Any opinions on the Savage tactical rifles?

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I'm looking at getting a nice heavy barrel 308 rifle and have seen some positive comments on the Savage 10FP and 110FP.

Other than needing work on the trigger, how do they compare to the Rem 700 and Win 70?
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JWesterburg:
I'm looking at getting a nice heavy barrel 308 rifle and have seen some positive comments on the Savage 10FP and 110FP.

Other than needing work on the trigger, how do they compare to the Rem 700 and Win 70?

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You might want to search prior posts in this forum on your subject. You might find a similar question or two on your topic. :)
 
J, I just bought a Savage 10 FP about a month ago and I am very pleased with it...I have been able to get outstanding accuracy out of it..I loaded up some ballistic tips nosler 150 gr. bullets and consitiently shot one-hole groups @ 100 yds with it..that was frfom a bench ,using the Bipod.
The biggest drawback I see is the trigger...it does have 3 adjustments that will make it better, but I bel;eive that with the growing popularity of this rifle you will start to see more aftermarket triggers in the future.
I highly recommend this rifle to anyone.
 
I was looking at the Savage four years ago, but the trigger was the sticking point. At that time there were no decent "drop-in" triggers available, so I went with the Remington 700 Police and a Timney trigger. Seems like with the parts available today, the Savage would be a good choice as well.

Dick
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gunmart:
they had lots of problems with the savage scouts at gunsite during a recent jeff coopers class for more information go to. http://freeweb.pdq.net/Keith.Reynolds/jeff/ [/quote]


That's probably because Jeff Cooper snuck into people's rooms at night and sabotaged everyone's scout rifle that wasn't one of his "Steyr Scouts".


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I have a 10FP and I have gotten 3/4 groups with it. The trigger is very nice, light and crisp in mine. Only thing I may change is the stock.
 
My savage is still stock. No trigger job, no stock updates. It shoots great. I did use the adjustments in the trigger and tune it down as far as possible. That's all. The trigger is crisp, but I still shoot tight quarter to half inch groups at 100yds. It really makes people crazy when you shoot great with a $600 rifle and they can't hit the berm with the million dollar set up they are hauling around. I have shot with guys with some quality Remington 700's and my Savage hangs right in the X-ring with them.



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What kind of groups have you gotten at the extreme end of the 308's range (ie 700-800 yds)?

Anyone have any links to aftermarket parts for them?
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jack Straw:
I was curious about the Savage rifles too. Do they have a web page?

Thanks
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yep... www.savagearms.com
 
I wish there would have been more info on just what the problems were with the Savage Scouts at Gunsite. Jam? Fall apart? Parts break? I'd like to know just what "did not work out well" means.

Scott
 
Shot next to a guy last Saturday at our 1000 yard safety qualifier. He had a Savage 10FP, I was using an SG&Y Rem700. At 1000 yards we both shot MOA using my loads, which really isn't a bad thing.
Mine will outlast his though, as far as time between rebuilds; Savage barrels are too rough to last past that 1st 1000 rounds without seriously degrading accuracy.
This btw from a guy who's owned four of the 110FP's, and would not hesitate to buy another.
 
I'm the proud owner of a Savage 12FV .223, and I'll match it against any of the stock Rem or Win guns of similar caliber. I think the trigger adjustment available on the factory trigger assembly, is perfectly adequate for most shooters. A person would have to be far more discriminating than most of us, to want a different trigger. I wouldn't hesitate a split second to buy another Savage. :)

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that 1000 rounds of barrel life seems like a tall tale .. my FIRST savage 110b is still shooting MOA after 25 years, and my second (a stainless 116) is getting 1/2 inch groups off the bench. That's plenty accurate for me out to 300+

If savage made a .375 I'd buy one.

Dr.Rob
 
Dr.Rob,
Son, down here in Texas we usually won't insult a man unless we're standing within arms reach of him, just to make things fair.

I'm not going to start a war, and no one is more pleased than me that you're barrels are going that long, in terms of years. I'm just giving you actual 1st hand experience from a guy( me ) that's owned four 110FP's in 308 win, shoots 500 and 1000 yard practice every weekend, runs thousands of rounds through his rifles each year, and who knows that my long range accuracy is going to go to hell after 800 or so rounds. By the 1k mark it's time for a rebarrel; Savage barrels are just too rough on the inside, and made of too soft steel to last. That's not a remington fan throwing sh**, it's just been my experience. All that having been said,
Cheaper Than Dort has a 20 inch Tactical in 308 that I'm going to own this weekend, and shoot it till the barrel falls off. After that, Dorsey Rifles gets it and Paul works his magic on a very slick action. Then it shoots for freakin ever and a day.
 
Micheal, i really like my FP110 and would like to keep it a long time. It won't take me a long time to launch 1k down range. Can you post more info on barrel replacements. This way i know what to do and can have plans/bucks when mine goes south. TIA
 
DakTo,
When I mentioned barrel life of 1000 rounds, I suppose I should have clarified and said
the accurate barrel life is about 1000 rounds.
And by that I mean if your rifle shoots 0.250" 5 round groups at 100 yards, expect over time to see those groups open up, or to start seeing unexplained flyers in your groups. At longer ranges these are seen first; stuff happens at 1000 yards that a person would not notice at 100 yards.
If you're going to call 1MOA a good group ( and it IS a good group) then don't sweat the number of rounds through the barrel.
Dr.Robs hunting rifles will remain hunting grade accurate forever by this standard, and that ain't bad at all.
If you shoot distance, the degrading accuracy will drive you up a wall. The nice thing is that replacing a Savage barrel is no more dificult than a Remington barrel.
The barrel nut, or urban legend, or some other thing, spooks some 'smiths into thinking there's alot involved, but it's straight forward in theory and practice.
Paul Dorsey of Dorsey Rifles in Waxachahie Texas did one of mine, blueprinting the action and building custom action tooling just for the Savage, and I'd recommend him highly.
After Paul got done working mine over the flyers disappeared, and it shot in the high 0.3's for 5 at 100.
Action/barrel work is about consistancy more than accuracy, and that's what a worn barrel affects; throws in the inconsistancy in a group.
Shoot that Rifle all you want, when the factory barrel goes, send it to Paul, or another builder you're comfortable with; you'll be hard pressed to wear out the action. http://www.awebpage.com/dorsey
tell Paul that Mike says hello.
 
well spoken.. most "experts" don't qualify their responses so well. I rarely shoot over 400 yards.. i'm just not that good without a bi-pod.. sticks etc. I expect my rifles to shoot sub moa until they don't and when they don't its time for a new rifle.. not a new barrel, that way I can always have an excuse for a new toy right?

I generally don't do much bench shooting foir distance but I've been known to zap prarie dogs and other vermin just using that 116 and a 3-9 tasco scope and a leather sniper sling. I handload my ammo and my 1 rifle 1 load philosophy seems to have paid off.(thats a 165 gr spbt from sierra) Withinn 300 yards I very rarely have to shoot twice. Most folks think 300 is long range.. now I know to you artillerists ;) that's iron sight territory. So no wars started.. just wondering if you think its the frfequency of shooting and cleaning that wears out the bores first? I've heard LOTS of guys at Varmint Hunter say its not the shooting.. its the cleaning that shortens barrel life.

Any thoughts?
 
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