Savage 111 7MM Remington Mag.

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Need any pros or cons on this rifle and round please.
Rifle:

-Pro.

Good mid grade hunting rifle
Affordable
Quality
Usually very accurate

-Con.

On the budget side of the Savages
Dont care for the stock
I personally prefer a non Accutrigger


Cartridge:

-Pro.

Great round for anything in North America but might be a little light for big bears depending on who you talk to.
Flat shooting
Popular and easy to find

-Con.

Decent amount of recoil
Ammo is expensive
Muzzle blast
 
PRO: It can easily be rebarreled to 338 Win Mag:D

It is a good gun, 7m Rem Mag is a good cartridge. There are more efficient 7mm cartridges but, Elk don't really care if the bullet that killed them was launched from 280 improved or a 7X57 or a 7Mag

If you like it, buy it
 
I've got the 114 in 7RM. Same rifle only with a wooden stock. The only con I can think of is that sometimes the magazine feels and sounds like its latched into place, but its not, and a round won't feed. You just have to make sure the first round is being chambered when its time to do so, then you know its seated correctly. Not all of the 111/114 rifles have detachable mags though. I've got about 80 rounds or so through it so far and I'm pretty pleased with it. Not an "MOA with everything gun" but in my first set of handloads I found a load that consistently shoots 5 shots somewhere between .75" and an inch off the bench at near max velocity. And plane Jane remington core lokt 150's will shoot around inch and a half. Price of ammo isn't too bad either if you shop around. I just found that same remington box on sale for $17.50 (normally about $27.99 here). As for the 7mm Remington Magnum, its widespread and popular because it works. If you don't have any other rifles its a good one to get you started chasing all sorts of stuff. Sure there are better for big bear, or better for coyotes, or for whatever, but its hard to find one that covers all the bases without excessive recoil and price.
 
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I just purchased the Savage 111 left handed version in 7 mm rem mag. No complaints, recoil is mangeable, good shooter and the price is right. Looking forward to do some distance shooting....500 yds +.
 
I have an older 110 in 7 mag, non-accutrigger (don't care that much for the accutrigger)

Loaded to the top and a round in the mag, the gun will nosedive the first round out of the magazine. I just load the mag and run the top round into the chamber, have 3 shots to gitter dun and that's enough. :D That is probably just my gun, though. Wouldn't paint ALL Savages with that criticism. The one thing that might apply to any guy you might pick up that I've found about Savages, though, is mine is very bullet specific. If it likes the bullet, it shoots it well, but I've burned some money on various bullets it wouldn't put into 4MOA. It specifically likes the 150 Sierra Game King and the 160 Nosler partition. I know this. If I must buy factory ammo, Federal Premium with the 160 Nosler partition will shoot into 1 MOA.

Great gun for the money, but there's a lot of better guns on the market for not much more. There is some competition lately in the bargain rifle market, too, like the new Ruger American. I really have no experience with any of those, though. I can say that if you're on a budget, the Savage is a good buy. Just be prepared to put various ammo down range in the search for something it likes and don't toss it in the trash and label it a POS just because your favorite Core Loct don't shoot for squat. Mine is a MOA rifle with loads it likes. It all seems to be mostly bullet dependent, though. Also, I've tried a lot of powders and settled on RL22.
 
PRO: It can easily be rebarreled to 338 Win Mag

I've considered that for my 110, but the 7 sits in the safe because it's a might much for deer and hogs in the brush. I don't hunt much out west anymore, have the time, but not the money or the endurance for rough country anymore. IOW I'm retired and old. LOL Would be kinda cool to have a .338, though. :D

OP asked about the round. I really thought about the 280 when I bought this gun. It was for western hunting and at the time I didn't have anything else, but a .257 Roberts which is a little light for elk (never got to go elk hunting, but that's another story). I decided I can always load a 7 mag down to 280 ballistics, but not the other way around. So, I got the big 7. Besides, I wanted to see if the belt was as evil as everyone seemed to think. Well, I found if you neck size the round and let it head space on the shoulder like a normal case, the belt is just there, doesn't matter, doesn't hurt anything.

Anyway, the round is flatter and delivers more energy down range than a typical .30-06 handload, but recoils about the same. I really like it. Better BCs than .308 caliber. It's a lot of gun, though, for those poor little Texas whitetails. I mean, I ain't THAT mad at 'em. :D I'd load it lighter, but heck, I love my .308 that I have now, great little rifle and a lot lighter and shorter and more accurate (3/4 MOA) than the Savage. It's a Remington stainless M7.
 
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