I haven' t owned a Savage for almost seven years.....so my comments are in error for the last time....
They had the worst triggers and horrible safetys and didn' t feed or eject.....accuracy .....great.....but I wouldn' t give you a dime for a truckload of them.....I certainly hope they' ve changed in recent history!!!
Either you had really bad luck or I have had good luck. I will agree with you the triggers aren' t so good; however, what American made rifle doesn' t have a lawyer' s trigger these days? At least the Savage is adjustable. As far as the safety goes, well you either like a tang safety or you do not. I personally like the tang safety.
I currently own 4 left handed Savage rifles that I have bought used and all feed and eject flawlessly. I have replaced the trigger on 3 of the 4. Even with the trigger swap I still have under $35 0 in all but one.
As a matter of fact the only 2 bolt actions I have had that didn' t feed well were older model Ruger M77s.