savage 11 fcxp vs rem 700 sps

I like the remingtons myself.... but I have heard enough reliable sources here and elsewhere say great things about the savage.... you are going to get a lot of people in here pushing their personal favorite brand.... but if I were you, I would go down to teh gunstore and shoulder them both and see what sticks....
 
I like them both.

I have a Remington short action (223). I did put a different stock on it to super tighten groups, but as is, it was great.

I went with a Savage in my 30-06. It is a used one, 111 without the floorplate. I chose it over the Remington because I could cycle the bolt without moving my face off the gunstock. I could keep looking through the scope. With my Weatherby and the Remingtons I tried in the store....could not do that.

I'm so shallow. :p
 
I have just recently shouldered both and I have these conclusions:

The Remington didn't point as naturally and the barrel was longer. The mag on the Rem wasn't as nice but the trigger was better than the FCXP. The bolt was the same on either. I'd have to say that they were equal. I'd personally go with the Savage in Accustock / Accutrigger, like the model 11 or 16 over the Remington, it's only $100.00 more.
 
If the Savage has the "accutrigger" I'd go with the Remington.
I have a accutrigger model 111 and the accurelease in the trigger group causes the rifle to not fire about 25% of the time.
That makes it (for me) necessary to swap the trigger for a rifle basix unit for reliability reason's.
HTH
Eric
 
I'd rather reward the Savage company with my money than the Remington company, and I like the 11/111 design better than the 700 design, but I think it's best to put an example of each in the hands of the shooter and see which feels and fits better.
 
mechanic1908 said:
If the Savage has the "accutrigger" I'd go with the Remington.
I have a accutrigger model 111 and the accurelease in the trigger group causes the rifle to not fire about 25% of the time.
That makes it (for me) necessary to swap the trigger for a rifle basix unit for reliability reason's.
HTH
Eric
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something is def wrong with your accutrigger settings. my guess is "someone" has tampered with the settings into making it extremely easy to set off which makes the trigger to fall onto the safety accutrigger. i have had several savage actions with accutrigger and has been the best factory trigger i have ever used comparing to ruger tikka remington winchester. PRoblEM free .

my throughts are go with savage
 
I bought the Savage over the Remington. With the barrel nut it is possible to switch barrels yourself. I bought the wrench and gauges because in the not so distant future I would like to swap out my .308 barrel for a .338 Federal. I bought the non-accutrigger model.

I plan on getting my son a Savage .243 so when he gets older I can swap out the barrel and he can shoot .308.
 
I like remingtons a lot but at the SPS level I would probably go with savage if you like the feel of it. I think you would be getting better quality overall. Definately would spend the extra bucks and get accustock/accutrigger myself. happy shopping
 
tylerjwitty said:
something is def wrong with your accutrigger settings. my guess is "someone" has tampered with the settings into making it extremely easy to set off which makes the trigger to fall onto the safety accutrigger. i have had several savage actions with accutrigger and has been the best factory trigger i have ever used comparing to ruger tikka remington winchester. PRoblEM free .

my throughts are go with savage
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My accutrigger is set for around 3 # pull, it came that way from the factory.
I bought it brand new from a licensed dealer.
The problem that I and my gunsmith were able to duplicate on the bench was that the "accurelease" (the extra little piece that sticks out of the front of the trigger) has a "tab" sticking out of the side that when pulled HAS to fit into a corresponding cut out/recess in the trigger itself.
The problem is that the hinge point of the "accurelease" is alot bigger than the pin it hinges on.
Therefore when you pull the trigger the "accurelease" can and does ride upwards not allowing the "tab" to align with the recess in the trigger and "VOILA" the accurelease captures the sear and , failure to fire.
There is of course a simple, cheap and easy fix for this (it takes all of 45 seconds ) but I can't relate it or suggest it to someone else on a public forum.;)
HTH
Eric
Sorry for the mini hijack, back on topic please,,,,
 
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