Remington or Savage?
 

Thanks to all who answered the post about the Remington 700. I've changed my mind now and I want a .30-06 instead of a .308. I was at the store looking at the Rem. 700 SPS and also saw a Savage (not sure what model). Both had synthetic stocks, but the Savage was about $25.00 cheaper and came with a scope. The scope was a cheapo that I would probably replace, but the guns looked to be pretty similar. What are your opinions of Savage? Would it be worth the extra few bucks to get the Remington?

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The Savage is a great gun, but in my opinion, its worth the money to get the Remington. I started with a savage with a simmons scope, years later and I shoot the Remingington 700. Its a great gun.

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Guess that would depend on whether you were going to look at it or shoot it . Personally I find my Savage rifles are every bit as accurate as my Remingtons . Maybe not as pretty ,but who cares,but the one that fits you .

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I agree that Savages are probably as accurate as almost any production rifle on the market, but something else to consider is which one will hold it's value. A Remington is a REMINGTON. You may be a "bury me with my rifle" guy and in that case a Savage is great, but a Remington SHOULD hold it's value better than a Savage (at least in my area). I know guys that bought Savages because it was all they could afford and later wanted to move "up", and they literally almost have to give them away.

CLARIFICATION: The above statements may ONLY be true in MY AREA, but they are true HERE.

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can't beat the 700 action good choice of the 30/06 py personal fav.

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savage is a very good brand it is known for its accuracy as for which gun is better, for me it would come down to how the gun feels. Either way im sure you wont be disappointed. good luck

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All are good sound replies. If you plan on trading in a few years, you are probably better off with the Remington, especially for only a $25 difference (except if it were a model 710).
I personally was a die hard Remington fan, and still own several of their rifles and shotguns. Most shoot well. But lately I've been going with Savage and I haven't looked back. My last 4 rifle purchases have been Savages including one used one and every one of them are excellent shooters right out of the box. I've had Remingtons, Rugerand Brownings that needed work, be it a trigger job or bedding to get to shoot to my satisfaction, but never a Savage.

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Savage is a great rifle but I prefer the Remington.

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First off both brands are very good . Personally myself I'm a Tikka man but that wasn't the question that was ask ...However I do own a savage and rem... I found that the rem will shot good after the barrel is floated and the trigger is turned down to a respectible level...Now on the other hand the Savage with the accutrigger might not be nothing to look at but man do they shoot. That is going to be my next Purchise in thumbhole 17hmr stainless.... What ever your choice I don't think you coud go wrong with either one... GROUP EM TIGHT AND PRACTICE LOTS...:D:D:D

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Own both Remington and Savage. Both are great guns for me. I have them in different cal. so both have their own job to do. Life is always better when you have more choices. It just means that you may need more gun safes.

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i've yet to see a rem 700 that was priced within 25.00 of a savage ,i think it was a 710 rem. the savage is usually way cheaper and will shoot better.

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I have a couple of both...Savage .220 swift and a .30/06. I also have two Remington .300s. Both of my Remingtons have failed me...the first was a broken extractor....two days before we were leaving for elk season. Lucky for me the bolt from my other 700 checked with the smithy and I was able to use it. The failed bolt was sent off to the same gunsmith for a Sako style extractor. The second bolt (same one) failed when the handle came off...this time it was a week before leaving for elk season. To their credit, Remington offered to fix it...but, they would only solder it back on. It was apparent that the original solder job was bad. I decided to have it fixed by having a gunsmith drill/tap/solder.

Neither of my Savages have failed. And both are very accurate.

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BarePaw...

I must say that I like the savage also. I bought the savage 114 american classic w/monte carlo stock and the happens to be the best gun that I have . It is a little high in price at about 589.00 for the savage, but it is well worth the money if your going to spend it. I also put a Nikon monarchUCC 3x9x40 BDC scope on it and it shoots like a dream. @ 200 yards I can hit the X in the center of the paper.

As for looks it has a nice satin finish and looks just as good as any other gun the doesn't have the gloss finish. You can't go wrong with the savage when it comes to a nice trigger and accurate shot placement.

As for Remington it has always stood at the top for quality and BIG name! And their is alot to be said for that... like years of quality products(firearms,ammo,clothing) and thousands of owners...
So, go with what you feel is right and hold both guns... But for me I feel that I got a better gun for the money with Savage.
Good Luck,
Tom

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I had a lot of luck with old Remingtons. However, I have heard that current production rifles have quality problems. I found that to be true. Even after warranty work, it would have trouble chambering 10-15% of the time. It also lacked the accuracy of the older models I have had.

Would buy an old one though.

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Maybe I've just been lucky, but I have never had even one quality issue with Remington. I've owned older model and newer models, shotguns and rifles. On the other hand I've never been anything but happy with the couple of Savages that I've owned. I think they are both quality products. Has aready been said, but I'd go with whichever one felt the best and that you like the best.

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i would go with the remington. they are always a good gun.

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