RE: savage model Model 111F
Last spring I bought a Savage 111FCXP3 chambered for the .30/06 Springfield. It came bore sighted from the manufacturer. My first sighting shot was within inches of the bull at 25 meters. Aside from sighting the rifle in I could of taken it right out of the box and went hunting (pretty much).
Last fall I took it caribou hunting. It was light enough for comfortable all day carry and cruddy weather didn' t seem to phase it. During the sight in and hunting I had no mechanical problems with the rifle and the cheap scope gave me no problems.
Savages are supposed to pretty accurate for the money but I' ll admit that I' m not a good enough shot to test this rifles limits (as of now).
Overall I am very satasfied with my Savage package rifle. But take my word with a grain of salt, my only previous hunting rifle was a Mosin Nagant 91/59.