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You sure will!
Funny how that works, isn’t it ?
I sometimes wonder if some, perhaps not all, of the folks who are Savage bashers have had some issues with a Savage ( well known extraction/ ejection issues, easy to fix many times ) or when they think of a Savage rifle, they are thinking of the lower end, budget Axis line. Is my 110 action as smooth as the one in my Tikka T3X? No….but it’s surprisingly close. Probably closing in on 3K rounds between my 110 and Model 12 LRPV and neither has failed me. Not once.
Speaking only for myself my issue with Savage CF rifles is purely aesthetics. They tend to function fine and generally shoot decent enough but their actions, to my eyes, are just flat out fugly. Back in the early 70's my dad bought a new International pickup. That thing was tough as nails you could beat on it all day long and it would just keep on going but damn was that thing ugly as hell. Savage rifles are like that for me they may be great but they're just not appealing to me at all.
I guess I’ve never really looked at bolt actions and considered as to whether they were “ pretty “ or “ ugly “. I suppose the fluted bolt in my Tikka Super Varmint is nice looking, but it was certainly not anything approaching a major consideration in the purchasing decision. Perhaps there is something that would be called “ ornate “ when it comes to rifle actions ?
I see where you are going here, but I'm sure the word your searchin' for is "innate" and not ornate.
Kind of reminds of the joke how dating a fat girl is like riding a moped, they're both a lot of fun you just don't want any of your friends to know about it.
Well, no , not really. If one considers an action in a bolt rifle to be “ fugly “ ( a derivation of “ ugly “ , I suppose) , then I suppose that one would have in mind an action that would be “ pretty “ . I’m just supposing that a rifle bolt and action that would be considered “ pretty “ would be in some way decorative in nature, thus my use of the term “ ornate”. To go full circle, I’ve always just been concerned with functionality in rifle actions as opposed to physical appearance. But as you say , “ to each his own. “
And they can put metal on target. Even the budget ones. I bet if one had .25 for every pound of meat put in a freezer by an Axis one would be considerably better off financially. They have a niche and have enabled a lot of folks who might not be able to afford a nicer rifle to be able to get in the woods with a functional, accurate rifle.
To each his own, my friend. I have a good friend who’s owned all sorts of rifles through the years and got me started shooting rifles. Doesn’t like Savage rifles because he finds them “ clunky”. He’ s also quick to add, “ but they’re shooters. “
