I know some of you have been in a similar situation before where you kind of rushed into a gun and shortly after you regret buying it. well the gun still sits safely in my cabinet with less than 100 rounds through it and appears new as if i had just unboxed it. it's my savage 93r17. it was the gun i had wanted and looked for for over a year and when i saw it, i knew i had to buy it for the price. It was all black synthetic stock. heavy barrel with no sights, low profile rings and a high power scope with 5 round magazine. the only thing missing was the accutrigger. they didn't have the model I wanted with the trigger at the time and my intentions were to swap out the trigger for an accutrigger.
shortly after i bought it i was searching for the accutrigger and couldn't find one. I called savage and they said it has to come with the gun, there was no other way of getting it. which sucks. i tried loading the gun for the first time and notice a jam. gun wouldn't feed. wow a bolt action jamming? is that even possible? there really was no feed ramp and the magazine was tilted up so the rounds would find it's way into the chamber. you had to load it right for it to work or the bullet tip will hit the breach face which was another bad feature.
taking it to the range the gun was very accurate but the trigger was horrible. too much creep and stiffness. I also notice when pulling the bolt back, sometimes the rounds shoot up the magazine and fly all over like the spring was too strong or something. i took it squirrel hunting a few times and had a few issues. the rounds keep coming up the top of the magazine, would fail to feed. i had a few failure to fire too. I think this is because of a light strike from the firing pin. i did dry fire the gun a few times, now i keep an empty casing for dry firing. took it hunting for two days and had the same results so i decided to retire the gun for the season. went back to the range and wasted all the ammo i had left. just then and there the gun decided to perform flawless with no issues except the crappy trigger. a few of the remedies i found out were that the magazine lip had to be pressed in more and the light firing was due to the bolt not being fully down. it's kind of hard keeping the bolt down passing through the woods. it's so easy to move the bolt which is good and bad in a way.
I was thinking about trading it for a marlin with similar specs. i like their fit and finish a lot better. after shooting my cousins marlin i'd have to say i like the savage action better. it feels smoother for me and the savage feels slimmer. i'm still thinking about selling it for the same thing but with an accutrigger. don't know if it's worth trying out a trigger job or and aftermarket. I'm giving this gun another season to prove itself before it goes in the trash or back to the dealer.
sorry if that was a long story. please share with me your stories too if you have one similar to mines.
shortly after i bought it i was searching for the accutrigger and couldn't find one. I called savage and they said it has to come with the gun, there was no other way of getting it. which sucks. i tried loading the gun for the first time and notice a jam. gun wouldn't feed. wow a bolt action jamming? is that even possible? there really was no feed ramp and the magazine was tilted up so the rounds would find it's way into the chamber. you had to load it right for it to work or the bullet tip will hit the breach face which was another bad feature.
taking it to the range the gun was very accurate but the trigger was horrible. too much creep and stiffness. I also notice when pulling the bolt back, sometimes the rounds shoot up the magazine and fly all over like the spring was too strong or something. i took it squirrel hunting a few times and had a few issues. the rounds keep coming up the top of the magazine, would fail to feed. i had a few failure to fire too. I think this is because of a light strike from the firing pin. i did dry fire the gun a few times, now i keep an empty casing for dry firing. took it hunting for two days and had the same results so i decided to retire the gun for the season. went back to the range and wasted all the ammo i had left. just then and there the gun decided to perform flawless with no issues except the crappy trigger. a few of the remedies i found out were that the magazine lip had to be pressed in more and the light firing was due to the bolt not being fully down. it's kind of hard keeping the bolt down passing through the woods. it's so easy to move the bolt which is good and bad in a way.
I was thinking about trading it for a marlin with similar specs. i like their fit and finish a lot better. after shooting my cousins marlin i'd have to say i like the savage action better. it feels smoother for me and the savage feels slimmer. i'm still thinking about selling it for the same thing but with an accutrigger. don't know if it's worth trying out a trigger job or and aftermarket. I'm giving this gun another season to prove itself before it goes in the trash or back to the dealer.
sorry if that was a long story. please share with me your stories too if you have one similar to mines.
Took it back and got a refund and the gun shop found a small crack in the receiver above the chamber, too. 
And the stock is a little bendy, but is comfy and fits me well enough. I just wish an ACIS stock didn't cost as much as the rifle. 
But a Bell and Carlson medalist will work fine for what I need.
