Savage Whitetail/varmit
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 27
Savage Whitetail/varmit
I saw a Savage whitetail/varmit in a 7mm08 online somewhere and it caught my interest. I wanted to go and see it at the gun shop. They do not carry savage guns. They said they didn't carry them because they were not a good firearm. Has anyone shot or shoot savage guns? Give me your opinion on the maker and on this rifle if you have shot them.
Thanks
Thanks
#2
That "dealer" is full of crap. Now you know where not to shop for guns in the future.
I own two Savage rifles, a 10ML-II muzzleloader and a Model 111 .30-06. Both have the Accu-trigger, and both are good quality firearms, and are very accurate. The Accu-trigger is among the best factory triggers offered today, and Savage has been and continues to be a leader in firearms innovation today (Accu-Trigger, the new Accu-stock, smokeless muzzleloading, etc...). Now, the Savage rifles aren't considered by some to be the nicest looking rifles, but they are built well and get the job done nicely.
Now go find a dealer who has a clue and buy the rifle you want there.
Mike
I own two Savage rifles, a 10ML-II muzzleloader and a Model 111 .30-06. Both have the Accu-trigger, and both are good quality firearms, and are very accurate. The Accu-trigger is among the best factory triggers offered today, and Savage has been and continues to be a leader in firearms innovation today (Accu-Trigger, the new Accu-stock, smokeless muzzleloading, etc...). Now, the Savage rifles aren't considered by some to be the nicest looking rifles, but they are built well and get the job done nicely.
Now go find a dealer who has a clue and buy the rifle you want there.
Mike
#4
Not too long ago talked to a dealer, he said they've done a 180 recently, ie the last few years vs. years and years ago? said the accutrigger turned them around or kept them from going under.
I only hear good things lately, as in good shooting for a good price.
Perhaps he meant they won't compete with a $3k custom?
I only hear good things lately, as in good shooting for a good price.
Perhaps he meant they won't compete with a $3k custom?
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NE Kansas
Posts: 1,101
Savage model 110 and its variants are old standards. They have a reputation of being very accurate, owing to some of the ways they're manufactured. That gun dealer doesn't know what he's talking about.
For the record, the Savage 110 (It's now sold as the Stevens 200) made Field and Stream's list of 50 greatest guns. That should say something. Savage sells the same gun in fancier versions with its accutrigger (highly regarded) under model numbers like 111, 112, 114, etc. It's the longest manufactured rifle in America right now, debuting in 1959.
Type in Savage 110 and do some reading. Also Stevens 200. It's all very informative.
For the record, the Savage 110 (It's now sold as the Stevens 200) made Field and Stream's list of 50 greatest guns. That should say something. Savage sells the same gun in fancier versions with its accutrigger (highly regarded) under model numbers like 111, 112, 114, etc. It's the longest manufactured rifle in America right now, debuting in 1959.
Type in Savage 110 and do some reading. Also Stevens 200. It's all very informative.
#9
I own 5 savage's. Some with accutrigger, some without. Hand down the most accurate rifles I own. My 300 Ultra is shooting ~1.1" groups at 300 yards! I have recommended them to many of my friends, with the promise if they dont like them I would buy it from them. None have taken me up on it.
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: 5a
Posts: 183
I own 5 savage's. Some with accutrigger, some without. Hand down the most accurate rifles I own. My 300 Ultra is shooting ~1.1" groups at 300 yards! I have recommended them to many of my friends, with the promise if they dont like them I would buy it from them. None have taken me up on it.