Savage new Superlite 110 with Proof Carbon barrel, 6lbs factory

I own several savages. They have some things id like improved for sure but the main reason i keep them is well they shoot and they shoot accurately enough for a hunting gun that im not afraid to lend out or strap to the front tack on my quad and drive thru whatever i have to to get where i want to go. I have no complaints about the action. Never owned a proof barrel but ive read good things. The issue i have is the cheap stock. When savage 110s were $389 new with a junk scope i could let it slide as it was funtional and could be modded a bit. At basically $1700 i agree it should have a nicer stock.
Ive been slowly converting over to wood and steel rifles of better quality since becoming a father. I have taken a likening to the rem 783 for hunting in harsher weather but they wear mdt chassises which solve the stock issue.
Nearly 2 grand puts you into alot nicer rifle category that i think is just to crowded for savage.
Maybe a grade 4 or 5 wood stock on it for a few hundred more might make it more of a standout but for now ill pass on this model and continue to enjoy my cheaper savages and spend my coin on a kimber or cooper
 
So many better options for 1700+ tax. In my opinion Carbon barrels are a gimmick, especially on a hunting rifle.
 
Slimbo said:
So many better options for 1700+ tax. In my opinion Carbon barrels are a gimmick, especially on a hunting rifle.
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At the end of the day... It'll still be a Salvage.

Hunting rifles are actually where I might try to rationalize a Proof, etc. At on the other end of the spectrum- high round count target guns- CF tubes are a very pricey consumable. I think they look cool, but not cool enough to justify the extra cost on a gun that gets a new barrel, or two, annually. OMMV. ;)
 
LittleBoyLefty said:
At the end of the day... It'll still be a Salvage.

Hunting rifles are actually where I might try to rationalize a Proof, etc. At on the other end of the spectrum- high round count target guns- CF tubes are a very pricey consumable. I think they look cool, but not cool enough to justify the extra cost on a gun that gets a new barrel, or two, annually. OMMV. ;)
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I thought the benefit of carbon wrapped was being able to fire long strings without heat becoming an issue? I don’t even carry enough ammo to heat up a barrel when sheep hunting.
 
Slimbo said:
I thought the benefit of carbon wrapped was being able to fire long strings without heat becoming an issue? I don’t even carry enough ammo to heat up a barrel when sheep hunting.
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LOL. How many rounds do you carry? Doesn't take much to heat a 270Win barrel... ;)

Stiffer barrels for a given weight. AFAIK, only Proof barrels have been proven to help with cooling, all the others actually hold heat.
 
LittleBoyLefty said:
LOL. How many rounds do you carry? Doesn't take much to heat a 270Win barrel... ;)

Stiffer barrels for a given weight. AFAIK, only Proof barrels have been proven to help with cooling, all the others actually hold heat.
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Maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration lol.

I just don’t see how a carbon barrel beats a thin steel barrel for a hard use light weight hunting rifle. Call me old fashioned!
 
Slimbo said:
Maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration lol.

I just don’t see how a carbon barrel beats a thin steel barrel for a hard use light weight hunting rifle. Call me old fashioned!
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LOL. I carry way too much ammo sheephunting.

I agree with you 100%. More downsides, than upsides.
 
cody c said:
Because they are junk.


No I'm kidding, they aren't bad and can shoot very accurately, but we like to tease here, and they are a bit of a red headed step child.

They were ahead of the pack with the barrel nut on a modern bolt action, the 783's design appears to be very much a copy. My only real grief with them is the 90 degree bolt rotation - that puts your thumb into the scope, and I find the bolt wants to bind more than slide in the action, don't love that tang safety either, cost me a big bull elk that half arsed thing once.

Would love to see them evolve into a three lug bolt, redesign the bolt handle to slide better, and upgrade they're safety. To me they're really not far off the mark, but will probably all ways stay that way.

I do love the modularity of components, bolt handles, barrels and recoil lugs, even floating bolt head, Id guess this is why they are more popular on the bench than in the field.
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I agree with Cody on pretty much everything here. My savage 10 and the recessed safety cost me a coyote (obviously not as devistating as a big bull elk!) that came out of nowhere. I had winter gloves on and thought I heard two clicks, nope, turned out it was just one.

I must disagree on the smoothness though, mine is super smooth, that’s why I can’t get rid of it, haha! This is perhaps thanks to the 1000 plus rounds it has consumed?? Though it always seemed smooth from the beginning, maybe it was a fluke on savages part?? Lol

Mine has the accustock, like this new proof barrel equipped one, and that does add some weight, about a pound over a normal plastic stock. With that pound comes a very solid forend though, which I also like.

I agree with wanting to see it evolve. I think if savage made it a 3 lug 60 degree lift, retained the floating bolt head, easily swapped bolt handles, barrel nut design and came out with a better tang safety (see Browning X bolt!), one might be looking at a very versitlie rifle.

One can dare to dream, until then I’ll have X bolt’s for hunting and Savages for range use.
 
todbartell said:
considering a Proof barrel, installed is $1600 in Canada, this rifle is a complete bargain at $1675 CDN +tax
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Have you handled and/or taken one to the range? If so, what's your impression and opinion of them? The only Savage I have at present is one I picked up through Bashaw, to use primarily for long range work on preds. It's a model 112 in .25-06 and I had a Leupold VX-III 6.5x20 long range scope with Varmint reticle put on it. At our local range @ 185yds, it regularly shoots dime size groups with the 117gr Sierra BT. ;) . Groups that very much look like the one on your avatar.
 
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