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Years ago I read in a non-Savage forum where guys were discussing various guns including Savage. A guy wrote something I still remember. He said Savage has never forgotten that the barrel is the gun. Features be dammed. If the barrel sucks features are useless
I had to send in my savage axis twice.. it shot well as for groups but when you can't eject the brass it's annoying. They finally got it fixed the 2nd time.
Most manufacturers have pretty good barrels. My only complaint on the savage is the heavy bolt lift. I don't like the accutrigger, but Timney makes a replacement.
@Anschutz270 Agreed. At a local Big 5 I was able to look over a Savage 110 Precision. I couldn't keep the rifle shouldered while cycling the bolt because the lift was so heavy. I know a precision gun isn't usually shoulder fired, but even on a tripod or a bag just cycling the bolt would alter the point of aim. Opted for somthing else.
100 percent True. Look at the New Winchester Mod 70, Not that great, even though it has a cold hammer forged barrel. It was a disappointing , Return to shame.
And savage just uses a plain old carbon steel barrel, not Hammer Forged. They have always done it Right. Remington, should be The Savage of Today, They are still floundering in a pool of Green Soup.
I have a Savage 110 that I had modified to take AICS 10 rd magazines. That is the ONLY modification I have made. Has shot sub .25 MOA from day one. The first time I rang steel at a 1000 yards was with this gun. I am STUPID happy with it.
The Savage 110 is a most fascinating rifle. They took several cost saving steps in the design and managed to turn every one of them into an engineering advantage.
Ive hunted with a Savage 110 for years in .30-06- always moa accurate with a Leopold 2x7 scope. It loves 165gr bullets. I restocked it with a (old school) gorgeous tiger-striped walnut thumbhole stock (1970's). The combo is light, great for mountain hunts here in Utah.
For a number of years, I ran monthly 100 & 200 BR matches at a very large gun club north of Metro Atlanta. And for about 20 years, I shot in the matches every month. For our club level matches we had 3 classes: stock, modified (custom barrels, stocks, triggers but stock actions) and full on Bench Rest. It was rare for anything other than a Savage to win either of the first 2 classes. They weren't even close to being competitive to an in-tune-full-on bench rest rifle though. Nothing is. I have full BR rifles but I've also got several Savages. I took one, a model 12 BVSS with a custom trigger, put on a barrel chambered for 6mm BR and went up to the 600 yard prone matches and gave those guys fits. It was shooting relay after relay of 200-20X, perfect scores. It means that every round, 20 times in a row, it was hitting inside a 6'' circle, centered in the target at 600 yards. Savage has been doing this for a while. If you live in North Georgia, Alabama or even South Carolina and want to join a LARGE club, Riverbend Gun Club is one of the best in the nation per some consultants we hired to design more ranges. The club is 1000 acres and has so many different ranges that I've lost count, for every type of shooting and the club is competition centered. Every weekend there will be several large competitions of different types. We host national level events. We have a couple of thousand members. If you'd like to check it out: Riverbend Gun Club, Dawsonville, Ga.
Ive played around with both the BR and Norma and love both versions. Im currently trying to see what all I can get the 6 ARC to do in a bolt gun on both the bench and in the field before I invest too deeply in it. As far as your 110 comments in your past club shoots, were you referring to after....say 2005 to 2010ish.... or prior? Dont get me wrong I love the 110s and in todays world I'd definitely sit at the 300, 600 or even at a grand with one in my hand all day long. But back in the day there were a lot of 700s (including mine) that beat the brakes off a lot of the 110s in both FTR and Open. As far as an out of the box gun you could go buy and go straight to the match there is no question I'd chose a 110, but as far as tweaking the trigger, action and stock the old 700s were hard to beat. I know later years the 110s started winning the majority of the events, but before that the 700s were king and a man that really knows how to run a good older version 700 could still give a 110 hell even today 👍
To be fair …. Try it in any chambering other than 6.5…. And see how it compares to other models then. It seems like everything out there is sub with 6.5
Savage is known for their accuracy. Most attribute it to the floating bolt head, button broached rifling and the lock nut barrel. It is no surprise that Ruger used the lock nut barrel on their American rifles. General consensus is that the Ruger Americans are highly accurate (I concur) plus they eject MUCH, MUCH better than any current Savage model. Between this particular Savage rifle and the Ruger American, I think I'd take the American especially if it is a gen 2 that uses AICS magazines.
For anyone curious, i picked one up in 7prc. First few groups i got were cloverleafs with hornady eld-x. Wish this gun was getting more media attention. Couldnt be happier with it
Years ago when ar 15s were all the craze i would go to the local pawn shop and buy buy buy any savage bolt 110 from 3006 to 223, sometimes for 150 bucks with scopes worth more than the gun at the time . Loved them all back into shooting condition, 7mm mags and 300 winnys barrels green from neglect but cleaned up and shot great, some I rebarreled to other calibers w shaw or ea brown did trigger work or stock swaps, but all were amazingly accurate. Still think they are great , kept the original barrels for future swap projects, . Great love affair with the savage bolt actions.
My 30 year old Savage 110FP, heavy barrel 223 shoots in the 2s all day long, Canjar set down to 2 oz. Trigger, Synthetic stock filled with lead, it weighs 18 lbs. Obviously this is a Bench gun set up for target shooting. Load development used was the Claud Audett ladder method. Necks is turned to .oo10 Bald Eagle front rest, w micrometer adjustments. Flat metal plate screwed to the forearm that rides evenly on the flat plate front rest. Set up to free recoil straight back 40 power Tasco Scope. After set up I do not touch the rifle with my cheek or shoulder, just 2 oz trigger pull One hole groups are common. It keeps up with the exotic “Group Specific” high dollar Bench rest guns. Savage has been making some of the best guns for a long time
My first rifle in the early 2000's was a used 110 I bought from the guy who got me into big game hunting on the cheap. That old .243 still slings groups the size of a dime with handloads. Love that old gun, unfortunately it rains to much to feel good about taking it hunting here in AK a lot of the time but savage makes damn good rifles.
@user-ok1sy5kc6d there is... but the walnut is really nice and I don't want to subject it to the alder thickets or terrenchal downpours with swings into freezing Temps. It's a "sentimental" gun at this point.
I have the 110 heavy barrel in 243 put it in a mdt chassis vortex venom 5x25 scope. 5 rounds hand loaded in a thumbnail every Time super accurate rifle.. The model 12 will take a tick of a dogs ass at 200 yards 😂
I got a 1994 Savage 110 270 and it’s a tack driver. I bought a cheap box of Super X 130gr and I couldn’t believe how well it shot practically cut the same hole at a 100 yards. 🎯I paid 280 bucks for it out the door at a pawn shop and it didn’t have a scratch on it and it still don’t. It’s a blond wood birch I guess..fine rifle for the price
So refreshing to see someone use a reasonable setup to see how a rifle groups. Most have shakey tables, a bipod and nothing for the butt to rest on. Thanks for having some common sense and a good video. Subscribed and congrats on an excellent rifle.
I’ve always loved Savages, for one thing they have made left-handed version. They spent money on barrels, and with the accutrigger, they are accurate and durable. MY first Savage rifle? A .30-‘06 when I was 18 YO, 52 years ago. Now my son has it. Shot lots of plain game in Africa.
I have a Savage110BL I bought used in the early80s. I was just starting reloading. I put together4 loads. When I shot the first load it went in 3/4 inch. The other were right at an inch. I used that load ever since for hunting. I have taken more than 50 deer and antelope. 48 grains IMR 4064 165 SBT Sierra in LC match brass. I love the wood stock. The others work but somehow there's nothing like a wood stock blued rifle. Or handgun for that matter.
