New Savage

[WGK]

I am looking at a new savage 110 hunter. I have had great success with older savage rifles. But no experience with their new gun. Wondering what people think of their newer guns.

 

[std7mag]

Define new...

I bought a 110 in 270 Win for a donor a few years ago.
Converted it to 257 Roberts AI.
I've had zero issues with it.

 

[hdskip]

I have a bottom bolt release in .223 that is bone stock from the factory that just continues to amaze me with its accuracy. Consistently shoots 5 shot groups under an inch with handloads.

 

[Turkeytider]

About 4 years ago I bought a 110 Storm in .223. VERY accurate rifle. Action is very smooth, surprisingly close to that of my 6.5 CM Tikka Super Varmint. Hunting opportunities didn’t really pan out, so pulled the action, dropped it into an MDT stock, added a Shilen barrel, and made it into a range rifle. Flawless through 400+ rounds.

 

[DShortt]

As mentioned above, not sure what you call new.....

I bought a Savage model 10 in 7mm-08 about 4 years ago. Shoots 1" to 1 1/4" @ 100 with the first handload I tried, so I quit testing.
Plenty good enough for deer out to 300 yards, and that's what I bought it for.

 

[Dgd6mm]

The 110 models are as good as the Savage era from when the accutrigger was introduced.

How old are you talking about that you have experience?

 

[K9TXS]

I shoot a Savage 110 PCS. Working the action when new, it was very gritty. Cleaning up the bolt and action, all the grittyness is gone. Very smooth, very accurate.

 

[WGK]

the 4 rifles I have recently purchased were probably between 10 to 15 years old. They have sure made me a believer in Savage.

 

[Syncrowave]

I have a pair of Savage 12 rifles ... one F-Class in 6.5/284 and one Varmint Low Profile in 300WSM. Love em!
The F-Class (~2013 vintage) has the full-blown red "target" Accu-trigger which is set really light.
The VLP has their "varmint" Accutrigger, which is about halfway between the "target" and "regular" Accutrigger.
One of the things I like best about the Savages is that you can rebarrel them yourself.
My first gun as a kid in the '70s was a Savage 311 double-barrel. Happy to return to my roots with these rifles.

 

[Springer2]

We had a Savage 110 with a cheap hardwood stock years ago. It was a good rifle. Then in the 80s silhouette was big and Savage wanted to make a centerfire silhouette rifle and came up with the 110S in 308 and 7mm-08. I shot one a friend had and I was sold on it but by that time silhouette was going away and Savage dropped the rifle. Then about 3 years ago I seen one for sale and bought it. The wood, the bluing, and smoothness remind you how good they did things when they wanted to.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

We had a Savage 110 with a cheap hardwood stock years ago. It was a good rifle. Then in the 80s silhouette was big and Savage wanted to make a centerfire silhouette rifle and came up with the 110S in 308 and 7mm-08. I shot one a friend had and I was sold on it but by that time silhouette was going away and Savage dropped the rifle. Then about 3 years ago I seen one for sale and bought it. The wood, the bluing, and smoothness remind you how good they did things when they wanted to.

That is very nice!

 

[bks22345]

I am looking at a new savage 110 hunter. I have had great success with older savage rifles. But no experience with their new gun. Wondering what people think of their newer guns.

I bought a 110 short action, action only from Northland a couple of years ago. Changed trigger, put on a 26” Criterion and dropped it on a Boyd’s pro Varmint stock. Like most, it’s a little clunky but shoots really well. I also have an older short action with a take off barrel from a newer 12FV. Shoots really tight groups, despite how ugly the inside of the barrel looks.

 

[Turkeytider]

I bought a 110 short action, action only from Northland a couple of years ago. Changed trigger, put on a 26” Criterion and dropped it on a Boyd’s pro Varmint stock. Like most, it’s a little clunky but shoots really well. I also have an older short action with a take off barrel from a newer 12FV. Shoots really tight groups, despite how ugly the inside of the barrel looks.

BIG mistake to stick a bore scope into a Savage factory barrel. Just shoot the thing.

 

[DShortt]

BIG mistake to stick a bore scope into a Savage factory barrel. Just shoot the thing.

Yup. Only reason I have a bore scope is to check my cleaning efforts and to help diagnose problems if something won't group with loads I know will work.

 

[jmkasza]

I’ve had nice results with all the Savages I’ve bought in the last 10 years. All easily shoot under 1 moa with consistency. The 110 high country in 6.5 prc gave me fits at first, but a little work got it to a nice place with 140’s.