Many of the new Savages don't have metal bottom metal nor a metal trigger guard, and come with axis style magazines.

All older savages and New Higher grade savage have metal bottom metals and metal trigger guards.


I have a brake on my 243win and 308win target rifles and I love it !
The the 243w weights almost 18 lbs so recoil was almost non existent (like a 223 AR) to begin with, but with a brake it shoots better and doesn't move a hair when being shot.

I had a brake on one of my 300winmags but the concussion from the brake was too much so I had to take it off.
The range I shoot at has the firing line enclosed on all 3 sides, thus the thump from the brake on the 300winmag gives people a headache after just a few shots. That rifle weights also almost 18 lbs so the recoil is not bad at all with out the brake.