The Savage 11 is a blued, short action rifle. Some variations have sights, some don't. I personally preferclean barrels without sights, because I always use scopes. It comes in several calibers and is an excellent rifle. I have its big brother (long action) the Savage 111 in 270 Win. and 7mm Rem. Mag. They are GREAT shooting rifles. Both of minehave the Accutrigger. Its an awesome trigger!

The Savage 11 is a good rifle. If I were getting one, I'd get a 7mm-08 or 308 Win.