Article: Savage Centerfire Model and Letter Designations

[bootsmcguire]

You can view this page at http://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?262-Savage-Centerfire-Model-and-Letter-Designations

[flutedchamber]

No "J" in the model number letter list.

[Robinhood]

Where do you find a J in the model number?

[LuvmyLRP]

Robinhood: Thanks for steering me to this page. I still have not found a source to describe the features of the different bolt action receivers that set them apart physically since the mod number is not on the receiver. I have been caught with the wrong part before just because of some fine to minor nuance, This is all just about my wanting to know all that I can about anything that I do.

[Robinhood]

If you go to Savage FAQs in the nav bar you will find all kinds of articles that will educate you. Often part numbers are included. Thank Jim for assembling these articles.

[flutedchamber]

Where do you find a J in the model number?

After the model number. My rifle reads Model 112J

[J.Baker]

That "J" was just a series indication used back in the day (1970's). Totally different than the context being discussed in the article linked to above.

Basically it denoted a small changed to one or more small parts on the rifle and was only used by the factory if/when the rifle would ever come back in for warranty work. Unfortunately there's no known records of what the changes were that each series letter corresponded to. In some cases the change was as insignificant as a supplier change for a certain part.

In the 2000's Savage started using the "J" in the alphabet soup to denote laminate stocks in the Royal Jacaranda color pattern. An example would be the old Mark II BJVSS (laminate, jacaranda, varmint, stainless steel).

[flutedchamber]

I was told by Savage that the J was an indication of a single shot action, that is no magazine at all.

I didn't see any mention of manufacturing date, so I thought (incorrectly) that it was an omission in the list.

[J.Baker]

The data in this article is based on what models were listed in the catalog's up through 1989. As you can see, there's no Model 112J or 110J.

http://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?29795-Article-Savage-Centerfire-Model-and-Letter-Designations

The only single-shot Model 110 Savage made prior to 1989 was the 112-V (varmint) which was offered from 1975-78. In 1979 they changed it to the Model 112-R (repeater) with the only change being that it now came with a blind magazine box rather than being a single-shot.

Savage didn't offer another single-shot 110 rifle until the Model 112 FVS which debuted in 1992.

You can find specific serial number info for determining when your rifle was made in this thread:

http://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?55695-Dating-Serial-Numbers-with-a-Letter-Prefix

[000Robert]

What about an, "E"? I have a 110E. And the serial# starts with an, E.
It probably means an internal magazine.

[Soulfire76]

I see few rifles have FCNS and been wondering what it meat this clears it up for me tyvm