So tell me about the Savage 110, and long vs. short action...

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After doing some digging around with the search function, a whole lot of no info came up.

I recently parted ways with my Remington XR100, and part of the deal I worked out was a 110 chambered in .308 in trade.

Now, I did some looking, and it it appears to me that the 110 is a long action only. Yes, I'm aware of the similarities between it and the Stevens 200, my question is, since this is an OLD gun (hardwood stock, not sure what kind of wood, seeing as I have to strip the beat to crap finish off it, and make it look pretty again) are there any particular quirks I should be aware of running .308 in a long action? How much longer is a long action vs. short action? I've never had the chance to compare the two side by side, so I really don't know.

One thing I did notice, is that it does cycle very smooth, and I can run the bolt and chamber rounds fairly quickly. Feed on this gun was great, and extraction seemed to be good enough, but nothing spectacular, at least, from my limited experience with centerfire bolt actions. Dry firing, the trigger feels pretty good, I figure around 5 lbs, and fairly crisp.

Previous owner had gotten the gun on a trade himself, never fired it, and planed a project for it, but traded it off to me instead. It was dirty as sin inside, but fortunately, it cleaned up real nice, and the bore looks very shootable still, in fact, I might be able to get out with it sooner or later, and put some rounds down range.

My plan is (especially now that I'll be working again starting as early as tuesday) to set this rifle up as a do-damn-near-everything gun. From long range gophers to big game at not so long range. I've been interested in the .260 Remington caliber for a while now (thanks to Prosper) and this rifle could prove to be a good candidate, once the stock receives some much needed TLC.
 
I had a 110 CL once upon a time. (Clip mag left hand ) It shot very well, since it had removable mag the long action was not an issue, the mag was forward with space to the rear. Is your mag filled in the rear to prevent rounds being too far to the rear? All in all a great little rifle.
 
iceman2 said:
I had a 110 CL once upon a time. (Clip mag left hand ) It shot very well, since it had removable mag the long action was not an issue, the mag was forward with space to the rear. Is your mag filled in the rear to prevent rounds being too far to the rear? All in all a great little rifle.
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As a matter of fact, it is. Blind mag, and it's located forward. Personally, I'd prefer a detachable mag, but that's just me.
 
Its not written in stone that a .308 must be chambered in a short action in order to cycle properly, and your own observations point this out. Enjoy your rifle. I'd consider purchasing a good quality synthetic stock to replace the hardwood if you are unhappy with it, otherwise if the rifle is accurate and the stock is stable in weather changes, all is good.
 
It may not be a long action.The older Savage bolt actions used a 4.522" short action and a 5.062" long action. Measure centre to centre on your action screws and see what you have.The older short action Savages also used the three letter model number such as 110 or 112 instead of the two letter they use today.
 
Flip it over and measure the center to center spacing of the action screws. You would be best off with a true long action because the stocks will still fit. If it has the mag spacer for a 308 then its likely a long action but with Savage you can never assume. Any pics?

5.062" long action
4.522 Intermediate length - erroneously called J series
4.400" new centerfeed short action
4.275 short action
 
I measured it earlier today with a tape (it's all i had handy) and it looks like I have an old-school long action. There's no spacer, the mag box is welded right to the receiver, and the spring rides in the stock. Once I get my camera batteries recharged, I'll snap some photos. I've already got most of the old finish stripped off the stock, just getting the last of the stubborn spots cleaned up. Then she gets sanded, restained, and tru-oiled.
 
Readers Digest summary:

110 = long action
10 = short action

That being said, I have a 110 action chambered in .223 Rem (short action calibre) - so it really means ####. Savage did some minor variants. Their are more qualified people on this forum to break it down further.
 
savage112 said:
This was not called an intermediate length action.It was Savage's earliest version short action.
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Thing is, Savage never gave it a designation. When people were using J series as a description is was pointed out that this was incorrect. The name intermediate length is something that works and is getting more use.
 
The trigger will adjust easily. When you look at it you will see that one of the screws will reduce the sear engagment. #### the action (empty, unless your muffs are on) and turn then screw until it fires, then turn it back a half turn.

The piano wire spring gives weight. There is a screw to lighten that a bit. You should be able to get 3 to 4 pounds and crisp. I have quite a few of the older Savages and they have all worked very well.
 
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