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Savage 110 Reliable? Weaknesses?
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<blockquote data-quote="comfisherman" data-source="post: 2750617" data-attributes="member: 8394"><p>Probably right on everyone having faults, the rem 700 is the only one that's almost upgradeable to perfect. I was initially attracted towards savage for the diy angle. Keep in mind at the time Tikka was just the sako equivalent to a ruger American. Howa was (sorta still is) dependent on offshore mfg and wildly fluctuating features and stock. At the time I came of age the 70 had gone offshore and the jury was still out, 700 platform hadn't become as dominate but was still the most adopted and the 77 probably sold more but had much less aftermarket. Savage also had a fairly involved ceo that seemed to have an idea of how to get in front of the market and offset some of the sins of the recent past.</p><p></p><p>My first non hand me down rifle was a 12 in 300 wsm that got dropped into a takeoff m5 stock. That rifle got shot, and shot, and shot. My living room had no TV, just a couch and a reloading table where the coffee table should be. When I wanted another rifle, I stuck to the pattern and built my next two on 16 and 116 actions. As time moved on so did the guns, evolving to nicer stocks, scopes and barrels. Problem for me is neither have held up like my original 12. While the 12 has probably 2-3x as many rounds as the 116 and 16, it's trigger and bolt still function and have needed 0 replacement parts. So I have guns I trust for varmints and targets, that I wouldn't trust on a multi plane/packraft once in a lifetime hunt. Not really a huge issue as there are other guns for that, and there is still fun at the range and on varmints to be had. </p><p></p><p>Conversely. Had I used a 700 and had the factory action dissolve... I'd swap the barrel, stock, trigger and dbm over and only be out the price of an action. </p><p></p><p>It's all a function of what you plan to do with each gun. Do you want to try that new prc with a proof barrel? Will you probably get a zero and practice once a month or less until the next new hotness comes out? Savage is probably the way to go for maximum value for minimum dollar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comfisherman, post: 2750617, member: 8394"] Probably right on everyone having faults, the rem 700 is the only one that's almost upgradeable to perfect. I was initially attracted towards savage for the diy angle. Keep in mind at the time Tikka was just the sako equivalent to a ruger American. Howa was (sorta still is) dependent on offshore mfg and wildly fluctuating features and stock. At the time I came of age the 70 had gone offshore and the jury was still out, 700 platform hadn't become as dominate but was still the most adopted and the 77 probably sold more but had much less aftermarket. Savage also had a fairly involved ceo that seemed to have an idea of how to get in front of the market and offset some of the sins of the recent past. My first non hand me down rifle was a 12 in 300 wsm that got dropped into a takeoff m5 stock. That rifle got shot, and shot, and shot. My living room had no TV, just a couch and a reloading table where the coffee table should be. When I wanted another rifle, I stuck to the pattern and built my next two on 16 and 116 actions. As time moved on so did the guns, evolving to nicer stocks, scopes and barrels. Problem for me is neither have held up like my original 12. While the 12 has probably 2-3x as many rounds as the 116 and 16, it's trigger and bolt still function and have needed 0 replacement parts. So I have guns I trust for varmints and targets, that I wouldn't trust on a multi plane/packraft once in a lifetime hunt. Not really a huge issue as there are other guns for that, and there is still fun at the range and on varmints to be had. Conversely. Had I used a 700 and had the factory action dissolve... I'd swap the barrel, stock, trigger and dbm over and only be out the price of an action. It's all a function of what you plan to do with each gun. Do you want to try that new prc with a proof barrel? Will you probably get a zero and practice once a month or less until the next new hotness comes out? Savage is probably the way to go for maximum value for minimum dollar. [/QUOTE]
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