While deer hunting in northern Missouri back in the 90’s, my Remington suffered a broken firing pin. Stupidly, I had not brought along a backup rifle, so was forced to run into the nearest town to look for one. Understand, it was a Sunday, during a deer season that was only about two weeks long….I was pressed for time. My only option was the nearest towns Walmart, whose selection was distressing. There were exactly 2 rifles in the display. Both were Savage 110 bolt guns. One was in 30-06, the other was a .270. The later had a factory supplied scope already mounted. I had never even shot a .270 before, but the already mounted scope made the choice for me. After buying the rifle, and a couple of boxes of ammunition, I returned to the deer woods. After test firing a few shots at increasing distances, I found that this rifle (as it came out of the box) was shooting 1 inch groups at 100 yards…….that must have been a really good day at the Savage factory. 🫡 A couple of hours later I saw a nice sized doe across the field. A single shot dropped her where she stood. That distance stepped off right near 400 yards. I’ve been a fan of Savage rifles ever since and have since bought my daughter a 110 chambered in .243. I wholeheartedly recommended the 110 to anyone that asks. 🫡
I still run my old Savage 110C with a lefty bolt. Savage has always had a great bolt, very smooth, decent trigger that I can adjust myself. Savage is known as the best out of the box rifle. Always has been.
Thank you. You give a lot of valuable commentary for some of us who are just getting acquainted with some of these issues. I only ever used iron sights, when I was shooting in my long ago youth. Kept notes on a wet mud tablet writing in cuneiform...
Of all the firearms out there, my preferences run towards Savage. I have had a great deal of success with Savage firearms for over 40 years. My first was in the 1980s when I bought a 110 E. It was a nice inexpensive rifle, rough in finish. But it shot like a dream. Since I have collected numerous Savage rifles. My latest, is the savage Trail hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. I watched your video setting up and shooting yours and thought I’d just have to have one. Thank you, sir. I enjoy your entertaining and informative videos. Keep up the good work.
Nice setup. One thing, I've found sometimes with the Hawke scopes (I have several), as there's no Eyepiece Lock Ring you can sometimes get a little eyepiece wiggle if you knock it or use flip covers. I pop a 30mm O-Ring in the gap between the Ocular lens and body to snug down on to. It eliminates any possibility of wiggle and keeps dirt and wet out the thread I used to use a 30x1mm O-Ring and am currently using a 30x2mm. Thanks for the great vids 👍
I have a Savage 110 Hunter in 270 Win. Wicked accurate and best group so far is .43. The accufit stock is great for customized cheek weld, but I would drop that for this beauty. Hogue stock and cerakote at that price point, yes please! The only thing wrong I’ve found with these push feeds is short stroking will fail to feed. Not a Savage issue per se, but any push feed we just have to do a full bolt throw to cycle a new round.
Savages are accurate out of the box because they have a free floated bolt head. It doesn't bind. Savages also have a barrel nut so head space alignment can be adjusted while other bra 16:50 nds can't.👍
I also like that the Accutrigger is user adjustable so you don't need to immediately buy an aftermarket trigger for your new rifle. If you have another Savage in a different caliber the trigger will feel the same.
I have a Marlin X7S .308 which has the exact floating bolt head, barrel nut and trigger as Savage. Once Remington bought Marlin, they kept the action because it's a better design than the 700 and named it the cheaper .783.🤔
This has nothing to do with barrel break in. You properly break in a barrel to avoid future issues caused by jacket material collecting in microscopic machining grooves. Virtually every barrel manufacturer and professional precision rifle maker advises a good break in, but sure, this video proves them all wrong.
Honestly, do whatever makes you feel better about your rifle. I think it's crap, I don't clean my rifles and they all continue to shoot great. The military snipers that I have run across (even the sniper school instructors) only clean every 200-300 rounds. Even on a new barrel they will just shoot, and shoot and shoot and shoot.
I saw an interview with an engineer that said that the only reason that they put a break-in procedure in the owners manual is because they were getting flooded with requests for one from customers and when they said that they didn't need one they didn't believe them. He said that there is no scientific proof that you need to break in a barrel. I've never done a break-in. I go straight out to the range and sight it in and then maybe verify it a couple days before I go hunting.
@@thatguy7850 the reason a "broken in" barrel will shoot better is because those microscopic imperfections get filled in. The extra cleaning would do absolutely nothing to prevent that as after the ritual is complete your done and no one continues to clean after every shot
My first and only purchase of a savage rifle, in 7mm mag. The stock shrank away from the receiver/barrel. Never seen anything like it. Returned to the store and purchased Remington 7mm mag. That was 35 years ago, no problems since.
Bought my first Savage 110L in .30-‘06 52 years ago, still own it, but my son has it! Since then I’ve bought 2 7mm-‘08’s (one left handed the other right handed), and a .300 WinMag (left handed) I needed a .375 H&H mag for an Africa hunt in 2007, and their customer shop built it for me in 8 weeks! And in case you like the old ones, I also found a Model 99 lever action. In .300 Savage. Smooth action. A bunch of great rifles.
Totally impressed with the Savage rig and the choice of calibers. If that trigger breaks clean at 2.5 pounds that is awesome! Your bench technique is first class compared to some folks. They are not capable of showing the true value and respresentation of how good each product is. Keep pumping out your stellar video content and info on whats new and hot in the market. God Bless us shooters one and all.
Well, I happen to have a Ruger Mk II that I bought from KMart in 2000. My brother bought the "special" Savage 110 with scope (cheap scope). I adorned mine with a nice Burris scope. I reload my own 7mm Rem Mag, and my brother bought the bargain basement 30-06 ammo. My Ruger shot dime size groups at 100yds. My brother's rifle, let's say, was lucky to keep them rounds on paper. So he asked me what could be wrong with the rifle (of course it wasn't him). Well I took a look and said the scope needed to be scrapped. Then we checked the rifle bedding. the screws were loose. One issue is that one of the two screws that holds the action is secured through the trigger guard, and in this case it was made of plastic. So we order a metal trigger guard, installed it and the scope and after a bore sight, took it out for a ride. My brother took aim, and fired. He got on the paper, but was nervous about taking a second shot, not knowing if it would group or not. So I helped out and shot the second round. Two holes touching. I told him he should take the next shot and he did. A perfect cloverleaf, that's two shooters and all with his cheap ammunition. His ear to ear grin said it all. And me, I am still very impressed by the capability of the Savage 110.
A very thorough, step by step bench test !!! Good presentation of the bore to scope relationship ; I have seen shooters fire 40 rounds at the range from sandbags and still not hit a 2X2 target at 100 yards. Keep up the great work !!!
Big fan here Who_tee_who, like minded fella. Love me a budget rifle that shoots lights out. Friendly tip. When you’ve got that thing in a sled like that, fire a shot and then dial your scope cross hairs down to from the point of aim (bulls eye) down to the point of impact. Makes for a super quick zero, can be done in 2-3 shots total. Hard to do without a very solid position like a sled but saves on ammo ($) and time.
I bought a Savage 11 223 REM Trophy Hunter on Clearance (they were getting discontinued) back in 2018 for $299. Factory bore mounted 3-9x40 Nikon scope. Took it out to the range and I was getting consistent 0.7-0.9 inch groups at 100 yards with factory cheap hunting ammo. 50 grain tipped Fiocchi ammo. Match ammo is around 0.5 at 100. Best $300 I ever spent on a rifle.
ya i got a savage 111 in 7 remmag its not even fun to shoot. shoot it 3 bullets a year and ever year its single hole at 100 and 1 inch high. never have to change settings or run around to find ammo like i said its boaring .
