Guest NWTF Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I have bin in the market for a new deer gun and was looking at the Savage Model 11FXP3 the 270 caliber and was wondering about what people think of this gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heiner39 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I don't have a lot of experience with the model you mentioned but I have a fair bit of experience with a Savage 116FCSS. I love this gun! I have the Accutrigger adjusted down to around 3-4 pounds and it feels nice and crisp. This gun can flat out shoot too! Took my first ever whitetail with it this past fall. The Savage guns are highly under-rated IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I got a Savage .243 on clearance a bunch of years ago at Wally World, and even pre-accutrigger, I can not believe how well it shoots. The general consensus seems to be that Savage offers a lot of bang for the buck! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The general consensus seems to be that Savage offers a lot of bang for the buck! HB +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 My wife hunts with a savage bolt rifle in .243. It was a package scope/rifle deal from wal mart, also before the accu trigger. Got rid of the scope that came with the rifle and put a nikon buckmaster 3-9X40 on it for her. Lightened the trigger pull a bit with a little instruction. That rifle is a real tack driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 +1 +2 Great, great guns and the .270 is a fine, accurate cal. IMHO you would be hard pressed to beat a Savage .270 for a whitetail, muley, PH, or Elk gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 My wife has a.308. The thing is n absolute tac driver. It's ygly, but it shoots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I've got the 116 stainless in 7 mag. It was pre-accutrigger and had a terrible factory trigger. I had my gunsmith rework it and now it's a real shooter. My best group was 4 inches at 400 yards with factory ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Poison Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I have 3 Savage rifles with Accutriggers, (Model 16/7mm-08, Model 11/270 Win, Model 111/7mm Rem. Mag) I'm extremely happy with all of them! They are very accurate! I can recommend Savage rifles without hesistation! Savage rifles are a great value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dturnersr Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Savage I have a Savage pre-accu-trigger FP-10 in .308 out of the box the trigger was really rough, but it still shot less than 1" moa. I worked the trigger, bedded the aluminum factory pillar stock, and put a Mark 4 scope on it. I can now routinely shoot less than .6" moa groups. You can't go wrong with the new models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hard to beat a Savage. They shoot great for cheap money. Put some good optics on it and it should last a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Dad and I have had our Savages for about 13-14 years, great guns, model 111's, Mine is a .270 his is 7mm. Hard to beat for the $$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldksnarc Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I own three Savages - .243, .270 and .308 - all pre-AccuTrigger. All are very accurate and were well worth the money. I own other, more pricey rifles, too, but like the Savage line just as well - if not better. Some food for thought. I just bought a Stevens .22-250. Was looking for a varminter and came across this forum http://forums.handloads.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9809&PN=1. After reading thru it and the testimonials of shooters who had bought the Stevens I bought the .22-250 for $279 on GunBroker.com. The Stevens is Savage thru and thru - same company, same action and uses the old Savage molds for its stocks (not black like the Savage but a butt-ugly grey - which can be painted camo if you desire) which needed a little sanding to take off the rough edges. 10-15 minutes of sanding for a $150 to $200 savings of the already inexpensive Savage. But, it does have a heavy 6 lb trigger pull - liability issues. There are instructions available for working the trigger yourself or trigger kits and/or gunsmiths available for doing it for you. But, instead of a trigger job or a gunsmith I put on the E-Z pull trigger assist for $32. It reduced the trigger pull to less than 3 lbs and is a tack driver. My 3-round, 3/8" group at 100 yds is posted on page 10 of the above forum. But, I still say no matter what rifle you get, accuracy is greatly dependent on the break-in method - for the first 20 rounds I fire one round and then brush the barrel (with solvent) 10 times after each round. Then every 3-5 rounds after following the initial break-in. I don't even try to sight it in until after the first 20 rounds. The Savage line has been a great gun for me and I'll be hard-pressed to buy anything but a Stevens from now on. You can pay more - but why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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