Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Hello everyone. I am also new to the Savage world. I purchased a 110 30-06 at an auction last week with the intention of my sons and me building a LD rifle for under a grand.
The serial number on this is 5 digit no letters and mfgd in Chicopee Falls.
My question is can this older rifle still be customized at a reasonable price?
Thanking you in advance for your patience with a newbee on questions you have probably answered a hundred times.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Yes, you can do it with no problems as long as you stick to long action cartridges. Gets a lot more complicated if you go for a .308 or similar short action cartridges. Even so, still doable. Some of the best long distance cartridges are short action cartridges. The 6.5x.284 being one example. I assume when you wrote LD you meant Long Distance.
El Lobo
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Thanks El Lobo!
Yes I'm sticking with the 30-06 being new to this we need to make it as easy as possible for the first one. Stock on the way still trying to decide best bang for the buck on barrel choice.
Thanks again for your help.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
To let you know ellobo I am keeping the 06 and going to get the 112 also. It is a beautiful gun that has sentimental value.
I have my grandpa's 03a3 so I was raised on 3006. You are right it has a proven history and is one of the most versatile loads you will ever find.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
I did a 308 on a 30'06 long action with 0 problems. Feeds from magazine great, shoots like crazy.Just need a different trigger.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Talk to German Salzaar over on accurate shooter. I have shot some mighty tight groups with that old cartridge. It is one of the best cartridges ever developed.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Johnrg. If cost is a consideration look at MidwayUSA website and check out A&B barrels. I have two and they will shoot sub MOA with good handloads. One of them shot a one MOA first five shots after a short zeroin session with Remington green box cheap ammo. .35 Whelen. I am glad to hear you decided to stick with the old .30-06. There are a large no. of .30-06 rifles out there for good reason, they do the job. Still one of the most popular cartidges sold today.
El Lobo
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
ellobo
Can you get pre-fit Savage barrels from MidwayUSA any more? I haven't seen them on there lately.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Thats where I got my 308 barrel, an ER Shaw kit.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Cgeorge, I havnt checked lately but I will and get back to you.
El Lobo
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
ellobo
Can you get pre-fit Savage barrels from MidwayUSA any more? I haven't seen them on there lately.
cgeorge, I checked the Midway website and found a bunch of E.R. Shaw and Shilen barrels for Savage. Tooks some digging but they are there. Get to the Savage parts page and at the top type in Savage Barrels, then scroll through the parts and you will eventualy see some barrels.
El Lobo
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(yes I do know that the .308 shoots flatter, but you can still get more than enough accuracy to take a deer at 600 without changing parts.
Huh?
I'm with you stangfish.
The OP asked about switching to a .308 I was simply mentioning that with a little practice on the rifle and some good loads, you do not need to switch to a .308
I thought you were saying the 308 shoots flatter than the 30-06.
It does, but unless you are shooting competition with handloads, you probably would not even notice it.
The .30-06 is at minimum 100 fps faster and in most cases 150 fps faster.
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Jamie,
That has long since been resolved.
Re: Model 110 E .30-06 Good value as Starter Savage
Yeah, I need one of those .308's too. Wait, i own one, and it does NOT shoot flatter than my '06...but hey, both great calibers! :D
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Awww give the guy a break, he apologized for it already. ;)