Great review as usual! Thank you for doing reviews for real people when so many others focus on more expensive and not necessarily better guns. You rock man!
Another great video where the rifle speaks for itself. Good to see Savage still offering magazines in their budget rifles that aren't all plastic. Yet another example of why hunters need not spend a lot of money to get an accurate and dependable rifle.
Well, that was a really fun video. 😃 I have my grandpa’s old Savage Model 99 in .250 Savage. I love that rifle. I need another rifle like I need another hole in my head, but you’ve got me interested in the 110. Seems like the grandchild of the 99. 👍
The trick I’ve used for zeroing with a mount like that goes like this. Fire your shot. Then put your reticle back on the aim point you just used. While looking through the scope, adjust the windage and elevation knobs until your reticle is right on the bullet hole from your first shot. Then aim in on your desired aiming point and test. Fine tune if necessary. Using this method I’ve been able to zero a rifle in three shots.
I had picked up a like new savage model 11 in 30-06 with a 4 power nikon it was for a client, I tested it out and set it up before selling it, it was one of the most accurate and easy shooting rifles I've ever shot. Smooth as butter. Great trigger. Cheap or expensive, Savage makes some of the most accurate barrels around.
A couple of years ago I picked up a Savage Axis XP in 308. Black synthetic stock with a couple of inserts so that the length of pull can be adjusted plus a Bushnel scope. First Savage I’ve ever owned, or even fired, but it’s a great bambi buster.
Ive found that Ruger, Savage, Mossberg all have great shooting budget rifles…and most of them now have the threaded barrel. All shoot great….heck I still have a Remington 770 in 7mm08 that ten plus years old and still shoots lights out…of course i did put it in a boyds stock cause the stock back then was cheap plastic.
I had a 770 in 270 that would stack bullets at almost 300yrds. I did a few minor adjustments to it and really enjoyed that rifle. Ended up selling it to a buddy for hunting and I kinda regret it. These budget rifles are getting better and better
Anytime you buy a new rifle you absolutely must take the scope base off degrease it apply blue lock-tight and torque to 25 inch lbs. Same with action screws in this rifle 40 lbs. will do it. If you don’t know torque specks. Contact the manufacturer. Same with muzzle break. If it is not degreased torqued properly it will loosen and shoot fly shit groups all over. I don’t know why manufacturers don’t clean up cutting oil from drilling ect. and allow the firearm out the door. Recipe for disaster and bad reputation. Great Video.
I used to shy away from Savage...oddly enough mainly because of esthetics, but now because of you WTW, I'll be grabbed a trail hunter light because you've demonstrated that these rifles are lights out! Not even for the "money" , they are just damn fine rifles
Pretty damn good for hunting ammo too. I’d like to see how some match loads do. I have the 110 savage .338 Lapua FCP and it’s also a tack driver. I also like the small cut out ejection ports on the Savage rifles. Just seems to make sense that the less steel cut away ,the stiffer the action will be
I would like to get my hands on one to check it out. I love the idea of the rubber over molded stock. I'm sure it feels so much better than the hard plastic.
I hope Hogue stiffened the front of the stock ? Howa used them back in the day in their 1500. And I believe they still do. I have the older one in 25-06. Love the feel of the stock but the front near the sling stud needed reinforcing. For it would hit the barrel.
I dont know if its your demeanor, accent, common sense, or normal everyday guy attitude. I love your videos, you are arguably the most authentic reviewer in the business. Thank you for putting in the effort. 22Plinkster and Hickock45 favs too.
I picked up a savage 12fv from cabelas around Christmas 2017 for $200 26” barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor I put it in a xlr element chassis with a athlon Midas tac for scope. With my handloads it shoots 5 shot .25” groups consistently. Savage actions feel cheap and clunky but dang does that rifle shoot!!
0.3 groups at 100 yard with 180 grain Hornady sst. I would have no issue ringing steel for a long distance shot. Recoil is like a 308 since I installed a muzzle brake. @@JohnLee-jk5ew
Great video always informative! I’ve owned several savages . I had a model 110 in .243 . It was a very impressive shooter . Thank you again . Best wishes
I’m a savage fan. Still have my 110 from the early 90’s. I took care of it. Now gave it to my son. To this day never had any problems with it. Good hunting rifle that has taken several deer. Most important every harvest has been recovered within 40 yards from point of impact. Most within 10 yards. .270 cal
The Savage 110's have always killed the Ruger Americans. People always wanted to compare the American to the Axis. Never understood why when the 110 and American price points were closer. I've got a factory 110 hunter in 6.5 creedmoor that shoots the Deer Season XP 129g less than 1/4 MOA.
@@goodnewseverybody739 Gives me a reason to rebarrel them🤣 My dad has a 110 that he got in the early 90's from my cousin who also bought it used from who knows where... it still shoots fine.
Lol....the bolt (eh) and price point (eh)...I'll give it to the Savage....But your video made me get up and go to the range this morning (thank you for that)...My 6.5 Ruger Shot .25 and .31, two groups of three, back to back, factory ammo, off of bags and front bag only on the second group.(and I promise I am not the best shot..LOL). I have a Savage 110 in 7 mag...to introduce me to the round. When folks ask me about a rifle round they want to get into, I send them to Savage. You always post great videos, honest and fair. Thank you for that. Now I am going to look for that Savage. Seems to be hard to find it in that Green.
You have great luck with getting really good groups with your budget guns and factory ammo. Maybe you could do a video on what you do with your new guns before you shoot them ? Clean them ? Break the barrel in or not . Just a thought . Thanks for the videos
When you did the sight-in at 10yds on the paper, how far apart are the dots? I'm looking for a good budget rifle for deer hunting. I have been looking at the ruger ranch and the cva cascade sb, all in 350 legend. Now you gave me something else to consider!
Wow . Yes sir . That’s proves alot of people wrong . Guess I’m not waisting ammo breaking in anymore. You’re a good shot to be getting those groups . Remington should be sponsoring your ammo . Your great advertisement for them . I’ve bought some tipped Remington ammo since watching your channel. Thanks for the videos
i have an old savage .243 i picked up on a discount because the stock needed finished. after "cleaning it up" i took it to a bench. on a stand and remote trigger... it made less than a 1" moa at 200 yards. for 300 bucks. not a bad purchase
Used to have a Savage 11 XP (3-9 scope included), in .223. Left-handed, bought barely used for $350. At 100 yards it would shoot 5-shot one hole groups consistently, with the cheapest 50gr Win varmint black box ammo. Savage is the bang-for-buck champ.
Excellent Presentation. Savage is making accurate rifles. I started out decades ago with a 110E in 30-06. It was used when it was given to me. My son still has that rifle. I have a .308 win and a 6.5 PRC in 110 Ultralite with Carbon Fibre barrels. They to shoot lights out. Savage has come along way and price points are great from entry to their top end guns. I’d put mine up against rifles that cost two times as much.
Savage has been known forever as one of the most accurate, out of the box, rifles. Some people just hated them because of the very thing that made them so accurate, the barrel nut. But People serious about accuracy built their bench guns around them. Even today there are the same people complaining about them being ugly, or because they don’t cost enough for bragging rights at the range or camp. Whatever people, we have four Savages, from my OLD 110 30-06 to my wife’s newish 110 243. We will keep on enjoying the dependable accuracy and affordability, y’all keep spending on shiny so-so accuracy rifles. The targets don’t care about bling and the deer LOVE a shiny rifle!
