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I am looking for a reasonably priced gun for moose. I am thinking of getting a new savage and like the idea of the acutrigger for both safety and for setting trigger pull. Has anyone bought one of these and how do you like it? I was thinking of 300 mag?
 
Have a 22-250 with Acc.Trig. love it.Wish more companies would allow consumer/end user triggers of that sort,instead of having to go to a gunsmith.


BB
 
3, all left handed, 2 x 308 heavy barrel 1 x .223 heavy barrel. Each will give me one hole 5 shot groups at 100m, no kidding at all. The .223 will easily give me 1 hole 5 shot groups at 200 meters. I am so impressed with Savage I have a hard time selling anything else when I work at the gun store on Saturdays!!!

Scott
 
Other than you don't need a .300 Mag for moose, it's very hard to beat a Savage for out of the box accuracy. A .270, .308 or .30-06(or any .25 calibre to .30 calibre non-magnum) will be far more comfortable to shoot.
 
I have the 111FCNS in .300Win Mag, I love it, the Accu-trigger is fairly nice, and the gun is very accurate out of the box. It's takes some getting used to, but once you do it is great.

Now the recoil on the .300WM isn't as bad as people say, however it is substantial; I am younger, and a of a larger frame (6'2" and 215lbs) the recoil is nothing compared to my Pump shotgun with a 3 1/2" turkey load!
 
I've got the 22 mark II with the accutriger and it is the best trigger that I have... I would not hesitate to buy another at all. I am thinking of getting a classic in 270... :sniper:
 
Personally, I find the "accutrigger" highly overrated.

A good trigger job on a Remington, Winchester or other bolt actions, includeing Savages without the trigger has a far more consistant break.

bearhunter
 
Thanks to everyone who answered my question. I think I will go ahead and buy one but no I'm not sure which caliber to get!! Might stick with a 308 as that was my first thought.
 
bearhunter said:
Personally, I find the "accutrigger" highly overrated.

A good trigger job on a Remington, Winchester or other bolt actions, includeing Savages without the trigger has a far more consistant break.

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agreed on the consistent part, however it wont be as light or nearly as accessible to the average hunter.
its generally not wise to adjust a standard trigger down to a pound and a half on a hunting rifle. the accutrigger allows you to do so safely and in seconds. the average user that buys a remington 700 is going to have a hard time safely adjusting the 4-5lb factory trigger down to a lighter weight - even after he chips off all the epoxy sealing the screws.
having a gunsmith do a proper trigger job on a remington 700 also puts it even further out of the savage price range. but yes a gunsmith adjusted remington factory trigger is cleaner breaking and feels better. but the nice thing about the savage is that anyone can get a nice light trigger seconds after you take it out of the box.
 
I have a 12fvss savage in .223 c/w accutrigger. Will not buy another new gun without this great addition. Smooth and gets rid of the flinch completely. Even my kids love it. Wished it was available for all the other guns I have.
 
Savage with Accu-trigger

I picked up my own Savage M10 LE 20" HB carbine with the accu-trigger after I shot a friends similar rifle about 4 years ago. Back then he had it set-up with an econo Tasco 3.5-10x42mmAO mil-dot scope. I shot the following 5 shot group using 25 year old factory IVI 150 grain SP's at 100 yards. I pulled the last shot off slightly higher & to the left after I got all excited after seeing where the first 4 went....:redface:

Still a pretty good group for a first time, though, I thought....

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Personally, if I was going to pick up one for an "all round" hunting rifle I'd go for the Savage 111 blued/synthetic in .30-06. I think they can be had for ~ $450'ish..... :cool:
 
I just sold a 300 win mag 116 fcss stainless savage and it was super accurate. I did like the trigger pull, but I made it close to the heavy end as I almost found it to be like a "hair trigger" when I set it at 2.5 pounds. The recoil is jaw shaking as its only 6.75 lbs, but anything over a .308 mandatorily requires a decent recoil pad. You wont go wrong with one, I just sold it to pay for a .338 win mag. Wanted a bigger caliber and couldn't get it with the savage.
 
I have purchased 2 rifles [center fire] with accu-triggers..like em so much i bought a .22 as well! bear hunters point is somewhat relevant...but its going to cost another $150.00 and for less than that you can order a timmney from brownells
 
I have to give the Savage with AccuTrigger another thumbs up. I have a 116FCSS in 30-06 and Mark II-FV with a heavy target barrel and I love them both. Very accurate guns and I'm not a great shooter by any means.
 
I have the Savage 7mm rem mag 110 fp...for moose/target...awsome...but very heavy...my next real moose gun will be 30-06, Savage with the accu..
 
I have a Savage, non accu trigger, 300WM with sporter weight barrel. Its not particularly accurate. I suspect the thin barrel heats up quickly and is causing a change in point of impact. Tried every conceivable thing to improve accuracy, so the next step is a new barrel. Next barrel will not be as light as the factory.
 
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