Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Very early production 110 bolt collectable?

HI I'm a newbe to this sight and rifles in general, most experience with guns are with shotguns.
I have a chance to buy a mint condition first production run 110 in 270 win it looks alot better made then 70's guns (dark hand checkered walnut,all steel rear sight,better inletting between wood and metal)My question is can I expect an early savage rifle to be more accurate then other old rifles of that same period just because the newer ones will shoot others under the shooting bench.Oh the bore looks new but the trigger pull is way to heavy can I upgrade this trigger, I like punching paper mostly. Thanks Jimi

Welcome to the forum. Mostly we talk about the Savage lever actions here, but have a bit of patience and somebody will probably pop up that knows about the bolt actions.

If no response here, you might ask about trigger replacement in the gunsmithing forum. Lots of trigger work done by the guys there.

Get ahold of Fred Moreo over at Sharp Shooter Supply, if he doesn't have a trigger that will drop in then nobody will, you can also find him over at Savageshooters where he's a moderator.

http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/

P.M. me with the serial number of the 110 and I'll date it for you, also helps me with my pre A series 110 numbers.

Older may not be functionally better, in this case. A high school hunting partner was given a used 1964 vintage 30/06 Sav 110 for deer hunting. Barrel would heat, and throw rounds towards the 1:30 direction. With one magazine of rounds, he would have a string that started near the bull's eye and stretch 24" long. Of course, not every barrel was "straightened" at the factory, and most will not have that problem. But Savage did straighten malformed barrels...

More importantly, the extractor was very weak in the early version. Stamped, folded spring steel extractor claw would occasionally skip over the case rim. I think the extractor was improved about 1968.

My point is, if you want a nice rifle to hunt with, you may want to look for one of the well-made delux versions that came 1968 or after. Also, I don't think the 110 has ever had better features (esp. trigger) or workmanship than the current crop. Shooting from the bench may not matter. As long as your target is 24" or wider.

The 110H that i have in 264 win mag is a super rifle, the bolt is wicked smooth and it shoots great. Made in 1968. Don