Value of Savage 111 in 300 Savage

Hello all,

I'm a first time Savage owner and recently registered forum member.

I bought a used Savage 111G (Long Action) Classic Hunter in 300 Savage at Cabela's the other day for $375 ($345 plus tax). The rifle is a pre-accutrigger model with a wood stock and open sights. It came mounted with a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9x40 scope. Before I bought it, I tried to research its value but could not find a Savage 111 in 300 Savage listed for sale or even sold. I like the rifle and plan to keep it and reload for it, but it would be nice to know if I got a good deal, bad deal, or great deal. Any insight you all could give would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Robert

Welcome!
I think Savage made the short action Model 10 in 300 caliber. Someone may have put a 300 barrel on a long action, but never say never with Savage!
I have a 110E ( should be a long action) but is a true short action. Anyway, you have a VERY fine rifle there. The 300 Savage is accurate, efficient and rather high on the cool factor. Ammo is generally easy to find, but if you're a reloader its easy to make cases from 308' s. If you go that route, make sure you don't mix them with 308' s by mistake... Serious headspace issues. Anyway, I would say that you paid a little high for the rifle, but not excessively so. If you like the rifle then its worth what you paid. Everything is only worth what someone will pay for it. My 110E 243 cost me $219 out the door. I wouldn't sell it for twice that.
Let us know how she shoots. Try 150' s for deer. You won't be disappointed.

Bud's Gun Shop was selling that model in 30-06 for around $475.00 new, without scope in 2001. And that was back when you got a classic American Walnut stock instead of today's tupperware. I'd work up a load and enjoy what should be a sweet shooting rifle in a rare caliber.

Thanks for the info fellas. As to a re-barrel job, when I couldn't find any for sale or sold I thought the same thing. A salesman from Cabela's Gun Library looked up the serial number and the info he got showed that .300 Savage was an option on that model. So, I'm thinking it came from the factory as such. I'd say with $220 on the low end and $475 on the high end, I probably got a fair to good buy.

I think the rifle will be a shooter, btw. With open sights I had a 3.5" group at 100 yards with 180gr Hornady Interlock SP's (180's are all that I have in .30 cal). With a scope and load development I'm sure it will shoot 1 MOA or better. Hope to try 150's and possibly 125's or 130's soon.

Thanks again.

Value will reflect the condition and $325+taxes is fair unless the rifle looks worn and dinged all over.

From my understanding Savage re-designed the short action in the late 90's. The Model 110 designation is derived from the original retail price of the rifle.

Savage sold both standard (long) and short action 110's and called them as such, "110 long" or "short". The serialization is an indicator of that. When Savage re-designed the short action they dropped the initial "1" to simplify it simply to "10". So if you ever own a model "10" that revised design is about 20 yrs old. All of the other Savage Models are based off the 110/10 action with variability in bolt release, magazine system, etc.


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Savage offered the .300 Savage in the 110-series from 1991-1995, and then again in 2009-2010. Those made in the 1990's would be flat-top long-actions as at that time everything was made on a long-action. The Gen I short-actions (4.52") were discontinued in 1988 when Savage went into bankruptcy protection, and the new Gen II short-actions (4.275") didn't appear until 1998. Those made in 2009-2010 would be Gen III short-actions (4.40") with the AccuTrigger and round-top receiver.

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From my understanding Savage re-designed the short action in the late 90's. The Model 110 designation is derived from the original retail price of the rifle.

Savage sold both standard (long) and short action 110's and called them as such, "110 long" or "short". The serialization is an indicator of that. When Savage re-designed the short action they dropped the initial "1" to simplify it simply to "10". So if you ever own a model "10" that revised design is about 20 yrs old. All of the other Savage Models are based off the 110/10 action with variability in bolt release, magazine system, etc.


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I guess that's kinda/sorta/almost close to being right. lol

Yes, when the 110 originally came out the original MSRP price was $110 ($109.99 actually), and yes both long and short-actions were called 110's (the same as they're going back to with the new 110 Models for 2018).

Savage didn't "redesign" the short-action, the early (Gen I) short-action was dropped completely in 1988 as a cost-savings measure when Savage filed bankruptcy. Once Savage was solidly back on it's feet they came out with the new short-action (Gen II) in 1998 which is when they adopted the two-digit designation for short-actions (Model 10/11/12/etc.)

In 2003 Savage introduced the AccuTrigger.

In 2005 we started seeing the switch to the new Gen III short-action which coincided with the introduction of the new center-feed magazine system and the new bottom bolt release on select models. Prior to this point ALL 110's had used the same staggered-feed magazine system (blind or DBM) and top bolt release since the 110's introduction in 1959. The center-feed magazines were phased in over the next three years with the .223/.204 magazine being the last to be implemented in late 2007, and by the start of 2008 all new models were shipping with center-feed magazines.