I have one, and absolutely love it!
Mine is Pre-accutrigger, .308 WIN, with the 20 inch barrel!
I haven’t yet changed the stock or trigger, btu I do plan to do both sometime in the future!
I used to have a similar model to yours, but I went with a Remington tuned by Iron Brigade Armory. Their Scope mounts are the sh^t!
I was at a show a little while back and saw a Savage .308 bolt gun with a folding stock. It seemed like an interesting unit. With the stock folded it was pretty short. I pondered over it slightly, but decided to not go with another novelty that would get no range time.
G
I’ve got a Savage 10FP 20" heavy barrel (pre-accutrigger as well). I absolutely love the thing. My dad had a little bit of work done to the trigger before I bought it from him, but it is essentially stock.
Even though I’ve bought a Rem. 700P to “replace” the Savage, I’ll never get rid of it (unless I sell it back to my father).
Nice to know I am not the only one with one of these fine rifles.
I plan to change the stock, has anyone else done theirs yet?
I had a 10fp and it wasn’t a bad rifle. The stock can be changed easily if you prefer wood. I ordered from Richards Microfit. You need to finish the stock and fit the barreled action but it resullts in a truly custom job. Some may think it a bit funny that the 10fp was replaced with a sporterized 1903A3 (it shoots teeny groups and looks dead gorgeous to boot.)
A couple of pictures of My Savage 10 FP, in .308 Win. it has the 20" barrel, and is pre-accutrigger.
The scope is a Bushnell Scope Chief, 6x24x40! And amazingly enough, this scope is very nicely built and functions great!
Mine is in a thread somewhere down the list here. The only thing I’d change is the stock to McMillan when I get the chance and money. I’ll change the barrel when it wears out too, but that is aways away.
I have a savage in .243. I replaced the stock with a Choate varminter. Some say the stock is too heavy, but to me it feels like the Anschutz I am used to.
I bought a barrel in .260 remington recently. Since I am a Grendel shooter, I figured I would load some bolt rounds with the same bullets.
With the .243 sporter barrel, I have gotten 1.5" groups at 200 yards. So, to me the platform works. The ease of changing barrels is a benefit as well.
Love all my Savages!
I’ve got the same one with a Tasco SS scope.
Stephen
Very nice Stephen_ATS.
I eventually plan to paint mine also, but only once I find a stock to put it in, and figure out what I will do about a scope.
I had a pre accu-trigger model 20" in .223. Absolutely loved the thing. I put a Choate Ultimate Varmiter on it and couldn’t have been happier. It would absolutely drive nails and saying it was a shooter is under-rated. A close friend bought one (Accu-trigger) and is happier than blazes with it. I screwed up and priced mine and the guy took me up on the price. Needless to say…I’ll definitely have another one!
I just got a 10 last week, it is in .308 and has heavy barrel and Bushnell Elite 3200 Mil dot fixed 10x scope.
Have not fired it yet, I only plan to buy a bipod and one of those buttstock ammo sleeves for it.
Other than that it will remain in its original configuration.
I have a Savage 10FP in .308 and I love it! I think for the money they are one of the best rifles out of the box. I’m shooting 1/2 M.O.A at 100 yards and only had the chance to shoot bowling pins at 300 yards.
The only thing I changed on her was the stock, I went ahead and picked up a Duramax stock from midwayusa when they were on sale.
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Joe…
I have a 110FP in .308, older model so I installed a Canjar trigger, topped with a 10x Super Sniper, and a Harris bi-pod.
1/2 MOA,or better, with Sierra 168gr. #2200 bullet a Reloader 15 powder.
Fantastic rifle for those on a budget.
Z
Got pics, I was unaware Canjar made a Savage trigger!
I got mine almost ten years ago. I saw it on display at Wal-Mart while I was waiting for new tires on my truck. Back then nobody made a aftermarket trigger for the Savage except Canjar, and I had to wait about five months for it.
No pics handy, but it is pretty much box-stock.
Z
[QUOTE=Glockster35] I eventually plan to paint mine also, but only once I find a stock to put it in, QUOTE]
With the miracle of pillar bedding like Savage uses, a new stock will not make it shoot better. However the very first 110 tactical models had very soft stocks to the point where they would touch the barrel - no good.
But if you, or anyone does restock, be sure to torque the pillar screws to 65 inch pounds for optimum performance.
Z
Mine is pre-accutrigger, so it needs a new stock eventually.
It doesn’t touch if I am not holding the rifle, however, when I lay down with it, I am concerned that it is no longer free floating. To put it nicely, the stock is garbage.
I like my OEM stock because it works, and my wallet isn’t two “C” notes lighter.
Concerned about your stock touching the barrel? Well, what do you see? My stock isn’t garbage, just not fancy-pants like McMillans. I got to admit, pimping guns is fun …
Z