Savage Barrels?

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I am thinking of picking up a NEW Savage 111 Long Range Hunter when it comes out next year. I am pretty sure this is rifle is going to have accustock, accutrigger and heavy barrel. Supposed to be chambered in .25-06, .308, 6.5x.284, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win mag.

How do Savage's button rifled barrels stack up against other factory barrels or custom barrels?

Or am I better off getting a rifle built from scratch?

I am not out to win any competitions....just want a accurate rifle capable of 500-600 yard shots under ideal hunting conditions.

Don't want to spend more than $1,500 on rifle and about $1500 on Optics(including bases&rings).
 
I find the Savage barrels are good. It all depends. You could get a friday afternoon special or you could get a tack driver. I have had good luck so far. You could spend $400 on a basic Svage without accustock and accutrigger and buy a prefit Savage Barrel and a match trigger from Mystic and have the whole thing done and bedded/pillered for under $1500 and have a much better rifle IMO.

I have only put about $1700 into my 7mmRM built on a Stevens 200 (Savage 110) action and that includes optics. It shoots sub MOA out to 650yds so far.

Check out Mystic Precision one of or board sponsors and fellow member to see what he offers.
 
A match barrel from any manufacturer will shoot better than any factory barrel due simply to the fact that barrel makers usually make JUST barrels and put more care and attention into making them right.
 
they are decent barrels, but they copper fowl bad! they look like a mexicans shorts after a chili eating contest with all the racing stripes in them! lol.
 
I am with magnum peanut on this one.. they are hit or miss.. even on the upper tier guns...

Most do shoot fairly well.. about an inch or just under on average.. some shoot ragged groups at 100 and some shoot shotgun patterns even after a rechamber and recrown..

If you buy it and it doesn't shoot there are lots of options for a pre-fit barrel.. Jerry at Mystic being one of them..
 
350 Mag said:
I am thinking of picking up a NEW Savage 111 Long Range Hunter when it comes out next year. I am pretty sure this is rifle is going to have accustock, accutrigger and heavy barrel. Supposed to be chambered in .25-06, .308, 6.5x.284, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win mag.

How do Savage's button rifled barrels stack up against other factory barrels or custom barrels?

Or am I better off getting a rifle built from scratch?

I am not out to win any competitions....just want a accurate rifle capable of 500-600 yard shots under ideal hunting conditions.

Don't want to spend more than $1,500 on rifle and about $1500 on Optics(including bases&rings).
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My personal LR/cut block hunting rifle was a Savage package rifle in 7RM. Bedded and the stock modified, it works just fine. Changed to better rings and bases. Swapped a new trigger and put on a muzzle brake. Sub MOA at 900yds for about $700 without scope.

I have not shot a factory Savage/Stevens barrel that wouldn't go sub MOA at 200yds with handloads. Many have hovered in the 1/2 min range. A few in the 1/3 min range. This makes them a very good factory barrel and the equal of any domestic products.

However, they are no where near as good or as consistent as a quality aftermarket barrel like those offered by Shilen or McGowen. I would expect these to shoot in the 1/4 to 1/3 min range.

I have never judged a barrel by what the bore looks like. Only where the bullets in the target show up. Some barrels that foul so much they are green, have been my most consistent and repeatable pipes.

Only the Tikkas have shown better out of the box accuracy and some have shot spectacularly.

For a big game hunting rifle, I have not considered a HB a necessity. I don't intend to be shooting that much at my target. If 4 shots don't get the job done, I am in real trouble. A reg. sporter barrel is on my rig. Keeps it light, balances better, easier to pack.

I am not sure what this new savage will cost but building your own is pretty darn inexpensive. No problem putting a rig together for well below your $3000 budget. I would estimate that you can have an entire rig WITH great optics for around $1500, maybe a bit more depending on bells and whistles.

I use a 7RM and would recommend it for the distances you intend to hunt. The 300WM is no slouch but I am a recoil wuss and the 30cal heavies are more fun then my shoulder wants to deal with.

http://www.mysticprecision.com/htm/rifle.php

You should find these articles helpful.

Jerry
 
I just took my Savage 7mmRM (factory) out to the range after getting a break installed and was pleasantly surprised.

1st 5 shots at 100 yards went into a .38 in hole

2nd group of 5 I shot at 200 and it shot .94

It is just a factory 7mmRM off a Savage 10fp spun on a Steven 200. I lucked out cuz I wanted to build this gun on an extreme budget to see how much accuracy I could get for under 1k. So far I have spent 1200 including optics but that is because I had a gunsmith install the break and keracote the whole thing OD. I have a SSS laminate stock coming too now that I know it shoots well and is worth the extra coin. That will bump up the total another $400 once the smoke clears, but it is a great gun.
 
If you goal is an accurate long range hunting rifle, buy a Tikka. You won't need to do anything to it and they are exceptional shooters.

If you are not loading your own ammo, just stick with a factory gun and don't get too sucked into customizing. Hand-loads with good technique and experimentation will give you all the accuracy you will ever need with a hunting rifle. "Ronnie3" here won a 1000 yard group score shoot with a stock Tikka in 7RM and beat out customs.
 
a buddy of mine bought a prechambered shilen barrel for his 308 and let me tell u what a piece of sh$t. it fowled up bad and would hit way off on his cold bore shots. i had a chance to bore scope it and was not really impressed with some of the tooling marks that were left in. maybe he just got a bad barrel but how can a company sell a pre chambered barrel for less money than you can buy a blank for from another barrel maker.
 
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