111 or 116

[Romero14]

My dealer finally received the Model 111 he ordered for me in 25-06. He also ordered a model 116 in 25-06 because he knew I liked the stainless steel barrels. My dilemma now is choosing between the two. I plan to put it in a boyd's stock but the difference besides barrel is the rate of twist. The 111 is 10 and the 116 is 12. That may be a potential problem but I'm not sure. I mostly plan to deer hunt with this rifle. What do you guys think?

[olddav]

The 1-10 twist will shoot heavier (longer) bullets, if that's important to you. I'm sure you know about the advantages of stainless steel.

[jonbearman]

If it were me I would take the stainless for a host of pluses. So you have to shoot lighter bullets or flat base bullets, it still should be a hoot to fire it. Then down the line , spin off the barrel and put a criterion or shilen etc for a few hundred bucks and you will get more enjoyment out of it than a barrel of monkeys. If you would ever sell it the stainless guns in my mind are very desirable. Go 116 and don't look back.

[Texanjohn]

For what it's worth, I'm looking for my first Savage, I KNOW I will be "playing" with it, so I'm looking for a 116 with a .473 bolt for starters, counting on changing to mag bolt face after I shoot out a 6.5-284