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Looking at the weather warrior in 260. Whats your opinion on this rifle?

Well made field rifle by Savage...no frills...260 Rem w/8 twist

Lots of aftermarket barrels & parts & stocks...

Get tired of the 260......screw something else on in 30 minutes

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/

I've owned and shot quite a few savage rifles and they all shot as well as much higher priced rifles. The problem I see with savage rifles though is they are butt ugly and no longer cheap.

I'm not crazy about the factory stocks or the AccuTrigger, but the good outweighs the bad.

My favorite Savage model is the 16FSS....center feed, blind mag box. I've owned a few and they've been really good shooters. The mag boxes are spacious and permit the use of long-for-caliber bullets. Feeding is usually smooth and I've never had an issue with extraction.

Barrels, bolt heads and mag boxes can be changed easily. This makes it easy to go back and forth from the 223 family to the 308 family.

A guy could easily buy a 16FSS, a few barrels, a spare bolt head, another mag box and be set to hunt anything in North America.....especially after the trigger switch and dropping it in a McMillan!

Both of those pretty much said it all.

They're crazy accurate for the cost and if you

A) are fine with "just" a hunting rifle

Or

B) like to tinker w/ different cartridges

They ROCK.

I had an older WW in 7 mag, nothing done to it and it shot MOA with a cheap Pentax in Talleys.

My go-to deer hunting rifle is a weather warrior in .250 savage. Can't help it, I love the thing. Crappustock and all.

I'd rather get caught with a fat woman, than have to hunt with a butt ugly rifle...

In the past I have been heard to say many times,

If the only thing I was interested in was acccuracy



100 yds., off bench.


and another fair group, at 200 yds.


All my rifles would be Savage.

Best,

GWB

GWB

what series/caliber is that Salvage ?

Model 10 FCP-K, 308 Winchester


Best,

GWB

Thanks fellas, kinda figured the stock was like any other injection molded junk, but you can get a good after market to replace it. Trigger was bit of concern. But one of the few that chamber in 260 that I can afford.

Go for it, I have a Model 10 Predator Hunter Max in 260 Rem and it is a tackdriver, the lighter barrel on the one you are looking at is going to be very close to that model when it comes to accuracy. I don't get the whole Savage being ugly thing they look pretty good to me, to those who think that have you seen some of the other guns out there?

The RUM chamberings are blowing to pieces. mtmuley

Triggers are good....just takes time to get the feel of them..

My 308 M10 Whitetail Hunter 308...Accue trigger adjusted down to a nice

safe 25 oz...they also make a target trigger spring replacement for $7

I'm also a Savagenut.......

http://www.gunshack.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=25

Tikka was another gun that I looked at. Just cant get to like that rifle.

Been thinking about two

Savage Model 14 American classic in 250 savage.

Long Range Hunter, 6.5 x 284.

More than likely will wait and buy pre-enjoyed.

Just haven't seen them at the price I want to pay.

Best,

GWB

When my son's company was working on a 3 year project in South Dakota and the first time I drove out to visit I brought along my Ruger 77V 22-250 to do some varmint shooting. He talked me into leaving it with him. (What are parents for?)

Now without a 22-250 I went shopping for one and got a good deal on a Weather Warrior 16. It is a joy to carry and shoot. I don't think about the Ruger in South Dakota much anymore.

I've only owned 3 Savages, 116 FHSS (300 WIn), 116 FHSS (375 Ruger) and a Stevens 200 (243). None fed the best. I tweaked the boxes to get them working, but they were still not very slick at feeding. I checked with some of the Savage nuts and they said that smooth feeding was not a strong point with those rifles. I didn't have those rifles for very long so I didn't mess with them any further.

Anyone else have feed issues with Savages? It seems like the feedlips end too far back and release the cartridge too early.

Jason

Both 116 rifles had the Accustock which was fairly stiff (except the very tip of the forearm), but still looked and felt like milkjug plastic. I think the Tikka stock is nicer.

I didn't have a problem shooting with the Accutrigger but still didn't like the blade and the fact that the trigger deactivated if pressed on the side. Whether this is a real issue or not it debatable, but I still didn't care for it since the rifle needs to be re-cocked to fire. I know... don't push the trigger that way!

Jason