It looks like you overall like the rifle. Just a FYI. It does not come with any type of rail factory. That is one the other guy put on.
I have two ultralites and they are pretty nice rifles, and shoot wonderfully! They are about the same weight (6.19 LBS) as my Kimber Classic Select (6.3 LBS), and heavier than my Kimber Adirondak (4.7 LBS) and Savage lightweight hunter (just under 6 LBS if i recall)... but , the Ultralites are just WAY more accurate.
The negatives are fairly minimal for me when compared to all the positives. I am very happy with it. Now I want a Proof Research barrel on a some of my other rifles, including some for 22 Rimfire, AR-15 and AR-10 platforms. As for the base on it, I think it was a gun Savage built as a distributor exclusive package with the EGW Rail and a Vortex scope on it, but perhaps it was, as you say, added by the dealer or the original owner.Originally Posted by want2ride
I was in error in the original post when I stated that the EGW base that comes from the factory on the Savage 338 Lapua rifles was the cheesy extruded base with the slot down the middle. The three 338 LMs I have came with their aluminum HD full Picatinny style base. Better than the extruded one but still not good enough for a 338 LM. An aluminum base of any type has no business being on a heavy kicking magnum in my opinion, formed from my experience with a bunch of them. Savage should be using a full Picatinny steel base on that 338 LM. I sometimes do use HD Picatinny aluminum EGW rails on centerfire guns with lower recoiling rounds in the 308 and less class with rings that have a beefy, flat front surface recoil lug on them, so I don't have to worry about the rings creeping forward as well as causing damage to the rail. The extruded aluminum EGW wimp-rails are only used by me on rimfires. If I am using Burris Signature Zee rings on a centerfire rifle, I stick with steel bases other than on 223 class rounds or rimfires.
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