my first rifle
 

Hey board,

haven't been on in a while. (Wife and I just bought our first house) Between the moving, painting, unboxing..still have some to do! Well, I have ordered my first hunting rifle. I went with a Savage Model 111 in .270 win.(It's a package gun w/ Simmons scope 3-9x40) It's a composite stock gun. I loved the accutrigger on it. I hope it shoots as good as it feels. Debated between the 270 & 30-06. Having never shot either, I went with the standard 270. Gun should come in today at the gun store. Hope I made the right choice. Next season, I will probably upgrade the scope to something better. (They hade a youth model of the exact gun on hand) The gun smith talked to me about the gun and showed me some things about the scope..it seems fine for starting out. Both of the gun smiths said the 270 was a flat shooting cartridge. I wanted to thank the board for all the advice on calibers. I'll post a pic of it later guys.

RE: my first rifle
 

Excellent choice. Although, I would say exactly the same thing, with equal conviction,if you had chosen the .30-06. ;)

Last time I was at the rifle range, I took a walk up and down the line to see what everyone else was shooting. The .270 seemed to be the overwhelming favorite, as half of the shooters were using it. The other half were dispersed among a variety of calibers ranging from the .22 to .300 mags.

RE: my first rifle
 

Shoulda gone with the "standard" 30-06 :D;)

RE: my first rifle
 

Congrats on your first rifle. I think you made good choices; both the brand and the cartridge. To be perfectly honest, though, I don't own either one. But you don't have to look very hard to find good things said about Savages. And it's pretty tough to find fault with a 270.

Congrats again on the rifle. I bet you'll enjoy it.

RE: my first rifle
 

Does it have the accu-trigger? If it does you're gonna love it!The simmons scope should zero and hold zero for awhile. Sooner or later the recoil could get to it. I think you made a great choice! Congrats!!!!:)

RE: my first rifle
 

What did that gun end up running you?

RE: my first rifle
 

I have a Savage 111270 Win. with the Accutrigger and it shoots great! You'll bepleased and well served with that rifle!

That said, had a 30-06 Spfd. been available when I bought the 270 Win, I would have bought the30-06 Spfd.instead.

Buy yourself a Ken Farrell one piece scope base, replace the cheap scope that comes on the rifle and you'll be set.

RE: my first rifle
 

Great choice. bought one in 243. I really like the trigger. The gun shoots excellent.
About the scope. At my first range session i found that I could not focus the scope properly. I sent it back to Simmons. they not only replaced it but upgraded the scope to a Pro Hunter model. I don't expect them to do that but it was a nice bonus

RE: my first rifle
 

Well,

Thanks for the comments. I went down to the gunshop to pick up the rifle. Turns out this particular model (Model 111 in a package (Scope, base & all--black synthetic stock) does not come w/ the accutrigger) I pulled the gun out of the box and wham..no accutrigger. The gun owner made a mistake. The guy was really nice (he said he would put a nice aftermarket trigger which broke at 3lbs. on it for free) What I decided to do was go with the Savage Model 116 in Stainless w/ Accutrigger for about another $130 (Total will be $580) I've been working hard at an extra job for this so, I'm excited to get it w/ the accutrigger. The guys said Stainless is more forgiving to the elements. I will be doing lots of walking on the public lands, so I think it's a good choice. Anybody shoot/own a Savage Model 116? When I get it, I'll post a pic.

RE: my first rifle
 

Even though you're getting the 116 stainless, MAKE SURE you keep a light coat of oil (Eezox, Breakfree or Sheath) on all themetal surfaces! Otherwise, even though it's stainless it can and willrust if you don't!

You will love your new Savage 116, especially the Accutrigger!

Which cartridge are you getting?