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i'm looking at buying a savage 111 with a blued barrel. How good is the bluing on the 111? I live on the west coast so its wet when i hunt a lot of the time. I do, however, like cleaning guns. but would prefer to not take the stock off too much... just wanted to know what your guys experience was with the gun... cheers
 
I have one and the bluing is very thin and it now has a few small corrosion spots on the barrel, the receiver is a much darker blue and still looks great. I would keep it well oiled, this occurred after it was left in my truck over night after a hunt. It was snowing and there would have been moisture locked in the case with the gun though. So it was a bit of neglect on my part.
 
I have one and have not had any problems. After you go out hunting, leave it out to dry for a few hours. This also lets it warm up and all condensation to dry up. I took mine apart after hunting season this year, lots of rain and snow etc, and all I found under the stock was pine needles and leaves. Just don't throw it into a case after being out and you'll be fine.
 
Different versions of the 111 have different kinds of finishes and different levels of bluing. Some are absolutely horrible. I had one rifle where savage forgot the vibratory tumbling step to remove the brown leftover from the bluing process. Not a sign of quality.
 
NO problem on the wet north coast as long as you look after them, give them a nightly spray and wipe when hunting in heavy rains and all should be good.
 
I hunt the wet coast myself and I gave up on blued guns of any make. I love the look but bluing just can't stand up to the wet/warm cycles of our weather. Go stainless.

I know guys will say as long as you oil after blah blah but I'm out for extended periods staying in a camper and when you've been out all day it's pretty tough to find somewhere that's not warm and humid to dry your rifle. Save yourself the headache and just go stainless.
 
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ALBERTA BOY said:
Different versions of the 111 have different kinds of finishes and different levels of bluing. Some are absolutely horrible. I had one rifle where savage forgot the vibratory tumbling step to remove the brown leftover from the bluing process. Not a sign of quality.
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I guess anything is possible but a very little rub down with fine steel wool and then oil would cure that minor oversight...how did it shoot?
 
hawk-i said:
I guess anything is possible but a very little rub down with fine steel wool and then oil would cure that minor oversight...how did it shoot?
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It shot okay. It was possible to remove most of it - not all in little crevices, particularly on the grooves in the barrel nut and some other places. Just a sign of the quality control we're talking about here.

The bluing on the Savage 114, for example, was better.
 
i will first say that i love the blued/wood stock look for most rifles. the second thing i will say is i bought a tikka stainless/synthetic T3 for my hunting needs and i wouldn't go back on my decision if i could. the price difference is around $100 for most manufactures between the blued and the stainless for the same models and in my eyes that adds up to money well spent.

now with all of that being said my dad has run his old savage 110 threw all the same paces that i have run my tikka in and he doesn't have a hunk of rusty iron sitting in the safe. buy a gun, enjoy it, and take care of it.
 
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