Pondering a .308 bolt-gun

[AlaskanInTexas]

Do either of those have the accu trigger? I have the Savage 116 in .300 win mag, and the trigger is excellent (at least by my low standards).

[Rugerboy50]

If you can find a fcp-k take it.

I have it in .223 and its a tack driver even for my c rated shooting skills

Had a chance to buy it in .308 passed went back it was gone. Have regretted it every sense.

[The Annoyed Man]

My son has this Savage, and it is really accurate:
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It is at least as accurate as my Remington 700, which is very accurate. This Savage was just over $800 NIB from the old Sportsman's Warehouse in Lewisville, back in about 2008. I would imagine that you could find a used one for less than that today.........if you can find someone willing to part with theirs. Although I prefer the trigger in my Remington now that I have replaced with with a Timney, the OEM trigger was still very good. I had trouble getting used to the Savage's accutrigger at first when I shot my son's gun, but once I acclimated to it, it was very pleasant to shoot. The catalog says that it weighs 9 lbs without scope, but that's a big fat lie. It is closer to 10 lbs on a real world scale, and with scope and tactical rings, it is a beast. But the upside is that it soaks up recoil very well. I wouldn't mind having one if they made it in a left-handed version. The shape of that stock lends itself very well to precision shooting.

[PBratton]

I have a model 10 with the accu trigger and stock, I would not trade it for anything.

Savage is highly under rated by the industry and is a great value for the consumer.

[gigag04]

The entry level savage and Remington offers seem to be the way to go as they have the best market for later adds like stocks, triggers, barrels, and tacticool stuff.

I've been leaning towards the Remington for a while.

[puma guy]

I sold a lot of Remington 700's back in the day and they were excellent rifles. Got kind of a bad rap from people saying the safeties were defective. When they took over Marlin the 336 rifles they turned out were almost trash. Noe Remington has recalled their rifles with XMP triggers. I have only heard good things about Savage. Out of box accuracy is reported to be outstanding. I own two Model 70 Winchesters, one .243 and one .270, but if I was buying a new bolt action I'd go with Savage. I advised my soon to be son-in-law to buy a Savage.