By "handled," do you mean you shot it? I, too, am interested this rifle and I'd like to hear your assessment of it. It seems like a lot of gun for the money, and I'm curious if the Ruger trigger is on par with the Accutrigger. I was, after all, eyeballin' the Marlin XL7 and Savage Axis before this one came along.
Yeah I will call it how I see it, if brand X is head and shoulders better then brand Y I will point that out. Remington is 0-3 for quality rifles in my personal experience
and Savage is 6-0 Night and day difference, so yeah I will say without a shadow of a doubt that as of right now that class for class, dollar for dollar Savage walks all over Remington, and my one Tikka is so much better then my Model 70 that to compare them is laughable, that crappy boomstick does not deserve to be called "rifle" in the presence of my T3 Again to be fair that was nearly 20 years ago and when the company was falling apart.That's to bad for you dude! Maybe you don't know enough to pick out the best pup in a litter. Love my Savages also but as far as quality goes they aren't in the same zip code as a good Model 700 or Model 70.Yeah I will call it how I see it, if brand X is head and shoulders better then brand Y I will point that out. Remington is 0-3 for quality rifles in my personal experience
Again my experiences, not saying everyone will get the same results, but I recently tried to warn a friend away from a new Remington, he ignored me, and after months of headache and a factory rebuild it still will not function properly. I would not consider another new Rem 700 if they were half the price of a comparable Savage, much less pay MORE for one, in my book the Savage is in a completely higher class for reliability and accuracy, though I will admit that my NIB Rem 700 CDL was much prettier then any Savage I have ever seen, shame it would not shoot at all
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OMGWTFBBQ!!!! Never touch a 770, and if you do by accident make sure you wash your hands thourghly before you rub off any 770 on anything else. That is hands down without a doubt the WORST bolt rifle currently on the US market. Yeah have been critical of Remington since they sold out to CCM, so don't take my word for it, ask the hardcore Remington fans most of them will tell you the same thing, those are garbage. I would rather go hunting with a Mosin Nagant no kidding! Spend the few extra bucks on a Weatherby Vanguard, Savage 110, TC Venture, heck if money is THAT tight where you cannot afford any more money get an ATR or Axis at your local Walmart for $249, both are noticeably better then the 770 in every measurable way.
Yes my rifle can beat up on your rifle LOL the 770 is known for lackluster accuracy 1.5-2 moa is still plenty enough for normal hunting situations but why when Savages are so inexpensive, and they deliver fantastic accuracy straight out of the box. I just bought a new Savage 30-06 scoped combo NIB for $386 you think in my wildest dream I would have skimped 80 bucks for a 770 NO WAY! The 111 has a better barrel, better steel, better stock , better trigger, better finnish No contest in my book. As with all of my Savage bolt guns my new 06 shoots well below moa even with the el-chepo package scope.
