on sneaky-fast Buffleheads as properly managed flight geese like Eiders. No matter the species of waterfowl we have been tagging, I may meter my pace and management to match the duck in entrance of me.
Final Thoughts – Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camo
So, what are my remaining ideas on the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage?… Overall, I used to be authentically impressed by its efficiency over the course of a 3-day sea duck hunt in Maine. These have been lengthy 12 hour days of searching in a saltwater setting and nobody in my searching social gathering (we have been all operating the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie) had a single malfunction in 3 days capturing collectively tons of of rounds on birds.
The solely real unfavorable I’ve to say in regards to the shotgun is the price-tag, however that, too, is merely my opinion. Is $1,700 so much for any shotgun?… Yes, however I’d file away my very own assertion – and play satan’s advocate – by saying this can be a cry as soon as, purchase as soon as situation. I view firearms as instruments. Would I slightly personal 1 tremendously dependable shotgun that possibly was a bit spendy or 2 – 3 shotguns which might be meh. Of course, everyone would take the bullet-proof shotgun that has attractive curb attraction and by no means fails. So, if you wish to pull out the money for a one-and-done shotgun, then the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie completely falls into that class.
For anybody who has not gone sea duck searching in Penobscot Bay with the Penobscot Bay Outfitters, we can’t suggest it sufficient! Finally, there’s a nice due to be made to Savage Arms for outfitting our total searching social gathering with the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie 12 Gauge in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage plus the help of TrueTimber and Remington Ammunition for great ammunition and searching attire driving a profitable hunt. That is all significantly appreciated. Also, we want to know what all of you guys and gals suppose? Do you consider that the Savage Arms Renegauge Prairie 12 Gauge in TrueTimber Prairie Camouflage is one thing price spending your cash on for waterfowl searching? Would you apply it to geese, geese, or the entire above? As at all times, tell us your whole ideas within the Comments under! We at all times respect your suggestions.
