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Whats you all think about the new savage rifles? just thinking here.

I've always 14/114 series as well as the heavier 12's and the 16 series in a decent stock.

Of the 14/114 family the Classic is my favorite over the american classic because the finish on the american classic turns me off. Nice stock but the finish is not what I like, if I had one I'd be tempted to strip it and oil finish it.

The factory finish on the american classic looks like the stock wa dipped in a vat of molten milk jug plastic. And I don't care for laser etching on the bolt. Not when the rifle is so close to "classy"

Enough about styling.

You won't be dissapointed in the performance.

The nicest Savage I've seen and handled is Pam's. That is the only one of that model I've ever seen. I like it a lot....Euro, right? Remington had a Euro a 10-15 years back too. I like it but it had a detach-mag that didn't match the gun.

Yeah Pam's is a 114 classic Euro in 30-06. Pre accutrigger and the only other one I've seen like it went to the gun dealer I bought hers from.









I don't care dor the double offset millet rings but, it's held zero for many years... It aint broke so... hard to "fix it"

It's been years but if I recall correctly I glass bed this barreled action with the stock untouched. It was relieved nicely for the barrel from the factory, it just needed bedding. The finish is oil, just enough to seal the wood but as you can see it is not built high enough to burry the grain. I slicked the action and reworked the trigger to a crisp snap with a +3# pull since our hunting is cold weather with stiff fingers. I'm a firm believer that a nice trigger isn't necessarily a spooky 1/2 pound hair trigger.

Unique skip line cut checkering, faint cheek piece, straight comb and a mild schnabel forend. It all works pretty good for my eye.

Not bad for a savage.

Not sure what GSD stands for but it could very well be "Goofy Senile Dave." I do believe I told you about it in March when I bought the scope and your response was "Veddy interesting"

That is a beauty of a Savage!

GSD

Goofy Schit Dog

And you know it perfectly well.

As long as yer putting up GunPorn, I got my new Sharps from Shiloh today. 44/90BN.30" barrel, colr pack hardened finish,Hartford collar,DST,lovely rifle
The finish


Hartford collar

My new buffler gun


The original Sharps and the new Sharps.

Both are absolutely stunning Jim.

Sweet Buffler guns Jim.

I saw they are making a mini sharps in 22 hornet, I would love one of those

the big bright moon is not helping my condition...

I was thinking the same thing. This is the first cold night we've had in more than a month....that ain't helpin' either.

Who will stand with me in my movement to occupy deer stands?

(for future reference this is a spoof on "occupy wallstreet" which is a flash in the pan hippie and entitlement group effort which we will strain to remember a year from now)

I'm occupying one of mine at predawn Saturday. Best I can do to help. I'm protesting everything, but mostly, I'm protesting being one of the 99 percenters that end up shooting baby deer every year.

They are delicious.

I'll stand with you ND. I've got a couple 280 empties I'll be carrying tomorrow, one vanilla and one Ackley, for my worry(rut) stones.

I'll carry a 130 gr 6.5mm tsx in the stretched out 264 brass tomorrow too.

I been carrying a 450 marlin case around fer a week now.
Finaly took delivery of the rifle at lunch today.