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Savage 110 Reliable? Weaknesses?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tyler Kee" data-source="post: 2073005" data-attributes="member: 107051"><p>I have a 110 that I bought from my smith several years ago. Customer had loaded something majorly hot and "broken" it. They brought it in, it needed some minor small parts, and the rifle was worth less than the labor bill, so the customer abandoned it. </p><p></p><p>I bought it for $50. It had a .473 bolt and I bought a Magnum Bolt assembly for it. I put a RifleBasix Trigger in it and put it in a McMillan stock with a DBM for AICS mags. I have a 28" 7mm Rem Mag barrel and an 18" 30-06 barrel for it. It's a fine shooter with both barrels. reliable 3/4 MOA which is all I care for. </p><p></p><p>I've handled a lot of savages and remingtons and I feel that compared to a factory 700, they're about the same. Bolt lift is definitely heavier in the savages which is why they don't see a lot of time in higher level competition. I've never had any failures to feed, fire, or eject with the Savage I own, but the extractor doesn't inspire confidence. No worse than the stock 700, but certain worse than a custom action would give you. </p><p></p><p><em>that said</em> - the Savage is so much easier to work on and upgrade. You can literally change a barrel with a pipe wrench. The AccuTrigger is perfectly fine, and they have great aftermarket support for everything else you'd want. You can buy barrels for a few hundred dollars and change a bolt face without much drama. Where a 700 (first time) rebarrel is a $1000+ affair, you can rebarrel a savage at home with <$200 in tools and a few hundred in parts. Beyond that, they just work. You might get a bad Remmy or Ruger, but Savages just always seem to be reliable shooters. </p><p></p><p>Any more factory rifles I buy will likely be Savages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tyler Kee, post: 2073005, member: 107051"] I have a 110 that I bought from my smith several years ago. Customer had loaded something majorly hot and "broken" it. They brought it in, it needed some minor small parts, and the rifle was worth less than the labor bill, so the customer abandoned it. I bought it for $50. It had a .473 bolt and I bought a Magnum Bolt assembly for it. I put a RifleBasix Trigger in it and put it in a McMillan stock with a DBM for AICS mags. I have a 28" 7mm Rem Mag barrel and an 18" 30-06 barrel for it. It's a fine shooter with both barrels. reliable 3/4 MOA which is all I care for. I've handled a lot of savages and remingtons and I feel that compared to a factory 700, they're about the same. Bolt lift is definitely heavier in the savages which is why they don't see a lot of time in higher level competition. I've never had any failures to feed, fire, or eject with the Savage I own, but the extractor doesn't inspire confidence. No worse than the stock 700, but certain worse than a custom action would give you. [I]that said[/I] - the Savage is so much easier to work on and upgrade. You can literally change a barrel with a pipe wrench. The AccuTrigger is perfectly fine, and they have great aftermarket support for everything else you'd want. You can buy barrels for a few hundred dollars and change a bolt face without much drama. Where a 700 (first time) rebarrel is a $1000+ affair, you can rebarrel a savage at home with <$200 in tools and a few hundred in parts. Beyond that, they just work. You might get a bad Remmy or Ruger, but Savages just always seem to be reliable shooters. Any more factory rifles I buy will likely be Savages. [/QUOTE]
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