savage model 11/111

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If you are looking for something you can tweak yourself there is none better then the Savage, if you just want a hella fine shooting rifle for hunting/plinking save yourself any headaches and just buy a Tikka, some people have a hard time believing they are that good, I'll put it this way the owner of the local range owns seven bolt action rifles ALL of them are Tikkas, I own five nice rifles and without question the Tikka is across the board the most accurate of them.
 
I'll keep my eyes out for some used savages, anyone know if the timney kits are anygood,?
 
it'll be a couple weeks till I have cashin hand, so if I can'tfind my gun, I'll be looking at some mossberg rifles, both my MVP and 817 have been good to me
 
Just my .02 I would not worry with the trigger at first if you find one with the Accutrigger, while it is not the absolute best it is a darn good one. If you want to throw some money at it do your barrel and stock first, those are the parts of a Savage that you can improve the most.
 
Yeah the feel of that inner blade is weird, that on one of the reasons I prefer the trigger on my Tikka, it is as close to perfect as any human controlled device can be.
 
idcurrie said:
The Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 is amazing. Really good trigger if you are accustomed to a 2-stage trigger. Nice stock with palm swell and griptonite inserts, very accurate action (guaranteed sub-moa), great machining at the price point, all metal parts except the stock itself and the follower plate. Really a quality piece which will be apparent when it's handled. The drawback is it's quite a heavy rifle. Good for managing recoil and steady shots, I suppose. In this rifle, I recommend the stainless, it's great.

Both of the above rifles are guaranteed Sub-MOA while the Savage isn't. In practice, it usually is but it says something about their confidence in QC when they don't guarantee the accuracy like the other brands.
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I agree, I have two, in .308 and .223. I wouldn't hesitate to get another or two.
I think they are the best value right now.
 
well, how do the h&r handing rifles pattern at istance? and are the boyd stocks any count? and does anyone know if the ruger Americancan be put in a 77 stock?
 
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back to the original topic, a 270 would be a long action? but the new long action ain't much count?
 
I have a Savage 116 in .30-06 with AccuStock and AccuTrigger. It's a pretty good shooter, as this 100 yard 3-shot group suggests. Buy with confidence.

Good hunting,

FH

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Yeah when you get one shooting like that it makes you want to put a 36 power on it and see how far you can keep it on target.
 
The Stevens 200 can't use the same stock as the Savage guns. The Stevens has the mag box attached to the stock while the Savage uses a traditional mag attached to the receiver.
 
kingcheese said:
Past 500yards would I be better off with a 270win or a 30-06
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Past 500 yards you would be better off with an artillery fire mission. Second choice would be something smoking hot like a 257 Weatherby. Of your two given choices the 270 will be a flatter shooter at extended range by virtue of the fact a 130 grain factory round is moving about 300fps faster at the muzzle that a 150gr 30cal is.

I think the suggestion of 25-06 is the best one in the thread. But you will be one lucky guy if you can obtain usable accuracy at that distance with random off the shelf factory ammo.
 
kingcheese said:
to be honest im looking to buy a gun for the barreled action, my plans are to buy a rifle, set it in a choate stock, slap a Redfield3-9x42 revenge on it, and upgrade the trigger if I decide to. what im wondering right now is. will the short action Stevens fit into a stock made for a model 10?im realizing the 11 just ain't worth the money for what im wanting to do. im not looking for match grade persay, just a tough rifle for hunting and planking. the im looking a building it up over the next couple years,
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The Stevens SA will fit any stock designed for the SA Savage and are an awesome choice for a build. Since you've decided to build and are a hand loader I'd say do it in something in the 6mm to 6.5mm calibers. they'll all stretch to your 500yd requirement with great accuracy, bullet choice is great for all types of game for anything you'd care to hunt in the lower 48 and none of them have much recoil.
 
I have to say that my Trophy Hunter XP (in .308) is a fine gun. came with a nikon prostaff for a scope as well. I think for the $425 I paid for it last year, it's damn near as perfect as I can expect for the price. Shoots wonderful groups with factory 150gr ammo at 200 yards.

Is is a benchrest unit? heck no, but it shoots groups all day long right alongside my buddies rem 700 sps.
 
it looks like savage and Stevens both usetwo types of magazines
regardless of that im looking at the boyds thumbhole stocks as one of the first upgrades
 
Do the youth model 111 use the same bolt pattern for the action screws as the full sized ones?
 
kingcheese,

To let you know the Choate Ultra Varmint stock with the full length bedding block
adjustable bipod rail, sling swivels cheek pad, and L.O.P. adaptors, weighs about what the barreled action does on a Savage short action, add a sling, bipod, scope and rings and you're gonna be humping about 14 pounds of rifle.

The Boyd's are definitely good quality but check out Stockey's Stocks too.
 
I got my Stevens 200. got in a 22-250, decided that I needed onethe second I seen it. I figure it'll at least be good for coyote
 
The Stevens 200 can't use the same stock as the Savage guns. The Stevens has the mag box attached to the stock while the Savage uses a traditional mag attached to the receiver.
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Both the Stevens Model 200 and the Savage Model 10 come in Stagger Feed and Center feed models. Factory and aftermarket stocks are available for both.
 
Savage 11

I was lucky - I kept eyes open, and about 18 months ago bought a NIB Savage 11 in 7mm WSM from my LGS, for $450. I guess you'd call it a "rack queen" since it was made in 2006. I've done an aftermarket (B&C) stock, am using the accutrigger, and getting close to 1/2moa @ 200yds. I had originally wanted to do a .300WSM, but figured with the 7mm I could have both - buy a second barrel from Savage for $240, fitted.

Then I looked at ballistic charts, and realized that out at 500-600yds, the 7mm actually has a little more retained kinetic energy than the .300WSM (better B.C), so I left it as-is. I did buy 200rds. of brass, since it will be scarce soon, and had already picked up 100rds. of factory loads to play with before reloading.

I lke having the magnum bolt diameter, in the event I do want to swap out barrels...for me, it was a good deal and it is a fun rifle to shoot.
 
the only swap I might look at would be the 300 black out, anyone know where I can get a second centerfeed magazinefor when I swap stocks
 
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