Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Savage Rifles = red headed step children?

First — I’m not being mean spirited.

To me, - it’s the handle end of the bolt that does NOT look like any other rifle. It’s ‘almost’ like they added the handle as an afterthought. <just me>

I had a 110 C in 7 RM and it shot well but ‘n8dawg’ summed up my feelings,



Jerry

Rodney Dangerfield! I like that! Here is a couple of my Rodney’s

I think that Savage 110 series rifles are less attractive than the comparable rifles from Rem/Rug/Win. I think that the Marlin X guns are the most attractive rifles in the Savage 110 series and don't understand why Marlin could make an attractive rifle with the same positive attributes as the Savage 110 series and Savage never bothered to make the effort. I also don't understand why Remington didn't keep the Marlin X gun design in favor of the 783.

EDIT: Although it almost makes me gag to type these words, I prefer the Mossberg Patriot to the Savage Axis. I bought a CeraKoted Mossberg Patriot in 6.5 Creedmoor to use for a loaner. With a Signtron S1H 3-9x40 in B-Square rings it is a surprisingly good shooter with the 125 grain Winchester/Olin Deer Season XP factory load. One of my son's friends who comes from a non-hunting/shooting family is going to use it when he joins us on 11/10/18.

Just my opinion, right? Butt ugly, with a few of the higher end models with nice wood stocks being "fondle worthy", ha. They all shoot well, some very well. My family down in Texas love the "cheap combo rifles/scopes) in 7mm Rem Mag for East Tx! They throw them on the 4 wheeler/mud/rain/wrecks/ice/frost and kill their deer/hogs usually under 75yds! If one gets ruined (broke) they go to Academy and get another! ha.

I'll admit that Savage bolt guns based on the original 110s are strong, safe, accurate, and presumeably reliable. They were among the first, if not the first to offer left-handed models. They were, however designed with economy of manufacture strongly in mind, so feature composite construction, and metal parts made with modern techniques that often don't look and feel to me like gun parts should. I have a couple of rifles that are "tools", but for the most part I like rifles that are "nice" as well as good. It's strictly personal preference, but that view is just as valid as those that regard them like hammers, or that place accuracy as the be-all end-all reason for their existence. I also feel strongly that Mausers and others that use Mauser principles make the best rifles for traditional hunting methods, that is to say for example not super long-range hunting or exterminating pigs en masse over feeders or from choppers. Nothing wrong with any of that, but it's not something I do.

Everyone ought to buy and use what they prefer and quit obsessing over what's popular or what others use. This is, as Old Jack used to say, all fun and games.

When I see one closing I subconsciously expect to hear flushing sounds.

I own or have owned 5 Savage rifles and all have been good shooters. Latest one is a stainless Axis .270, and I had to put a Rifle Basix trigger in it. With a couple other minor tweaks, it shoots as well as my stainless Tikka T3. The current Axis 2 in stainless has the Accutrigger and is $296 at my local WalMart.

It is the rough bores that make them shoot great right out of the box, dontcha know?

The 110s were solid if no frills rifles. I can’t warm up to the Axis. It is about the ugliest bolt action in the planet.

I've had a 30-06 110 for over 30 years. It shot great the day I got it and it still does. It's beat up and ugly but it still gets the job done when called upon.

But, who wants to call?

They already did. I got one in .223.

Crypes, how many "loaners" do you need ? I think that makes about the 150 th I've heard you blab about. You hunt with a gottdam army of moochers or what ?

Every Savage I've ever owned shot well. I really like all the 10-110-11-111-16-116 series Savage rifles.

However, I HATE the Axis and would never buy the awful looking things when I can have one of the above models!

I have 204, 22-250, 243, and 270 chamberings in Savage bolt guns. One of them shoots ok... the other three shoot very well. None of 'em are pretty. I wouldn't be ashamed to own another.

or date fat chicks?

I have had a couple of Savages 110's and a 116 over the years. Most if not all have been very accurate. I still wished I had them all.

I currently have savage 110 that I put a 264 win mag barrel on, dropped the barreled action into a Houge Stock and it is scary accurate. Added an aftermarket tactical bolt handle ( that made the heavy bolt lift go away) Had my bolt body fluted, added a timney trigger set to about 2 pounds, honed the bolt lugs and raceway to smooth up bolt operation , set a good scope on it and it turned out to be a nice rig. All the above was done here at my house,


As far as the Axis , no thanks. I have heard they are accurate, but they are just not my thing.

I like the safety location and userability on a Savage.

Couldn't agree more. I wish there were more 3 position tang safeties on the market.