Remington or Savage
 

im gonna get either a remington adl in 270 with a bushnell banner scope or a savage 110 wood package 270 with a simmons scope which do you think thell both end up costing about the same.:eek:

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Both are capable deer rifles, but I would lean towards the Remington. I believe it's a higher-quality rifle, it handles well, and looks pretty nice. I have a 700 ADL in .30-06 that is my favorite rifle.

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I have a totally different choice, but since the choice is Remington, or Savage, I'd go with the Savage! The Savage is a very good gun, while IMO, Remington's quality has gone down hill recently!

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or i was thinkin a weatherby vanguard

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The Savage would be my choice of the two mentioned.The Remington 700's are excellent rifles.From what's been being said about Remington's CS & QC I would be leary buying a new Remington. A older used one might be a different story.The Savage is not the most beautiful rifle but they are very accurate.Looks don't make it shoot any better. If I were looking for a new Rifle I would check into the Ruger M-77's.That would be my first choice. The Winchester Model 70's are nice rifles.If money isn't an issue check out a Browning A-Bolt.With these package deals the scopes aren't the best quality.Buy the rifle seperately ,then buy a quality set of rings, bases and a scope for it.
Ruger Redhawk

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I have both , and I prefer my remington hands down. But I would'nt want the savage to hear this[&:]

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i do not have a remington or savage rifle. i have a remington 870 though and i love it. no problems yet and it is very durable. go with the remington

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I own a few remingtons and one savage, I wouldn't rule out either one. You also came back with the Vanguard, they are made by Howa, a Howa 1500 would also be a good choice on the less expensive side.

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I have owned both. I "gave" the remington away and I would not take anything for the savage. Both are "walmart" guns but the savage has alot less plastic than the remington. I have sent a bunch of deer to the big green field in the sky with that old savage!

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I would go along withRuger redhawk and go with a Ruger 77. But between the 2 I would go with a Savage. They may not be the prettiest, but they shoot lik crazy. I have heard alot of comments about Remingtons quality going down hill recently..

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I have owned Remingtons in the past and they have been great rifles. I have never owned a Savage, but the guys at the local shooting range have been raving about how accurate the Savage is.

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I would buy the Remington. Many people are butt hurt because of the safty feature on the Remington. It as a key so it will not shoot if you turn it off. I have one and it shoots great. I take it all over in the mountains of Colorado and I have never had a problem. I would think about a differet scope. the Bushnell Banner I would even put it on a 22.

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remington that is all i bought/ owned untill the past few years since they are getting cheaper. the last one i bought was a 11-87 sps it is made alot cheaper than the old remingtons. i have swithched to browning and ruger since that. yeah i would think of a different scope 2 leopold is all i buy now i have went through a lot of the cheaper scopes on shotguns and my muzzleloader, but they would probably be fine on a small rifle like a .22 or .22 mag.

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My wife bought me a vanguard for Christmas, and it has been great. Super accurate. I would choose: Weatherby, Remington, Savage.

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Savage!

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jdeer-
Personally, I'd go with the Remington just because I've been a Remington owner all my life and have always had good experiences with them. On the other hand, I've also read that the Savage barrels are a higher quality and could be overall, a better quality rifle than the Remington ADL.
My buddy has a Savage 110 with the Simmons scope you're referring to and I can tell you that it's a junker. The scope is about 4 years old and it's totally fogged already...
If I confused you, I apologize! [&:]:)

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I have a Model 700 in BDL. 270. it is great. I have dropped 5 deer over 4 years hunting with it. Never missed. One this year was out 140 yards, exact spot i was aiming. Shot a muskrat off our our pond at about 170, no problem. I would defanitly go with the Remington. I have a VX-II on it and i am very happy with the setup. I am only 15, so im not the best shooter, and i can still hit anything i want to. I have no regrets and i am very happy that I bought high quality right away.

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I was faced with the same problem. I own 2 Remington shotguns and 3 remington rifles. I had been looking at the savage 300 win mag in stainless or the fairly new remington CDL. I was torn between the two. A friend of mine just bought a used Savage 300 win mag and was having problems getting it to group. Not a typical problem for Savage as they are usually great right out of the box. He also wanted the new accu-trigger installed on the gun, as the old trigger had a lot of creep to it. When he called Savage they more or less told him to go pound tar. They said any models made prior to (I believe it was) 1994 they will not stand behind because they did not make them. Savage apparantly changed hands around that time, but kept the name. Before all this went down another friend of mine ordered a left hand Savage 300 win mag. For him, they won't install the new Accu-Trigger, for some reason. Also, he's gotten the run around from customer service, and they are charging him an arm and a leg for his left handed model over the right handed version.
On the other hand.......REMINGTON. A friend of mine bought a remington model 700 30.06 in 1964 (I could be off a year or two on the date of purchase, but I believe it was 64) in Japan while he was in the service. He recently called remington to have the gun worked on. This gun has been fired countless times. Remington's customer service was very helpful, in fact what he got back was more than what he wanted done. They installed a new trigger assembly with the keyed trigger lock on the trigger, found on newer Remingtons. They cleaned, polished and repaired the gun back to new-like condition, FOR NOTHING! They also changed the safety which makes you able to open the bolt with the gun on safe. Prior to that the early Remingtons had to be on fire to open the bolts. They will make this change free of charge for anyone with an older Remington. Best of all you don't need an FFL to ship back to Remington using UPS.
Now, I know people are saying Remington is cheapening up their line of guns. I personally would not buy the new model 710, but I would buy any other gun they manufatcuter. After seeing three of my friends deal with Savage and Remington, my mind is certainly with Remington. I have a Remington model 700 ADL synthetic in 30.06, the least expensive 30.06 Remington made at the time I purchased it. I mounted a Leupold VXIII on the gun. All I can say is the gun can shoot better than I can hold. At 50 yards it places a 3 shot group pretty much in the same hole and at 100 yards it's about an inch group. Unless you are shooting for competition, the model 700 unworked from the factory is a great hunting rifle.

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Pace Maker- the positive things you said about Remington's customer service doesn't surprise me in the least. I've explained on this site before that I bought the Remington model 710 two years ago without knowing anything about the gun. To make a long story short, I contacted Remington and explained that the trigger was horrible (too much creep and the pull wasn't smooth) and after they couldn't fix it , they exchanged it even up for a brand new 700 ADL.
Other than the model 710, I still love their guns and you just can't beat their customer service.

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Remington

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I think the savage is a better gun, they are extremely accurate from my experience, even though they are kinda ugly but accuracy kills, not looks or price.

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I'm partial to Remington...I've had nothing but good luck with them.

I didn't read all the replies here...so maybe someone mentioned this already.... IMO, whatever gun you decide on, stay away from cheap optics. Get the best you can afford. Leupold VXII or better would be my choice. Good luck:)

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I have a Savage, black synthetic stock with a Simmions scope, 30-06 and I love the gun. Killed many deer, don't remember how many. I did change the scope to a Bushnell and like it even better.

So my recommendation is to start with their setup and move the scope to a better one.

Good luck....

T