What happened to Savage at the gun show? Nothing new at all??
What happened to Savage at the gun show? Nothing new at all??
From what Charles told me - nada. I haven't seen anyone else post anything on youtube or elsewhere about anything new from Savage either so clearly that's the case this year. Not surprising really given how busy they've been this past year and their struggle to increase production while still maintaining quality (something I kinda feel they're slipping on).
"Life' is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” —Mark Twain
Originally Posted by keeki
Guess it doesn't really matter. If ya cant afford $15, you won't be buying much anyways
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/allfirearms/
Handful of "new" items there that weren't there earlier this week...though pretty vanilla.
You have to remember that ATK purchased Savage this past year so there's probably been a lot of small things changing here and there in how they do things. They've also produced significantly more firearms this last year than they have in any year in the past, so even if the percentage of "defects" that slip through stayed the same from the previous year the total number will still go up significantly. I do suspect however that (as is usually the case) the harder/faster you work to get more product out the higher percentage of said product will have defects and I think that's what's happened with Savage this past year and that 3% ticked up to 4 or 5% or whatever - just throwing random numbers out as examples.
As for what's new on the list, that's just some new lipstick for the same old pigs.
"Life' is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” —Mark Twain
It's not quite the same, but take Fred and Lisa's situation x 1 million. Think also about the barrel makers, how some have slipped through. When a bunch of us customers are hungry we are hard to please. FWIW, I worked at a local dealer a short time, and they got a Beretta O/U that got out without side ribs on the barrels, and that was when things weren't crazy.
The one who dies with the most toys still dies--except in Christ.
I can get a Wby S2 synthetic for $50 more than a Savage 111 FCNS, and the Wby stock looks like a million dollars compared to the Savage, well, ok, maybe just a slight exaggeration, but the Wby stock is much nicer.
Last edited by Hotolds442; 01-19-2014 at 01:40 AM.
Originally Posted by keeki
Guess it doesn't really matter. If ya cant afford $15, you won't be buying much anyways
Interesting point; I never really considered the wood model before because wood can get easily scratched and damaged dragging it through the bush. It would be $135 more but that's not that much. Hmmmm (My other option I had been thinking of was a Tikka.)
BTW, I have far more Savages than anything else in my cabinet, only two Wby and one of them was bought used. And....my vehicles have never ever been imports, and I hope never will be either. Wonder how many guys here can honestly say that.
I am also a Weatherby fan but it has to be a mark V, But I love my savages and can only afford savages, what does a guy do, he rebarrels them to Weatherbys 257,270, and 300 and I lived happily ever after, They end.
Dean
RUMs are like woman in Stiletto heals, you know they are going to put you in the poor house, but that has never stopped anyone from pursuing them.
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