The Savage 110 is a great straight out of the box rifle. I bought a Savage 110 over 35yrs. ago when my Dad came to hunt in Texas and brought two rifles. Unfortunately he decide to only take one to the deer lease and mixed up the rifle and bolt. Thus the first morning I had to stick him in a stand with my Remington while I ran to town in rural east Texas to pick up a cheap rifle for the extended weekend hunt. That rifle I purchased was a Savage 110 30-06 black synthetic stock combination with 3-9x40mm Simmons ?? scope. I have been hunting with that rifle ever since, it is not real pretty but shoots straight and is reliable. The scope got damaged and was replaced. I can not tell you how many deer and hogs it has taken or how many times it has been bounced or knocked over. I have multiple safes of Remington, Winchester, Ruger, Browing, Colt, Windham or ex-military, but the Savage is the first each season.
Oh man Hootie I like that rifle I really do if only if Savage would have it in 204 Ruger I would be sold but I would like to have one man thanks for the video again
I have an old Savage 112 .308. Chucked the stock as it was crap plastic. Love the accutrigger. Touch holes out of the box at 100-200 yards. It’s more accurate than I am.
@@CPM_1975 Probably not. Haven't had my hands on one or I'd tell you... But their budget lines have had plastic trigger guards for a while now. Really prone to breaking across the bolt hole if you over torque them. A lot of different companies make replacement steel ones though for 20 to 30 bucks. Just verify fitment first. Some savages have the bolt release built into the trigger guard and some like this one is up top near the bolt. The shape of this one is kind of a newer design but the bolt location is older, so not sure if the ones for sale currently fit or not. I'd ask before purchase. Or just replace the whole bottom metal. FYI, this hogue stock isn't the fully bedded chassis one. It's pillar bedded and I've read has a lot of flex in the foregrip area. It's a heavy stock too. With it and the barrel profile it's probably close to 9 lbs without optics if I had to guess.
I have been stuck on 2 heavy barrel rifles my whole life. Rem 700 and Win 70.. My better distance gun now is a rem700 sps varmint with a alum bedded stock. I just cant see buying anything dif because I am old and stuck in my ways.. Great vid ty
I don’t own a Savage rifle myself. However, I know plenty guys that do. Most of these rifles easily shoot 1/2 MOA or less. A huge thumbs up for me when comparing the bolt action; the Savage rifles are smooth as silk compared to the rough as a corn cob Ruger American.
When I reload I weigh every charge, weigh every projectile (I usually cast them myself) and weigh the cases. My rounds shoot consistently. Cheers from eastern TN
Nice groups like what I get with my 788 rem 22-250 and my Ruger #1 243 at 100 yards. And my air rifle at 20 yards. I had a 110 e in 270 with my reloads. 75" at 100 yards. All with no lead sled 😊
I had a 788 in .222rem was by far the most accurate rifle I ever owned and I have 22rifles friend in PA talked me out of it he still using it at 75yrs old to hunt groundhogs should have kept it o well
The very old Ithaca 110 bolt action shot 1-inch groups @100 yds. right out of the box with OTC ammo. One of the best hunting rifles ever made & the average man could easily afford one.
IMPRESSIVE !!! Thanks for the great, professional, and clean family friendly fun and information. Keep up the good work. Also I enjoyed your comment about 3 more through the Creedmoor.
Got an old Savage 110 tactical in 308 I got sometime in the 1980s. Just started playing with it (retired now have more time) and, using Lapua brass and a lead sled got a .3 moa group. The gun is completely stock, factory.
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First time having this at the range and I am VERY IMPRESSED.
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They make ball bearings for savage bolts also to make it a bit smoother on closer of the bolt
I like the fact the you zeroed this on camera and posted all of the parts that you used. Good video!
How often do you clean your Banish 30?
Hundreds through it. Haven't cleaned it since I got it
Msrp? Sako?
Years ago I read in a non-Savage forum where guys were discussing various guns including Savage. A guy wrote something I still remember. He said Savage has never forgotten that the barrel is the gun. Features be dammed. If the barrel sucks features are useless
I had to send in my savage axis twice.. it shot well as for groups but when you can't eject the brass it's annoying. They finally got it fixed the 2nd time.
Most manufacturers have pretty good barrels. My only complaint on the savage is the heavy bolt lift. I don't like the accutrigger, but Timney makes a replacement.
@Anschutz270
Agreed. At a local Big 5 I was able to look over a Savage 110 Precision. I couldn't keep the rifle shouldered while cycling the bolt because the lift was so heavy. I know a precision gun isn't usually shoulder fired, but even on a tripod or a bag just cycling the bolt would alter the point of aim. Opted for somthing else.
100 percent True. Look at the New Winchester Mod 70, Not that great, even though it has a cold hammer forged barrel. It was a disappointing , Return to shame.
And savage just uses a plain old carbon steel barrel, not Hammer Forged. They have always done it Right. Remington, should be The Savage of Today, They are still floundering in a pool of Green Soup.
That’s a great deer-catchin’ musket! I’ve seen guys spend $3k on rifle work and not be able to get better than 1 MOA. Phenomenal “budget” rifle!
I have a Savage 110 that I had modified to take AICS 10 rd magazines. That is the ONLY modification I have made. Has shot sub .25 MOA from day one. The first time I rang steel at a 1000 yards was with this gun. I am STUPID happy with it.
The Savage 110 is a most fascinating rifle. They took several cost saving steps in the design and managed to turn every one of them into an engineering advantage.
I bought one in 2019. Couldn't believe how much gun I got for my money.
I have one, I just put on a different scope, great gun, it's 30-06,
Ive hunted with a Savage 110 for years in .30-06- always moa accurate with a Leopold 2x7 scope. It loves 165gr bullets. I restocked it with a (old school) gorgeous tiger-striped walnut thumbhole stock (1970's). The combo is light, great for mountain hunts here in Utah.
For a number of years, I ran monthly 100 & 200 BR matches at a very large gun club north of Metro Atlanta. And for about 20 years, I shot in the matches every month. For our club level matches we had 3 classes: stock, modified (custom barrels, stocks, triggers but stock actions) and full on Bench Rest. It was rare for anything other than a Savage to win either of the first 2 classes.
They weren't even close to being competitive to an in-tune-full-on bench rest rifle though. Nothing is.
I have full BR rifles but I've also got several Savages. I took one, a model 12 BVSS with a custom trigger, put on a barrel chambered for 6mm BR and went up to the 600 yard prone matches and gave those guys fits. It was shooting relay after relay of 200-20X, perfect scores. It means that every round, 20 times in a row, it was hitting inside a 6'' circle, centered in the target at 600 yards.
Savage has been doing this for a while.
If you live in North Georgia, Alabama or even South Carolina and want to join a LARGE club, Riverbend Gun Club is one of the best in the nation per some consultants we hired to design more ranges. The club is 1000 acres and has so many different ranges that I've lost count, for every type of shooting and the club is competition centered. Every weekend there will be several large competitions of different types. We host national level events. We have a couple of thousand members. If you'd like to check it out: Riverbend Gun Club, Dawsonville, Ga.
Good shout, been looking for a club in north GA
I’m a riverbend member. Great club!
YES! I agree!
You are my hero man. It’s been looking for looking like that.
Ive played around with both the BR and Norma and love both versions. Im currently trying to see what all I can get the 6 ARC to do in a bolt gun on both the bench and in the field before I invest too deeply in it. As far as your 110 comments in your past club shoots, were you referring to after....say 2005 to 2010ish.... or prior? Dont get me wrong I love the 110s and in todays world I'd definitely sit at the 300, 600 or even at a grand with one in my hand all day long. But back in the day there were a lot of 700s (including mine) that beat the brakes off a lot of the 110s in both FTR and Open. As far as an out of the box gun you could go buy and go straight to the match there is no question I'd chose a 110, but as far as tweaking the trigger, action and stock the old 700s were hard to beat. I know later years the 110s started winning the majority of the events, but before that the 700s were king and a man that really knows how to run a good older version 700 could still give a 110 hell even today 👍
Savage rifles have a reputation for accuracy so it will give Ruger a run for its money. Competition is good for the consumers.
