Old Savage 110? HELP

[Mossberg12]

Alright so I picked up an older looking Savage 110 in .308 SER# 1106-

I'm not well versed in bolt guns, I'm usually a spray and pray dirty little army gun guy, so I have some (possibly stupid) questions

1. The hell era is this gun from? is it old as hell? is it newish? is it from this planet?

2. How accurate can these kinds of guns be? Can I find after market stocks and cool candy $#!+ like bipods for it?

3. What's the best ammo one can justify buying for a gun like this? Should I stick to smashing cheapie S&B through it at pop cans and stupid pictures? or start looking into Hornady super matchie type sniper $#!+?


Also, anything you can tell me about these guns would be great, I'd like to dress it up to be maybe a little easier to control

I know its a s*it photo, sorry!

 

[Mossberg12]

BTT. Can't seem to find any other savage 110s in .308 on the EE. found a beat up left hand one for more than I paid. still not sure about ANYTHING

 

[Moose308]

As with every rifle, even really expensive ones, accuracy and precision will be a bit of gambler's luck. You might get a hot shooting one, or you might get a lemon. However, Savage does have a reputation for being, while inexpensive and rough around the edges, a pretty decent gun. I purchased a beat up, and OLD Savage 110 in 30-06, and it looked far worse that yours does. Once I brushed the rust off, and refinished the stock, it looked acceptable. I put a limbsaver pad on there for comfort. Cleaning out the barrel produced a reasonable nice and shiney bore. I got a decent scope mount (EGW rail) and a nice inexpensive scope (Nikon Pro-Staff II). Factory hunting ammo produced acceptable accuracy, around 1.5 MOA. Once I accumulated 100 empty brass, I did handloads. My 165 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips are shooting about .75-1 MOA pretty regularly. Not bad for a $100 rifle.

Unless you need a replacement stock, I would stick with what you have. I would consider removing the sling swivels and replacing those with studs, if only to give you the ability to mount a bipod easily. As for ammo, you are just going to have to buy a selection and see what the gun likes. You can try some expensive target stuff like Federal Gold-Medal Match, but since it isn't really a target rifle, I wouldn't get too carried away with it. I would hit up the local Canadian Tire or Wal-mart and buy a box of various brands and bullet weights, and see what groups the best.

If you feel up to doing it yourself, or if there is a local smith who will do it at a reasonable cost, I would supect pillar-epoxy bedding the action will do quite a bit for the gun.

 

[dr-snake]

I bought 2 years ago an older savage 110 in 7mm rem. mag. after some research, it was build in 1991 and it was considered, on internet, as one of the most accurate rifle out of the box. it's still on the original scope and shoot good and i'm gonna keep it for a long time

 

[Mossberg12]

Wicked, thanks for the knowledge, guys! I'm still curious as to what era it's from, as it doesn't look like any of the ones I've seen online. I also like that its in what I would consider exceptional condition. The bluing is still perfect, the bore looks untouched, the only thing I would consider "damage" would be the scuffs on the stock.

 

[skypilot]

Wicked, thanks for the knowledge, guys! I'm still curious as to what era it's from, as it doesn't look like any of the ones I've seen online. I also like that its in what I would consider exceptional condition. The bluing is still perfect, the bore looks untouched, the only thing I would consider "damage" would be the scuffs on the stock.

Micrometer the distance between the screws either side of the trigger(receiver screws) the spacing of these googled will give the receiver info and the era. It is probably from around 1980 or newer. Like a 110E series K or similar.

All Long Actions = 5.062″ (1958 to present, staggered feed magazine)

1st. Gen Short Actions = 4.522″ (1959 to 1987, staggered feed magazine)

2nd Gen Short Actions = 4.275″ (1998 to 2006, staggered feed magazine)

3rd Gen Short Actions = 4.400″ (2006 and up, center-feed magazine, not shown in photo below)

Additional Info: Receiver length. These are the distances between the two receiver screws: Savage Centerfeed Short Action 4.411 / Regular Short Action 4.275/ long action 5.062.

You can add a swivel stud to the forearm in order to use a bipod(Harris, Champion, Shooter's Ridge)

 

[Mossberg12]

Lots of help comin in. Thanks a lot guys, I got all the answers I was looking for! If you've got any pointers as to add ons or preferred accessories, lemme know

 

[elkhuntr]

I love my old 110 flat top. Keep the old adjustable trigger if you have one on your rifle. I find it works as well as the timneys or rifle basix drop ins. If you are in need of a new stock at some point keep in mind boyds gunstock industries for some great traditional or thumbhole stock options. Choate stocks for the tactical look (integral rail for mounting bipods and accessories), Google it to suit your blinging up idea. I recommend moving towards the leupold windage adjustable base and Burris zee rings. And you are in the world of the barrel nut now so different barrel and chamber options abound. You can run short action chamberings as well as the long action chamberings. So at some point you will store a few options in your gun cabinet and spin those barrels on at your whimsy. Look for standard shank barrels on the equipment exchange. But i'll bet that old 270 will surprise you in the accuracy department with some good optics on top. Try three diff factory 130gr loads (fed, WW, Rem) to find the best. However, reload to really appreciate what it can do. Welcome to the addiction.
Elky.