Great input James. There are mechanical failures in everything and anything that man does. All of my Savages perform flawlessly not to say that I might have an issue like you did with yours someday. Great to hear that there was great service after the sale. That means a lot to me. I can tell you this for sure; my gun dealer turned me onto Savages and he has been in business for over 30 years. He has never had anybody come into his shop wanting him to send a Savage back because it was a poor shooter. The company has been under new mgmt for the last 5- 6 years and has really improved their product line with great quality and great looks. They have a new mod 14 American Classic that has beautiful wood and is their "pretty" wood gun. It has a Savage Indian head medallion on the pistol grip; beautiful gun. They have nice laminate stocks and synthetic stocks that are pretty well the standard in the industry. As for the accutrigger you would have to have been hiding under a rock for the last few years as to not have heard of this. It isan adjustable trigger that the owner of the gun can adjust himself down to 1 1/2 # pull but is safe from any kind of accidental misfire andhas the other gun makers scrambling and green with envy. Free floated and dual pillar mounted , stainless or blued; heavy or sporter bbls. Two position safeties, box , hinged floorplate, and internal magazines are now offered in many of their firearms now to suit anybodies needs or likes. My gunsafe is loaded with many makes and models of rifles but I always seem to reach for my Savages as I have become addicted to extreme accuracy and reliability; that is what I get with my Savages.
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