Very accurate rifles.
To be fair …. Try it in any chambering other than 6.5…. And see how it compares to other models then. It seems like everything out there is sub with 6.5
I've heard Savage didn't have good accuracy
@@MichaelDart-h6w I had Savage rifles in 270, 308 and 243, and all had good accuracy. Especially considering they were cheap rifles.
Savage is known for their accuracy. Most attribute it to the floating bolt head, button broached rifling and the lock nut barrel. It is no surprise that Ruger used the lock nut barrel on their American rifles. General consensus is that the Ruger Americans are highly accurate (I concur) plus they eject MUCH, MUCH better than any current Savage model. Between this particular Savage rifle and the Ruger American, I think I'd take the American especially if it is a gen 2 that uses AICS magazines.
For anyone curious, i picked one up in 7prc. First few groups i got were cloverleafs with hornady eld-x. Wish this gun was getting more media attention. Couldnt be happier with it
What is the barrel length on your 7PRC?
Years ago when ar 15s were all the craze i would go to the local pawn shop and buy buy buy any savage bolt 110 from 3006 to 223, sometimes for 150 bucks with scopes worth more than the gun at the time . Loved them all back into shooting condition, 7mm mags and 300 winnys barrels green from neglect but cleaned up and shot great, some I rebarreled to other calibers w shaw or ea brown did trigger work or stock swaps, but all were amazingly accurate. Still think they are great , kept the original barrels for future swap projects, . Great love affair with the savage bolt actions.
My 30 year old Savage 110FP, heavy barrel 223 shoots in the 2s all day long,
Canjar set down to 2 oz. Trigger,
Synthetic stock filled with lead, it weighs 18 lbs.
Obviously this is a Bench gun set up for target shooting.
Load development used was the Claud Audett ladder method.
Necks is turned to .oo10
Bald Eagle front rest, w micrometer adjustments.
Flat metal plate screwed to the forearm that rides evenly on the flat plate front rest.
Set up to free recoil straight back
40 power Tasco Scope.
After set up I do not touch the rifle with my cheek or shoulder, just 2 oz trigger pull
One hole groups are common. It keeps up with the exotic “Group Specific” high dollar
Bench rest guns.
Savage has been making some of the best guns for a long time
My first rifle in the early 2000's was a used 110 I bought from the guy who got me into big game hunting on the cheap. That old .243 still slings groups the size of a dime with handloads. Love that old gun, unfortunately it rains to much to feel good about taking it hunting here in AK a lot of the time but savage makes damn good rifles.
I thought there was lots of oil in AK
@user-ok1sy5kc6d there is... but the walnut is really nice and I don't want to subject it to the alder thickets or terrenchal downpours with swings into freezing Temps. It's a "sentimental" gun at this point.
@@1bobharvey totally get that. I don’t subscribe but I do understand.
I have the 110 heavy barrel in 243 put it in a mdt chassis vortex venom 5x25 scope.
5 rounds hand loaded in a thumbnail every
Time super accurate rifle..
The model 12 will take a tick of a dogs ass at 200 yards 😂
I got a 1994 Savage 110 270 and it’s a tack driver. I bought a cheap box of Super X 130gr and I couldn’t believe how well it shot practically cut the same hole at a 100 yards. 🎯I paid 280 bucks for it out the door at a pawn shop and it didn’t have a scratch on it and it still don’t. It’s a blond wood birch I guess..fine rifle for the price
I wanted a bolt action, that was cheap, to go with my homemade 6.5 Creedmoor 80% AR, with a 18" fluted Bear Creek bull barrel.
The fact that you got those groups with off the shelf hunting ammo is amazing, Savage is savagely beating it's competition! .
Whose suppressor does he use?
So refreshing to see someone use a reasonable setup to see how a rifle groups. Most have shakey tables, a bipod and nothing for the butt to rest on. Thanks for having some common sense and a good video. Subscribed and congrats on an excellent rifle.
Appreciate you watching!
I’ve always loved Savages, for one thing they have made left-handed version. They spent money on barrels, and with the accutrigger, they are accurate and durable. MY first Savage rifle? A .30-‘06 when I was 18 YO, 52 years ago. Now my son has it. Shot lots of plain game in Africa.
I have a Savage110BL I bought used in the early80s. I was just starting reloading. I put together4 loads. When I shot the first load it went in 3/4 inch. The other were right at an inch. I used that load ever since for hunting. I have taken more than 50 deer and antelope. 48 grains IMR 4064 165 SBT Sierra in LC match brass.
I love the wood stock. The others work but somehow there's nothing like a wood stock blued rifle. Or handgun for that matter.
While deer hunting in northern Missouri back in the 90’s, my Remington suffered a broken firing pin. Stupidly, I had not brought along a backup rifle, so was forced to run into the nearest town to look for one. Understand, it was a Sunday, during a deer season that was only about two weeks long….I was pressed for time. My only option was the nearest towns Walmart, whose selection was distressing. There were exactly 2 rifles in the display. Both were Savage 110 bolt guns. One was in 30-06, the other was a .270. The later had a factory supplied scope already mounted. I had never even shot a .270 before, but the already mounted scope made the choice for me. After buying the rifle, and a couple of boxes of ammunition, I returned to the deer woods. After test firing a few shots at increasing distances, I found that this rifle (as it came out of the box) was shooting 1 inch groups at 100 yards…….that must have been a really good day at the Savage factory. 🫡
A couple of hours later I saw a nice sized doe across the field. A single shot dropped her where she stood. That distance stepped off right near 400 yards. I’ve been a fan of Savage rifles ever since and have since bought my daughter a 110 chambered in .243. I wholeheartedly recommended the 110 to anyone that asks. 🫡
Awesome story
U r fortunate... wally and big box stores usually buy the name and have knock offs made to sell
I’m sure that 243 is really great on performance. Drops Deer big time.
@@mcmuskie2563 it does a great job on Texas sized deer. I’m giving serious consideration to getting a suppressor for the .243 for coyotes and hogs. 😊
Yeah buddy you just found the rifle communities greatest secret, i have 2 savage 110s that trailer much more expensive rifles... umm every time too.
Savage good quality, accuracy , weight, no nonsense features, good trigger and price point.
I still run my old Savage 110C with a lefty bolt. Savage has always had a great bolt, very smooth, decent trigger that I can adjust myself. Savage is known as the best out of the box rifle. Always has been.
Thank you. You give a lot of valuable commentary for some of us who are just getting acquainted with some of these issues. I only ever used iron sights, when I was shooting in my long ago youth. Kept notes on a wet mud tablet writing in cuneiform...
Thanks for watching
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Of all the firearms out there, my preferences run towards Savage. I have had a great deal of success with Savage firearms for over 40 years.
My first was in the 1980s when I bought a 110 E. It was a nice inexpensive rifle, rough in finish. But it shot like a dream. Since I have collected numerous Savage rifles. My latest, is the savage Trail hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor.
I watched your video setting up and shooting yours and thought I’d just have to have one.
Thank you, sir. I enjoy your entertaining and informative videos. Keep up the good work.
Nice setup.
One thing, I've found sometimes with the Hawke scopes (I have several), as there's no Eyepiece Lock Ring you can sometimes get a little eyepiece wiggle if you knock it or use flip covers.
