Savage 110 - Inherited

[BlindJustice]

At the end of yesterday's Turkey dinner at a cousin's
in N. Idaho I was presented with their father's Elk gun. He
had four daughters who aren't interested but they know I
will keep it in the family. It's at my Dad's right now due to
transportation circumstance. Anyway, without further ado

Savage 110 with a Redfield 3X-9X Redfield scope
and it has a LH action. My uncle, father, my two
sisters as well as my older daughter are all Left handed
so it runs on that side of the family. This will be
interesting for me in terms of handling as I am right
handed - although when I was active in basketball
I was fairly good with the LH in terms of dribblilng and
shooting the ball - Hook shots etc.

It's a 24 inch barrel as it is a 7MM Rem Magnum.
there's no pitting or marks just needs a good cleaning
on the outside the bore is clean.

Ammunition that came with it
Partial box
Remington 150 gr. Core-Lokt PSP
ONe full, and one Partial boxes of
(same make but one is yellow and one is
white overall paper carton )
Western Super X
175 gr Power Point ( S.P. )
and a Leather flap pouch that can carry 20
rounds of ammo and it has 15 rounds of the
175 gr. Western rounds in it.

I also got his hunting knife which looks like a 5 inch
buck folder but says Made in Pakistan and comes
with a leather belt scabbard with my uncle's initials
L.M.

I have a nephew who is an active hunter in Central Wash.
State as a first candidate to pass it on to or let him use

I have know idea what it is worth not that it matters I would
say it is late 1960s age wise.

 

[ThomasT]

Too bad the rifle is left handed. But then again a lot of left hand shooters have made do with right hand guns. My grandfather did. Actually he lost the sight in his right eye and shot left handed. You didn't say if the stock has a cheekpeice or not.

As for the knife. Forget it. I have bought 2 Pakistan knifes and both were junk. Save it for a keepsake but don't take it hunting and expect to gut and skin a deer. Good knives are as important as good guns and good scopes.

 

[peyton]

It is very good they thought so highly of you, family heirlooms are precious, hold onto the rifle. Use it and enjoy the fact you are keeping the tradition alive. Someday one of those four daughters will marry and maybe if they have sons you can pass it on. I think the Savage is a very good rifle and remember the first shot counts the most when hunting.

 

[cdrt]

You didn't say if the stock has a cheekpeice or not.

Unless it's a custom stock, it will not have a cheekpiece. Savage basically used the same stock for their right and left hand bolt configurations; they just did a different cut for the bolt handle depending on which action it was going to. It will have a monte carlo configuration, without the cheekpiece.

At least the 110 has a top tang safety, which makes it easy to use with either hand. I have a 110 LH in .243 that I bought used in 1968 and aside from one small part that broke and was easily fixed, it has been a great rifle.

 

[MCgunner]

I am right handed, but shoot left due to eye dominance problem. I just work the right handed bolt with my right hand as the rifle sits on the rest or raise the rifle if off hand and hold it against my shoulder. I don't know any other way and don't know if I could coordinate with a left handed gun. LOL