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Savage 110 BA .300 win mag review
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<blockquote data-quote="top predator" data-source="post: 413482" data-attributes="member: 13514"><p>....continued from above.</p><p> </p><p>the 3 position safety is where it should be - on the tang. i do prefer the old "lump" button savage safety compared to the new one, as the old one seemed easier to find by feel. </p><p><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010010.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>the bolt and magazine. the 6 round (.300 win mag, .338 is 5 round) magazine seemed a little "chimsey" to me, seemed it would be easy to damage or get out of shape. the bolt finish was nice, however the bolt face and lugs didn't hint to me that it was from anything else than an average savage .300 win mag. - not that being an average savage .300 win mag is a bad thing, just doesn' seem to be "upgraded" for a $2,000+ rifle.</p><p><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010008.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010009.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>the rear stock: nice on an AR, felt a little retarded on this. i appreciated the adjustable LOP and cheekpiece, however it was thin and seemed out of place. i would opt for a beefier rear stock or at least a beefier cheekpiece at least to trick myself to feel like i have a more comfortable stock under me. i don't know, it just seemed weird to have a stock used on CQB rifles on this. rode a rear bag horribly. just my opinion, will have to play with it more. </p><p><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010007.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>all in all i felt priviledge to fire this rifle, but at the same time a little let down with the performance and feel of it. i think i'd rather put $2,200 on a national match M-14 or a SOCOM.</p><p>again, i'm going to sign her out again sometime over the next month to see of some of the bad vibes i was getting subside. coming from a huge savage fan and shooter, this just seemed not to equal the hype, expense, and performance that is talked about. was it just me? i don't know. it has it's good points, and a few odd ones, in the end after experimenting more i may be dead wrong. </p><p>however, i would prefer a mcmillian, hs precision, or choate feel and comfort to it rather than the AR style setup. i left with the overall view that $2,000+ could be spent better on a rifle that fits the individual tastes better. once again perhaps it's just me.</p><p><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010016.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>as for today, it was like going to see your favorite band perform live in concert, then realize they stink abit when out of the studio. just feeling a little mixed, but as i said before, i believe i have to do some more shooting with it. but i do applaud savage for taking the jump with this and the other new models they have out there, and for listening to their customers.</p><p> </p><p>UPDATE:</p><p> </p><p>the club had to return the rifles as there was a whole bunch of BS to go through with the ATF to hold on to them, so i wan't able to shoot it again. however, i do feel priviliged to shoot it, but a little saddened that i wasn't able to pull the trigger with a better rest, set up, and no line behind me to see once in for all if the rifle was "all that" or if is was just the rests we were using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="top predator, post: 413482, member: 13514"] ....continued from above. the 3 position safety is where it should be - on the tang. i do prefer the old "lump" button savage safety compared to the new one, as the old one seemed easier to find by feel. [IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010010.jpg[/IMG] the bolt and magazine. the 6 round (.300 win mag, .338 is 5 round) magazine seemed a little "chimsey" to me, seemed it would be easy to damage or get out of shape. the bolt finish was nice, however the bolt face and lugs didn't hint to me that it was from anything else than an average savage .300 win mag. - not that being an average savage .300 win mag is a bad thing, just doesn' seem to be "upgraded" for a $2,000+ rifle. [IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010008.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010009.jpg[/IMG] the rear stock: nice on an AR, felt a little retarded on this. i appreciated the adjustable LOP and cheekpiece, however it was thin and seemed out of place. i would opt for a beefier rear stock or at least a beefier cheekpiece at least to trick myself to feel like i have a more comfortable stock under me. i don't know, it just seemed weird to have a stock used on CQB rifles on this. rode a rear bag horribly. just my opinion, will have to play with it more. [IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010007.jpg[/IMG] all in all i felt priviledge to fire this rifle, but at the same time a little let down with the performance and feel of it. i think i'd rather put $2,200 on a national match M-14 or a SOCOM. again, i'm going to sign her out again sometime over the next month to see of some of the bad vibes i was getting subside. coming from a huge savage fan and shooter, this just seemed not to equal the hype, expense, and performance that is talked about. was it just me? i don't know. it has it's good points, and a few odd ones, in the end after experimenting more i may be dead wrong. however, i would prefer a mcmillian, hs precision, or choate feel and comfort to it rather than the AR style setup. i left with the overall view that $2,000+ could be spent better on a rifle that fits the individual tastes better. once again perhaps it's just me. [IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/savage%20range%20day/07-30-2010016.jpg[/IMG] as for today, it was like going to see your favorite band perform live in concert, then realize they stink abit when out of the studio. just feeling a little mixed, but as i said before, i believe i have to do some more shooting with it. but i do applaud savage for taking the jump with this and the other new models they have out there, and for listening to their customers. UPDATE: the club had to return the rifles as there was a whole bunch of BS to go through with the ATF to hold on to them, so i wan't able to shoot it again. however, i do feel priviliged to shoot it, but a little saddened that i wasn't able to pull the trigger with a better rest, set up, and no line behind me to see once in for all if the rifle was "all that" or if is was just the rests we were using. [/QUOTE]
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