I pop a 30mm O-Ring in the gap between the Ocular lens and body to snug down on to.
It eliminates any possibility of wiggle and keeps dirt and wet out the thread
I used to use a 30x1mm O-Ring and am currently using a 30x2mm.
Thanks for the great vids 👍
I have a Savage 110 Hunter in 270 Win. Wicked accurate and best group so far is .43. The accufit stock is great for customized cheek weld, but I would drop that for this beauty. Hogue stock and cerakote at that price point, yes please! The only thing wrong I’ve found with these push feeds is short stroking will fail to feed. Not a Savage issue per se, but any push feed we just have to do a full bolt throw to cycle a new round.
Thats a nice rig, i love my Savage model12 boltacton in.250 Remington LPR👍
Savages are accurate out of the box because they have a free floated bolt head. It doesn't bind. Savages also have a barrel nut so head space alignment can be adjusted while other bra 16:50 nds can't.👍
EXACTLY RIGHT!!!! I've not saw ANYTHING that I would even consider being as Accurate & dependable as my SAVAGE AXIS 6.5 Creedmoor
I also like that the Accutrigger is user adjustable so you don't need to immediately buy an aftermarket trigger for your new rifle. If you have another Savage in a different caliber the trigger will feel the same.
The AccuTrigger is an amazing factory trigger.
I have a Marlin X7S .308 which has the exact floating bolt head, barrel nut and trigger as Savage. Once Remington bought Marlin, they kept the action because it's a better design than the 700 and named it the cheaper .783.🤔
Proof to everyone that you don’t need a barrel break in. Good job 👍
This has nothing to do with barrel break in. You properly break in a barrel to avoid future issues caused by jacket material collecting in microscopic machining grooves. Virtually every barrel manufacturer and professional precision rifle maker advises a good break in, but sure, this video proves them all wrong.
Honestly, do whatever makes you feel better about your rifle.
I think it's crap, I don't clean my rifles and they all continue to shoot great. The military snipers that I have run across (even the sniper school instructors) only clean every 200-300 rounds. Even on a new barrel they will just shoot, and shoot and shoot and shoot.
I saw an interview with an engineer that said that the only reason that they put a break-in procedure in the owners manual is because they were getting flooded with requests for one from customers and when they said that they didn't need one they didn't believe them. He said that there is no scientific proof that you need to break in a barrel. I've never done a break-in. I go straight out to the range and sight it in and then maybe verify it a couple days before I go hunting.
@@thatguy7850 the reason a "broken in" barrel will shoot better is because those microscopic imperfections get filled in. The extra cleaning would do absolutely nothing to prevent that as after the ritual is complete your done and no one continues to clean after every shot
My first and only purchase of a savage rifle, in 7mm mag. The stock shrank away from the receiver/barrel. Never seen anything like it. Returned to the store and purchased Remington 7mm mag. That was 35 years ago, no problems since.
Not supposed to shoot 40 rounds in 10 min.
Got a Savage 10 in 243 that put 10 rounds at 100 yards you could fully cover with a nickel. And that was off a wobbly bench.
Bought my first Savage 110L in .30-‘06 52 years ago, still own it, but my son has it! Since then I’ve bought 2 7mm-‘08’s (one left handed the other right handed), and a .300 WinMag (left handed) I needed a .375 H&H mag for an Africa hunt in 2007, and their customer shop built it for me in 8 weeks! And in case you like the old ones, I also found a Model 99 lever action. In .300 Savage. Smooth action. A bunch of great rifles.
Totally impressed with the Savage rig and the choice of calibers. If that trigger breaks clean at 2.5 pounds that is awesome! Your bench technique is first class compared to some folks. They are not capable of showing the true value and respresentation of how good each product is. Keep pumping out your stellar video content and info on whats new and hot in the market. God Bless us shooters one and all.
Appreciate you watching
Well, I happen to have a Ruger Mk II that I bought from KMart in 2000. My brother bought the "special" Savage 110 with scope (cheap scope). I adorned mine with a nice Burris scope. I reload my own 7mm Rem Mag, and my brother bought the bargain basement 30-06 ammo. My Ruger shot dime size groups at 100yds. My brother's rifle, let's say, was lucky to keep them rounds on paper. So he asked me what could be wrong with the rifle (of course it wasn't him). Well I took a look and said the scope needed to be scrapped. Then we checked the rifle bedding. the screws were loose. One issue is that one of the two screws that holds the action is secured through the trigger guard, and in this case it was made of plastic. So we order a metal trigger guard, installed it and the scope and after a bore sight, took it out for a ride. My brother took aim, and fired. He got on the paper, but was nervous about taking a second shot, not knowing if it would group or not. So I helped out and shot the second round. Two holes touching. I told him he should take the next shot and he did. A perfect cloverleaf, that's two shooters and all with his cheap ammunition. His ear to ear grin said it all. And me, I am still very impressed by the capability of the Savage 110.
A very thorough, step by step bench test !!! Good presentation of the bore to scope relationship ; I have seen shooters fire 40 rounds at the range from sandbags and still not hit a 2X2 target at 100 yards. Keep up the great work !!!
They should sell there rifles buy a shotgun and know there limits
didn't know you were watching me shooT!
Man, that thing flat out GROUPS. I like how smooth that bolt seemed to run too. Looks like a keeper! Great video as always! Cheers.
Big fan here Who_tee_who, like minded fella. Love me a budget rifle that shoots lights out. Friendly tip. When you’ve got that thing in a sled like that, fire a shot and then dial your scope cross hairs down to from the point of aim (bulls eye) down to the point of impact. Makes for a super quick zero, can be done in 2-3 shots total. Hard to do without a very solid position like a sled but saves on ammo ($) and time.
I bought a Savage 11 223 REM Trophy Hunter on Clearance (they were getting discontinued) back in 2018 for $299. Factory bore mounted 3-9x40 Nikon scope. Took it out to the range and I was getting consistent 0.7-0.9 inch groups at 100 yards with factory cheap hunting ammo. 50 grain tipped Fiocchi ammo. Match ammo is around 0.5 at 100. Best $300 I ever spent on a rifle.
ya i got a savage 111 in 7 remmag its not even fun to shoot. shoot it 3 bullets a year and ever year its single hole at 100 and 1 inch high. never have to change settings or run around to find ammo like i said its boaring .
I bought the same deal in 2019. No regrets except the Nikon scope knobs don't work now. I hope Nikon will fix it no charge.
@@TheRealJBMcMunn I doubt it since they no longer make rifle scopes, but hopefully they do 🤷🏼♂️
I have a Savage 110 Switchback. The action is much smoother than the Ruger American. Accuracy = as good as or better than my fancier rifles.
Great review as usual! Thank you for doing reviews for real people when so many others focus on more expensive and not necessarily better guns. You rock man!
Appreciate you watching!
Awesome! I watched the video where you showed it to us and have been waiting for the shooting video!!
Another great video where the rifle speaks for itself. Good to see Savage still offering magazines in their budget rifles that aren't all plastic. Yet another example of why hunters need not spend a lot of money to get an accurate and dependable rifle.
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It's why I bought another magazine for mine. Impressed with the quality
Well, that was a really fun video. 😃
I have my grandpa’s old Savage Model 99 in .250 Savage. I love that rifle.
I need another rifle like I need another hole in my head, but you’ve got me interested in the 110.
Seems like the grandchild of the 99. 👍
My 110 Featherweight shoots Barnes copper out of the box sub moa but only 130s and 168.@@mmpatriot2170
That Core-Lokt Tipped is some awesome ammo also. I recently tried it in my T/C 300 Win Mag and had similar results.
