Suggestions? Remington or Savage

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Looking to acquire another 300 win mag. Trying to decide if it will be Savage 110/111 or Remington 700. Any suggestions with pros and cons of each would be great. I own several Remingtons but no Savage.

Thanks for your help

Ed Painter
 
With the quality control issues that Remington has had, I’d say go with Savage. They’re a good value, good quality and have a reputation for being some of the most accurate out of the box rifles there are (in their price range).
 
Consider a Howa. I picked up a Howa instead of going with the remington 700. Supposedly quite similar rifles. It's not a perfect rifle (due to push feed, same as a 700) but I love it.
 
Kevin32 said:
Consider a Howa. I picked up a Howa instead of going with the remington 700. Supposedly quite similar rifles. It's not a perfect rifle (due to push feed, same as a 700) but I love it.
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Yeah, howa over both those choices. Recently got my fist howa and it's light years better than savage and Remington. Decent 2 stage trigger, and the integral recoil lug is a nice touch. Bolt operation is quite smooth. Definitely give them a consideration
 
Savage's customer service is very good.
I had a bolt gun from them missing a screw in the front of the trigger guard.
I found that issue a few months after my purchase, so I don't know if the screw was missing out of box or I lost it somewhere.
I sent an email to Savage, they sent me replacements without charge.
 
Buckshot57 said:
Looking to acquire another 300 win mag. Trying to decide if it will be Savage 110/111 or Remington 700. Any suggestions with pros and cons of each would be great. I own several Remingtons but no Savage.

Thanks for your help

Ed Painter
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Howa or a Vanguard over either of these would be a much better choice. Remington is now out of business and has been struggling with QC issues for a while. Depending on which model the Savage can have it's own share of issues with broken plastic components, extractors breaking, cheaply made stocks that cause consistency issues etc.
 
Lots of options, CZ, Tikka, just to name a couple. Some cost more some just work better. You can get a lemon here and there but for the most they all shoot good it seems. I don't own any salvage rifles but have shot several and they are ok. Tikka are the bulk of my rifles right now, with several Rem and CZ rifles.
 
Philthy1 said:
Not sure if serious or not.
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Not sure what you are getting at, my background is that I currently have a BLR in 300 Win mag that I love but although I own several Remingtons they are all pump action. I have never had an issue with them. I am looking for a bolt action that I can take to the range. My rational was because I intend to get a 338 RUM I thought getting used to a Remington 700 would better prepare for the 338 RUM. I have shot the 700 XCR in 338 RUM several times as we have 3 of them in our hunting group. I just thought that a Savage would be different. These are the only options I am considering.

Thanks
Ed
 
Buckshot57 said:
Not sure what you are getting at, my background is that I currently have a BLR in 300 Win mag that I love but although I own several Remingtons they are all pump action. I have never had an issue with them. I am looking for a bolt action that I can take to the range. My rational was because I intend to get a 338 RUM I thought getting used to a Remington 700 would better prepare for the 338 RUM. I have shot the 700 XCR in 338 RUM several times as we have 3 of them in our hunting group. I just thought that a Savage would be different. These are the only options I am considering.

Thanks
Ed
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If you are only considering savage and remington, thats unfortunate. But I would go for a remington I suppose, just because I really hate savage.
 
Buckshot57 said:
Not sure what you are getting at, my background is that I currently have a BLR in 300 Win mag that I love but although I own several Remingtons they are all pump action. I have never had an issue with them. I am looking for a bolt action that I can take to the range. My rational was because I intend to get a 338 RUM I thought getting used to a Remington 700 would better prepare for the 338 RUM. I have shot the 700 XCR in 338 RUM several times as we have 3 of them in our hunting group. I just thought that a Savage would be different. These are the only options I am considering.

Thanks
Ed
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Just being cheeky. They can both be great shooters
 
I was looking at used, and I purchased a Savage 111 from another group member last night. I am interested in some of the pros of the other makes from the your suggestions for next time. I realize we all have our favorites but I have not ventured far from old makes. Thanks to all that replied.

Ed
 
Buckshot57 said:
I was looking at used, and I purchased a Savage 111 from another group member last night. I am interested in some of the pros of the other makes from the your suggestions for next time. I realize we all have our favorites but I have not ventured far from old makes. Thanks to all that replied.

Ed
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I personally like the vanguard/howa because of the build quality and fit/finish. They are very reliable and trouble free. From a design and engineering perspective they are hard to beat. Much better and stronger extractor system than the 700 and Savage 111. Many custom 700s use an extractor similar to the Howa or Sako. They also have a proper recoil lug that is machined out of the action as opposed to a washer sandwiched between the barrel and action. Tikka actually used a small piece of aluminum bedded in the stock as a recoil lug on the T3 and they were prone to get damaged and misshapen under heavy recoil. For the t3x they went to steel. I would have still preferred to see a lug that's an integral part of the action, but that would cost more to produce.

The howa bolt body is machined out of a single piece of hardened steel for superior strength. The action is machined out of a forged block of steel not a piece of bar stock like you see on Tikka. Yes this also means the 1500 and Vanguard are heavy due to the denser materials but to me it's a small price to pay.
 
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