ORIGINAL: SWThomas
Personally, I would get it without the scope. I went shooting with a fellow modernmuzzleloaders member Saturday and he was trying to dial-in his Savage. It was brand new and came with a Simmons scope that was supposedly boresighted. He fired 10 shots and made over 45 clicks in elevation adjustments and still couldn't get it to hit paper. The scope was tite and centered. The only thing we could come up with was that the scope had to be busted. The scope that comes mounted from Cabelas may be different but I wouldn't want to chance it. A ML as nice as the Savage would get a quality scope mounted on it.
The Simmons will not hold up to smokeless charges. Most go with very good scopes on their savages. Zeiss, Leoupuds, etc. I got the stainless Savage about 18 months ago for $550 without the scope, so they have gone up in price a $100 or so. Also interesting to see that they do not list the smokeless capability of the Savage on there. You can do better at Natchez and Bud's Gun shop or Gun Broker if your really looking for one. They are one accurate rifle.
Chap