The trick I’ve used for zeroing with a mount like that goes like this.
Fire your shot.
Then put your reticle back on the aim point you just used. While looking through the scope, adjust the windage and elevation knobs until your reticle is right on the bullet hole from your first shot.
Then aim in on your desired aiming point and test. Fine tune if necessary.
Using this method I’ve been able to zero a rifle in three shots.
That's what I did in this video 👍👍
😅 4:19
Don't count clicks, just move the reticle to the point of impact.@@WHOTEEWHO
Yep,it works
Yes. Larry Potterfield (Midway USA) method.
Love my savages as well!
From av1956 savage 99 I'm 300savage, axisII in 223, 110 in 6.5 creed and my model 12 heavy barrel
All are tack drivers!
I bought a savage 110 ultra light two years ago and it's one of the best bullet slingers I own... 1/2" grouping alllllll day!
Awesome!
How's the bolt? Mine is stiff but I'll live with it.
Glad to see Savage went back to the sear/ bolt release on the R side. Didn’t especially like the bottom slide button in the trigger guard.
Good ammo, good scope, great Savage rifle, professional shooter! Very commendable video, thank you! Well worth the wait!!!
🙏🙏🙏 thanks for watching!
My favorite videos to watch...gradually replacing tv!
I had picked up a like new savage model 11 in 30-06 with a 4 power nikon it was for a client, I tested it out and set it up before selling it, it was one of the most accurate and easy shooting rifles I've ever shot. Smooth as butter. Great trigger.
Cheap or expensive, Savage makes some of the most accurate barrels around.
Excellent. Can't argue with results like these.
A couple of years ago I picked up a Savage Axis XP in 308. Black synthetic stock with a couple of inserts so that the length of pull can be adjusted plus a Bushnel scope. First Savage I’ve ever owned, or even fired, but it’s a great bambi buster.
Ive found that Ruger, Savage, Mossberg all have great shooting budget rifles…and most of them now have the threaded barrel. All shoot great….heck I still have a Remington 770 in 7mm08 that ten plus years old and still shoots lights out…of course i did put it in a boyds stock cause the stock back then was cheap plastic.
I had goof luck w some cheap 770s too
Those Rem.770's shot lights out😊👍!
My 770 in 270 shoots awsome as well lol
I had a 770 in 270 that would stack bullets at almost 300yrds. I did a few minor adjustments to it and really enjoyed that rifle. Ended up selling it to a buddy for hunting and I kinda regret it. These budget rifles are getting better and better
I have 770 in 7mm rem mag….decent accuracy,but to light….5 shots and gotta take break…kicks like mule.
Love it!! I can only imagine how good the forearm style feels in the hand!
Anytime you buy a new rifle you absolutely must take the scope base off degrease it apply blue lock-tight and torque to 25 inch lbs. Same with action screws in this rifle 40 lbs. will do it. If you don’t know torque specks. Contact the manufacturer. Same with muzzle break. If it is not degreased torqued properly it will loosen and shoot fly shit groups all over. I don’t know why manufacturers don’t clean up cutting oil from drilling ect. and allow the firearm out the door. Recipe for disaster and bad reputation. Great Video.
Yep, trust nothing to be torqued right. Retired mechanic here. Everything gets checked from brand new auto parts to appliances to furniture.
Great tips.
I used to shy away from Savage...oddly enough mainly because of esthetics, but now because of you WTW, I'll be grabbed a trail hunter light because you've demonstrated that these rifles are lights out! Not even for the "money" , they are just damn fine rifles
Hard to beat em. Appreciate you watching
Pretty damn good for hunting ammo too.
I’d like to see how some match loads do.
I have the 110 savage .338 Lapua FCP and it’s also a tack driver. I also like the small cut out ejection ports on the Savage rifles.
Just seems to make sense that the less steel cut away ,the stiffer the action will be
I absolutely LOVE the flats on top of the Hawke rings. Will be so easy to get crosshairs straight
Yup
I would like to get my hands on one to check it out. I love the idea of the rubber over molded stock. I'm sure it feels so much better than the hard plastic.
I hope Hogue stiffened the front of the stock ? Howa used them back in the day in their 1500. And I believe they still do. I have the older one in 25-06. Love the feel of the stock but the front near the sling stud needed reinforcing. For it would hit the barrel.
You have gained my interest in rifles I don't have. Now I'm checking out the old 260.
That is a sweet looking rifle! It definitely CLICKS all the boxes for me!!
I love it
I dont know if its your demeanor, accent, common sense, or normal everyday guy attitude. I love your videos, you are arguably the most authentic reviewer in the business. Thank you for putting in the effort. 22Plinkster and Hickock45 favs too.
Appreciate you watching!
I picked up a savage 12fv from cabelas around Christmas 2017 for $200 26” barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor I put it in a xlr element chassis with a athlon Midas tac for scope. With my handloads it shoots 5 shot .25” groups consistently. Savage actions feel cheap and clunky but dang does that rifle shoot!!
I bought the 300 win mag caliber. Groups are amazing
Awesome
How far away do you think that beast would or could ring steel? Also, how’s the recoil? Thanks
0.3 groups at 100 yard with 180 grain Hornady sst. I would have no issue ringing steel for a long distance shot. Recoil is like a 308 since I installed a muzzle brake. @@JohnLee-jk5ew
@@JohnLee-jk5ewall 180 grain ammo I've tried has been 0.6 inch group or less at 100. The 150 grains 1 inch to .75
@@rfly81what brake did you go with? I was curious about an effective yet budget brake for these. Not sure what the barrel diameter is.
Great video always informative! I’ve owned several savages . I had a model 110 in .243 . It was a very impressive shooter . Thank you again . Best wishes
Thanks for watching
Excellent video, as usual! Just a recommendation, always eject a shell right after you fire it so as to let heat escape the barrel and chamber asap.
I’m a savage fan. Still have my 110 from the early 90’s. I took care of it. Now gave it to my son. To this day never had any problems with it. Good hunting rifle that has taken several deer. Most important every harvest has been recovered within 40 yards from point of impact. Most within 10 yards. .270 cal
The Savage 110's have always killed the Ruger Americans. People always wanted to compare the American to the Axis. Never understood why when the 110 and American price points were closer. I've got a factory 110 hunter in 6.5 creedmoor that shoots the Deer Season XP 129g less than 1/4 MOA.
The ruger Americans are too light Have and ol hawkeye 77 mk 2. Stainless Long action it’s does well very 6.5x06 Braughton barrel light target contour
That's cause they don't want to spend money for the 110
Compare that savage 110 vs tikka t3x
tikka wins in every category
1/4 MOA? Really now?
@@goodnewseverybody739 Gives me a reason to rebarrel them🤣 My dad has a 110 that he got in the early 90's from my cousin who also bought it used from who knows where... it still shoots fine.
Lol....the bolt (eh) and price point (eh)...I'll give it to the Savage....But your video made me get up and go to the range this morning (thank you for that)...My 6.5 Ruger Shot .25 and .31, two groups of three, back to back, factory ammo, off of bags and front bag only on the second group.(and I promise I am not the best shot..LOL). I have a Savage 110 in 7 mag...to introduce me to the round. When folks ask me about a rifle round they want to get into, I send them to Savage. You always post great videos, honest and fair. Thank you for that. Now I am going to look for that Savage. Seems to be hard to find it in that Green.
You have great luck with getting really good groups with your budget guns and factory ammo. Maybe you could do a video on what you do with your new guns before you shoot them ? Clean them ? Break the barrel in or not . Just a thought . Thanks for the videos
I take it out of the box. No clean. No break in
A good gun rest and a steady trigger finger helps. Also, adjusting your trigger to a lighter pull helps.
