The pre-66 110s had a 2 position safety, as well as a unique barrel, bolt, and trigger. A later model would be a much better platform for your project.
The pre-66 110s had a 2 position safety, as well as a unique barrel, bolt, and trigger. A later model would be a much better platform for your project.
I also turned down an old 110 30-06 at a good price. I am looking for a donor for a 6.5 PRC. I thought long and hard about using one of the short actions that I have on hand, but this and other forums showed me the error of my ways. Now I see that Savage has 7 models of the 110 in 6.5 PRC. Just keep looking for a newer action and why not a short action or was it just the deal on that one gun?
I had a nice looking like new old 110 in.223 also. I never could get it to shoot even though it was like new. I think Savage like most of the other manufacturers are way ahead now on their barrels. It had a nice wood stock, which I like, but the trigger was not accutrigger and had to be replaced with an aftermarket trigger to fell an adjust right. Nice to collect, but not to build on.
Sales time of year...
Look around. I can pick up Hog Hunters now for $420 (dealer price, retail would be a bit more). Sell the .308 barrel as a new take-off for around $100, and you're into new rifle, sans barrel- for not much more than you'd ever find a recent used one.
Were it in good condition I'd have bought just to keep as is. Already have one in that vintage and it's a good shooter.
Not knowing your intended use, Cabela's current pricing for the 12FV (available in 6.5CM) is $345 after rebate.
Edit to add:
There's a good topic in the FAQ chronicling the history of the 110, here's a quote from that article that explains why I advised the pre-66 110 would not be a good choice for a build.
To start, it must be pointed out that those Model 110's made between 1958 and the end of 1965 are vastly different than those made from 1966 and on. The early guns are typically easy to identify as they have a bump or raised boss in the barrel to which the rear iron sight is dovetailed into. Additionally, the bolts were uniquely different in that the early bolt heads were shrouded and used a spring-clip style extractor. Parts between the pre-66 and post-66 rifles are generally not interchangeable due to these differences, and efforts were made by Savage during the redesign to make sure that many critical pre-66 parts couldn't be accidentally used on a post-66 rifle or vise-versa.
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