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I picked this thing up recently. It is about a 90%+ rifle, blued with hardwood stock. It has neither the beauty of walnut or the utility of fiberglass. Nor is the metal portion a thing of beauty.

Looking at it, it is a nice functional rifle, but it sure will not win any beauty contests, nor weigh in slim and trim. It is my first Savage of this design, and I wonder what I got myself into. The trigger guard is plastic, and the recoil lug appears to be rather petite.

I know she will never be a beauty queen, but is there anything that can be done to lighten it up a bit.

Oh, it is a 250-3000 with a 22" barrel.

Sure would help if you could post some pictures..

Explain to me exactly how that would help.

Well if you post some pics we could look for some areas to shave weight. You may have to measure the action screw spacing and see if you can find a replacement synthetic stock.

Lightening up a Savage is not easy. Not many lightweight stocks available. McMillan or Manners (I think) make very light stocks, but they are not cheap. Only other thing would possibly be a lighter barrel (thinner at least since I see you're already at 22"), but I don't know what your's has to know if that's much of an option. Could save a few ounces (maybe) with some Talley lightweight rings. What scope do you have, may be a few ounces to be had there. Can't think of much else.

Short of taking the rasp and sandpaper to the stock, you could probably cut the barrel back to 20" and install a lighter stock.

I don't know if you want to invest the money but McMillan makes a few Savage inletted stocks patterned after the Remington handles. Get one in an Edge package and you should lighten up considerably.

I didn't see any mention of a detachable magazine so I am going to assume it is an ADL style. If you are feeling particularly handy, you could order a Bansner Model 700 sheep hunter stock at a bit of a discount vs the McMillan, inlet it to fit your Savage and rebed with epoxy. It would be a bit of work but should come in a fair bit cheaper than the McMillan route.

Woops, I guess I took my time typing while PRM was saying the same thing...

Actually, Savages aren't that heavy since they have a slender, tapered barrel, with a thin muzzle diameter.

Pros: Light barrel, lots of aftermarket accessories, you can swap barrels yourself, swap bolt handles, swap bolt faces...

Cons: Poor finish on the steel, ugly barrel nut, action is very long which may require one piece base, but does allow long seated bullets...

You can swap out the lug, and the trigger guard. I am probably getting rid of my steel trigger guard.

Other than the caliber, it has nothing that rings my chimes. It looks identical to any of the other 5 million 110E's sitting at Wally Worlds across the nation.

It sits between beauty and handy and is really neither. I had Burris extra low zee rings and an older 6X burris on hand. It came with weaver bases, so I stuck them together.

I've got the better part of a gunsmithing shop sitting here. Lathe, mill, wood whittling tools, so working on it isn't a problem. It was an impulse purchase due to caliber/cartridge, and I'm just wondering what to do with it now. It would be a perfect kid's first deer rifle. Maybe I should just play with it for a little bit and then look for a 12 year old in need.

If you want light, wait for the availability of the Model 11 Lightweight Hunter. They have those down to 5.5lbs for a short action. Or, if you just want to put a little nicer stock on it try the Duramaxx. I have a couple and am quite happy. Not much lighter than the factory stock, but they are funtional and look nice.

"Maybe I should just play with it for a little bit and then look for a 12 year old in need."
Could I pass for 12?
Show pics when done. Love the caliber. Should be accurate.

One thing about those stocks, they are fat near the mag area. Kind of uncomfortable to carry, and I have pretty big hands. You could slim it down, or toss it into a different stock. B&C makes a Medalist for them now, and they are sweet!

I have a Stevens 110E in .30-06 that a friend in CA re-stocked, glass-bedded, adjusted the trigger, and installed a recoil pad cut to my length of pull in return for hunting info. The original stock cracked right down the middle after spending a night in the water after a flood that filled the basement. He put a laminated Weatherby stock on it, which a so-called friend says was like putting a three-story addition on an outhouse. Shoots mighty fine, though, and it only cost $75.
Ramline makes synthetic stocks for the gun, and I got a synthetic stock with pillar bedding and a blind magazine to replace the original wooden one with boogered-up clip and clip release on a friend's 40 year old left-hand gun directly from Savage. Bet they can supply a youth model, too.

i bought a 110e this weekend in .270, same thing. in perfect shape and will soon be a .243 AI. these are nice rifles for the price and the ease of barrel swapping is a great feature.

send it to me ,i got a 7 mmmag for you thats light with syn. stock

You can get a factory "tupperware" stock for it, lots of folk give them away, or sell them real cheap. They are very light. They are a tad flimsy, but they are serviceable.

That is a nice calibre, you don't see many in that. A zillion 30-06 around.

I'd suggest shooting it before messing with it. Just to get a baseline on the groups.

Looking at the thing, and reading what you guys have written, perhaps it is my attitude that needs adjusting. It is a little chunky and clubby, but really not all that heavy. I must be a tich spoiled.

I think I will play with it a while, and if I happen to trip over a nicer stock, I'll pick it up. Thanks all.

I owned a Savage 110E in .250-3000 a few years ago, it
was a heavy rifle, but very accurate. The new Savage 14
in this caliber looks much slimmer and lighter than the
older Savage models.