Remington or Savage

[conrad427]

I love my new remingtons. I started buying them when they stopped making winchesters. I have five remingtons purchased within the last seven or so years. My .221 even has the goofy bolt lock. I HAAAAAAATE the accutrigger. I dont like goofy levers on the face of a trigger. I also dont like the new adjustable trigger from remington, the screw in it hits my finger. Are people really adjusting the triggers on their rifles twenty five times a day. I get along good with my gunsmith and would rather pay him to adjust the trigger once and not put up with the levers and or tiny adjusting screws. Savages are quite accurate but remingtons feel better in my hands. Get what feels best to you as most rifles today are more accurate than they need to be.

 

[cfullgraf]

I have two Remington 700s and an XR-100. I just got my first Savage 12.

All three Remingtons have new, aftermarket triggers and I have done some work on the stock/action fit to get them to shoot at the accuracy I expect.

So far, the Savage has been good out of the box.

 

[B!ngo]

Having just completed my analysis comparing a Remington to a Savage, I chose a Tikka.

 

[gotboostvr]

I have a 700, but my next one will probably be a savage, or maybe a CZ.

 

[Whacked]

I just bought a savage

 

[Kachok]

Put a new Rem 700 and Savage 110 head to head and here is my take. I have owned several of each, but for this I will be comparing my most recent a Rem 700 SPS 7mm Rem Mag vs a Savage 110 30-06 both in synthetic stocks and both costing about the same amount of $$$
Accuracy: Gatta give the edge to Savage, owned several of both and the Savages always have taken the Remingtons at the range (usually by small margins though)
Build quality: While the Savage uses some cheap plastic for their stock it is completely functional and does not seem to degrade accuracy at all. Remington's piss poor steel is another story all together, I won't tell the story again, but suffice it to say I am NOT impressed with their QC, and have no plans of ever purchasing another one of their firearms under their current ownership.
Fit: Both came with reasonably well fitted stocks, both had a nice feel to them, both came with a nice recoil pad, but somehow the much lighter Savage did a much better job at managing recoil then the heavier Remington.
Which one would I go for? I have several Savages in the safe and only one Remington, and it is an old Remington. That should tell you something.

 

[viking499]

I just bought a savage

I just bought a Tikka.

 

[Dehan]

Well my friend own a remington 700 sps varmint in the 243 caliber. I have done some reloading for him and went testing it.. I was impressed with the outcome. but not the problem is that i never even seen a savage in reality. Only shopped around on the web. Its in times like these i wish i lived in USA. At first you pay less for the rifle and secondly it is mostly in stock with your gun dealer

 

[WardenWolf]

Savage. Enough said.

 

[Teachu2]

I bought a Remington 700 action, cleverly disguised as a complete firearm, 14 months ago. I bought it as a basis for a .308 bench gun, with occasional long-range coyote duty on the side. It came with a 4-12 scope, a camo plastic stock, a Lawyer trigger, and a matte finish. After coupons and rebates, it was under $500 otd.

The stock flexed if I used a bipod. Replaced with a Choate ($200). The trigger was worse than awful, so it got a Jewell ($200). The scope was typical of what you'd find for $40 at a gun show ($290). I won the Remington lottery - the medium-heavy barrel is pretty good. So for right at $1200 dollars, I have a new Remington that will shoot with a $500 Savage.

OTOH, I bought a CZ .223 last year and couldn't be happier with it. It has great fit and finish, a smooth action, and a fantastic trigger. My Savage 17HMR has the AccuTrigger, and shoots nicely, but the CZ has a better trigger.
On the CZ, I can choose a 4-5lb trigger or a 1 lb trigger on the fly - push the trigger forward until it clicks and it becomes a 1 lb trigger. Very, very nice.

 

[slowr1der]

A Savage would be my choice by far. You will be getting much better quality as well as much better customer service. I agree with other posters though that I would step up to at least the Model 10 or 11 over the Axis though. While the Axis is still a decent starter rifle, it's not in the same class as the 10/11 or higher.

If you get an accutrigger model you will also be getting a much better factory trigger than the Remington would come with.

 

[Cee Zee]

My Savage 17HMR has the AccuTrigger, and shoots nicely, but the CZ has a better trigger.
On the CZ, I can choose a 4-5lb trigger or a 1 lb trigger on the fly - push the trigger forward until it clicks and it becomes a 1 lb trigger. Very, very nice.

It's true that a CZ set trigger is better than the standard AccuTrigger. But did you know Savage makes 3 levels of AT's? And the 17 will have the lowest level trigger. If you've ever tried a target AT you'll probably change your mind about who makes and sells the better trigger. But it won't do what you describe - change from a 4 lb. trigger to a 1 lb. trigger. IMO that is a big improvement on a rifle. It gives you the best of both worlds. For a hunting rifle I would much rather have it over the target AT.

Remington can make some excellent equipment. But QC seems to be down since the buyout and it's like you buy a starter kit for a good rifle even if you get one of the good Remingtons. Savages seem to come as a quality rifle right out of the box if you buy one of their better models. Of course you pay for that but at least you don't buy a bad set of parts then toss them in a drawer until doomsday while you use the better parts you bought to replace the triggers, stocks, etc. that should have been nicer to start with.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I have several Rem 700's in the safe and one Savage. After the one Savage, I will not buy more Remington's.

Pretty impressive how much nicer of a rifle you can get for the same dollars invested in Savage over Remington. I still regret my last 2 Remington's. If only I had asked about Savage earlier I would not regret them instead.

 

[chad1043]

I have both. I choose to go with the SPS. I might be wrong or I might be right, but I think first hand experience pays off the most. There is always a lot of internet voodoo. I have looked over both my .223 and .308 SPSs and they look great, but don't take my word it. Do your own research, look at them at the LGS. I love my Savage. I'm still learning about my Remingtons. I do know I have read a ton about both. They both have pros and cons.

 

[joed]

In my opinion it's a tossup. I like the trigger on the Savage over any Remington trigger. I do not like the SPS stock.

I used to own a Savage 10fp in .223, for the longest time it was the most accurate rifle I owned. Had one flaw that is a show stopper for me, Mine couldn't reliably feed the next round about 30% of the time. Kept that gun for 5 years before selling it. Broke my heart but what good is a rifle that you can't depend on it feeding the next round? And this was supposedly a LE rifle.

Also had bad luck with my second Savage, a 12BVSS in .22-250. Where once I owned 2 I no longer own one.

Choose wisely Grasshopper.

 

[bigtee]

Savage. Sold my last Remington a while back and replaced it with a Savage. Would never go back!

 

[Wylie1]

I chose a Tikka

Agree!