I've never seen a Savage bolt handle break but I have seen a Tikka break.So you have 2 threads about the same topic. Savage can be accurate, try lifting the bolt or extraction of a stuck case and having to hammer the bolt.
There are reasons they are inexpensive and the trigger sucks as well.
I see a Savage in your future!
Thats because the canuks called back to their french heritage and gave up putting this dumb fuck in charge
Something tells me I have a few tools in the shed that are very similar. And then there was Farmer Louis Ward of French Camp Mississippi (one of the finest men I have ever known.)We call that the Old woodsman's axe.
"I've owned this axe for over 50 years, wouldn't trade it for the world! I've replaced the head three times and the handle 11 times, but it's the best axe I've ever owned!"
Dude, I’ve been down your road. 10 years ago, when I started in precision shooting, I bought a used 110 and modded the fuck out of it. After buying the tooling require to change barrels, new barrel, nut, lug, stock, pic rail, rings, and swfa 10x optic, it cost $2200. Shot well enough, wouldn't feed, extract, or eject for shit.
Savage sucks...The actions feel like someone dumped half the Sahara desert into each one before they boxed and shipped.
That’s about the correct glass:rifle ratio.
That is a somewhat helpful answer and I’m starting to look at other things now too.
Do you know if the closer ranges allow positional shooting, or is it only from a bench? Reason I ask, is because if they allow you to shoot in different positions you can get a lot more practice out of the close ranges while still being able to use the longer range a few times a year. This will make the "cost per use" of your rifle cheaper, even if you increase your budget.
I only own one Savage. I’ve posted before when I first got it because the extraction sucked. Anyway, a larger detent ball and all is well. It’s not the smoothest action by far, but, it was only $600 from Bridgeport Machine and Tool in Marietta, OH on our way home from seeing Santana in Cuyahoga Falls, so at least there’s that.
The gain is that your equipment will be significantly higher quality and you will enjoy shooting it more, also a less likely chance of an equipment failure, and a much higher chance for accuracy and consistency...For just a slight bit more money in the grand scheme of things. And if you don't like it, you're likely to get MUCH more of your money back on the used market, than if you built on a Savage.
I get it man, and don’t think I ever mentioned competing. The purpose of a precision rifle isn’t linked to just competing. Delivering ordnance on target, precisely and accurately is the over simplified purpose of this type of system. Whatever purpose you assign it is up to you.
Actually exactly the way I am leaning right now. Arguably a bit better and actually cheaper too, the cheapest I could find the Savage 110 trail hunter was $510 and I would still have to replace the stock anyway, so that plan saves me $60-$110, which should cover the scope rail and bolt handle, so that kind of solves the problem.
$1,279 for the rifle, assuming it is not bid up, plus ridiculous $100 shipping, plus $400 for Bravo chassis, plus $300 for tool less LOP, plus $450 for the optic equals $2,529, that is $1,029 over budget. Even if I didn’t do the LOP that would still be $729 over budget, even without the chassis that is still $329 over budget, plus I am left with a non adjustable stock that is better suited to hunting than precision. My rifle budget is $1,000, my optic budget is $500 for $1,500 total, pretty much impossible to do that with the CTR. Now were I able to get just the barreled action for say $500-$600 sure, but otherwise it’s too much. Not at all interested in that stock.
It wasn't a waste of money, it was an semi expensive lesson to learn that it's easier buying a rifle than building one.
Atlas bipods suck. I’ll take a Harris S-BRM with a pod lock over one any day of the week.
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Accu-Tac all day over Atlas. Classic example of marketing and limited options historically IMO.
Continuing further, anyone that says a 22lr isn’t their most fun rifle to shoot is lying. If I didn’t hunt, and only had access to 200y, I’d be shooting ALOT of 22lr.
this and the shit 10 round mags that are only 90% reliable are why I decided to build my own. other wise it's a sweet little rifle that balances and shoots respectably. savage centerfire are worth t he effort ime. savage rimfire, may perhaps be a different story, idk.
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Well said, I have been lurking this website for quite some time, and have never posted before, that’s not normally my thing but, this pretty much sums up why , there are so many gun snobs and rude posters that think their Crap doesn’t stink and feel they must they have to degrade others that don’t have what they have or that they are the smartest person in the room, the majority of the people here have one thing in common….. their love of firearms, and something else most have the love of freedom… still their are those individuals that feel they are superior to others and that is not ok, that is tyrannical behavior…. So , that’s my 2 cents worth , I may not post again, and continue to lurk but for the most part I come here to learn and for the most part most members are very intelligent and I have learned from their experience and post but , I say this if you are here only to brag and shame people , you are the ones that should be ashamed!
There are better ways to express and teach others without shaming or making fun of them or their equipment, i realize we are supposedly all Adults but most of us are here for the love of shooting and don’t come here to be made fun of at our expense to make someone else feel superior, so what … the guy wants to start with the savage or something else.
That is sick misguided and obviously despairing humor in my opinion… thick skin or not….. not funny to some, it’s bullying!
It's intended to be.