When you did the sight-in at 10yds on the paper, how far apart are the dots? I'm looking for a good budget rifle for deer hunting. I have been looking at the ruger ranch and the cva cascade sb, all in 350 legend. Now you gave me something else to consider!
Great shooting gun/driver combo there WTW,how far do you space your two dots apart for a 10 yard bore sight?
Wow . Yes sir . That’s proves alot of people wrong . Guess I’m not waisting ammo breaking in anymore. You’re a good shot to be getting those groups . Remington should be sponsoring your ammo . Your great advertisement for them . I’ve bought some tipped Remington ammo since watching your channel. Thanks for the videos
i have an old savage .243 i picked up on a discount because the stock needed finished. after "cleaning it up" i took it to a bench. on a stand and remote trigger... it made less than a 1" moa at 200 yards. for 300 bucks. not a bad purchase
Who-tee, you just sold 10,000 rifles! Way to go Savage!
Thanks for watching
Yes he did although took longer than anticipated
Used to have a Savage 11 XP (3-9 scope included), in .223. Left-handed, bought barely used for $350. At 100 yards it would shoot 5-shot one hole groups consistently, with the cheapest 50gr Win varmint black box ammo. Savage is the bang-for-buck champ.
Ruger gen 1, haven't been disappointed yet. 223, 270 and two 308's. Great guns!!
I have 3 of the boat paddles in 22mag , 243 , and 7mm Remington mag all have been great rifles .
and the new gen 2 are even better yet!
Excellent Presentation. Savage is making accurate rifles. I started out decades ago with a 110E in 30-06. It was used when it was given to me. My son still has that rifle. I have a .308 win and a 6.5 PRC in 110 Ultralite with Carbon Fibre barrels. They to shoot lights out. Savage has come along way and price points are great from entry to their top end guns. I’d put mine up against rifles that cost two times as much.
Thanks for watching
Tell savage to bring the Indian back, there was no reason to cave to people who don't buy your products as it was
Savage has been known forever as one of the most accurate, out of the box, rifles. Some people just hated them because of the very thing that made them so accurate, the barrel nut.
But People serious about accuracy built their bench guns around them. Even today there are the same people complaining about them being ugly, or because they don’t cost enough for bragging rights at the range or camp.
Whatever people, we have four Savages, from my OLD 110 30-06 to my wife’s newish 110 243.
We will keep on enjoying the dependable accuracy and affordability, y’all keep spending on shiny so-so accuracy rifles.
The targets don’t care about bling and the deer LOVE a shiny rifle!
Savage Trail Hunter. I been waiting for this one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Made in the US?? I noticed the Stevens rifle was manufactured in Turkey
been waiting also !!!!
The 110 heavy barrel I had in the 90s was very accurate, Sub minute of angle groups, Was definitely a competitor to my Remington 308 HB.........🤪🇺🇲
New vedio everyday!!! I truely appreciate you for your hardwork wtw💐🤝
🙏🙏🙏 I am working hard at it
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The Savage 110 is a great straight out of the box rifle. I bought a Savage 110 over 35yrs. ago when my Dad came to hunt in Texas and brought two rifles. Unfortunately he decide to only take one to the deer lease and mixed up the rifle and bolt. Thus the first morning I had to stick him in a stand with my Remington while I ran to town in rural east Texas to pick up a cheap rifle for the extended weekend hunt. That rifle I purchased was a Savage 110 30-06 black synthetic stock combination with 3-9x40mm Simmons ?? scope.
I have been hunting with that rifle ever since, it is not real pretty but shoots straight and is reliable. The scope got damaged and was replaced. I can not tell you how many deer and hogs it has taken or how many times it has been bounced or knocked over.
I have multiple safes of Remington, Winchester, Ruger, Browing, Colt, Windham or ex-military, but the Savage is the first each season.
Oh man Hootie I like that rifle I really do if only if Savage would have it in 204 Ruger I would be sold but I would like to have one man thanks for the video again
I like it. Very nice setup sir. I've been running a 2 5-10x50 Hawke 30WA for the past 5yrs or so and there a very nice scope for the money.
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I have an old Savage 112 .308. Chucked the stock as it was crap plastic. Love the accutrigger. Touch holes out of the box at 100-200 yards. It’s more accurate than I am.
Great results! Thanks for this video. One question I have, is the trigger metal or polymer? Lookin for a good solid spare rifle for hunting trip.
Hmm. I think metal
And is the trigger guard metal?
@@CPM_1975 Probably not. Haven't had my hands on one or I'd tell you... But their budget lines have had plastic trigger guards for a while now. Really prone to breaking across the bolt hole if you over torque them. A lot of different companies make replacement steel ones though for 20 to 30 bucks. Just verify fitment first. Some savages have the bolt release built into the trigger guard and some like this one is up top near the bolt. The shape of this one is kind of a newer design but the bolt location is older, so not sure if the ones for sale currently fit or not. I'd ask before purchase. Or just replace the whole bottom metal. FYI, this hogue stock isn't the fully bedded chassis one. It's pillar bedded and I've read has a lot of flex in the foregrip area. It's a heavy stock too. With it and the barrel profile it's probably close to 9 lbs without optics if I had to guess.
I have been stuck on 2 heavy barrel rifles my whole life. Rem 700 and Win 70.. My better distance gun now is a rem700 sps varmint with a alum bedded stock. I just cant see buying anything dif because I am old and stuck in my ways.. Great vid ty
I don’t own a Savage rifle myself. However, I know plenty guys that do. Most of these rifles easily shoot 1/2 MOA or less. A huge thumbs up for me when comparing the bolt action; the Savage rifles are smooth as silk compared to the rough as a corn cob Ruger American.
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Looking forward to this one for sure!
You and me both!
When I reload I weigh every charge, weigh every projectile (I usually cast them myself) and weigh the cases. My rounds shoot consistently. Cheers from eastern TN
Took 2 Nilgai last weekend with this rifle in 300 winmag. Had to locktite the rail
Awesome! Yeah on the heavy hitter I normally loctite a rail bcuz small chance I ever take it off
I really enjoy the mellow vibe of your videos.
Appreciate you watching
Good review coming up I feel it, need me a new deer rifle 👀
My first scoped .308 was a used savage. Sure do miss it!
Saw these today at the PA Sportsman’s show. They seem nice! I like that over molded stock. Thought they felt a lil heavy maybe.
8 pounds. Add a 30mm 6-24 scope and a sling and you're over 10.
The semi bull barrel is why it’s weight is on the heavy side
Nice groups like what I get with my 788 rem 22-250 and my Ruger #1 243 at 100 yards. And my air rifle at 20 yards. I had a 110 e in 270 with my reloads. 75" at 100 yards. All with no lead sled 😊
I had a 788 in .222rem was by far the most accurate rifle I ever owned and I have 22rifles friend in PA talked me out of it he still using it at 75yrs old to hunt groundhogs should have kept it o well
I’m excited I bought this 110 Trail Hunter in 350 legend but haven’t shot it yet. As always great video !
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The very old Ithaca 110 bolt action shot 1-inch groups @100 yds. right out of the box with OTC ammo. One of the best hunting rifles ever made & the average man could easily afford one.
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IMPRESSIVE !!! Thanks for the great, professional, and clean family friendly fun and information. Keep up the good work. Also I enjoyed your comment about 3 more through the Creedmoor.
Thanks for watching!
Wish it was available in LH.
Got an old Savage 110 tactical in 308 I got sometime in the 1980s. Just started playing with it (retired now have more time) and, using Lapua brass and a lead sled got a .3 moa group. The gun is completely stock, factory.