Savage 110 ultralite

[StupidLightweight]

Not an owner, but I would never encourage this purchase. There are too many better rifles that can had at a lower price.

 

[WhiskeyCharlie]

Not an owner, but I would never encourage this purchase. There are too many better rifles that can had at a lower price.

Can you give some examples? I’m stuck with what I have now and it had what I wanted (20” carbon barrel and folding stock), but may do something else in the future. Every action people said was better was impossible to find or $1000+, barrels were $900, chassis $1600, trigger, etc. I would also have to get help assembling or buy tools I don’t currently own. Just curious in ballpark numbers if you have them handy. I’m not sophisticated enough to care about the savage action being a little stiff.

 

[StupidLightweight]

Can you give some examples? I’m stuck with what I have now and it had what I wanted (20” carbon barrel and folding stock), but may do something else in the future. Every action people said was better was impossible to find or $1000+, barrels were $900, chassis $1600, trigger, etc.

The folding HNT26 chassis is great, but I wouldn’t recommend a Savage action or paying extra for a carbon barrel. Feeding from aftermarket mags can be tricky. My suggestion would be to buy a Tikka, chop and thread the barrel, and drop it in the HNT26. You’ll get a better action and trigger with a good barrel.

 

[WhiskeyCharlie]

The folding HNT26 chassis is great, but I wouldn’t recommend a Savage action or paying extra for a carbon barrel. Feeding from aftermarket mags can be tricky. My suggestion would be to buy a Tikka, chop and thread the barrel, and drop it in the HNT26. You’ll get a better action and trigger with a good barrel.

Thanks for that. I wanted to go Tikka but was under the impression they didn’t have a factory 7PRC. Right or wrong I was pretty set on that cartridge.

 

[BurtonGus]

Has anyone tried replacing the fluted bolt in one these ultralites with a standard, non-fluted bolt from another savage 110? I’ve owned a couple savage 110’s, including one ultralite in 6.5CM. The actions on all of them were very smooth except for the ultralite. I wonder if it’s the fluted bolt or the action that makes the ultralite cycle like sandpaper.

I’ve also had great experiences with my Savages and enjoyed all of them.

 

[Halligan]

Has anyone tried replacing the fluted bolt in one these ultralites with a standard, non-fluted bolt from another savage 110? I’ve owned a couple savage 110’s, including one ultralite in 6.5CM. The actions on all of them were very smooth except for the ultralite. I wonder if it’s the fluted bolt or the action that makes the ultralite cycle like sandpaper.

I’ve also had great experiences with my Savages and enjoyed all of them.

I have to second this point, I have noticed the same.
Fluted: Gun to gun on the ones I've messed with in the shop.
My non-fluted 110 243 varmint... butter

 

[wheatlandoutdoors]

I had this rifle in a 280 AI. Put it in a Stocky's VG2 and man it was a shooter! Very accurate rifle but as others have mentioned the bolt/action is rough. Other than that great gun.

Have you ever tried putting a little lapping compound on your bolt and then cycling it over and over? It will smooth a bolt out quickly. I have had a few that just weren’t quite smooth enough and put some lapping compound on it and started cycling it and after 20 or so cycles I’d clean it and clean the receiver and then cycle it and see how it was. If it wasn’t quite there I’d do it all over again.

 

[cacklercrazy]

I had this rifle in a 280 AI. Put it in a Stocky's VG2 and man it was a shooter! Very accurate rifle but as others have mentioned the bolt/action is rough. Other than that great gun.

I hear there a bolt lift kit being sold that suppose to help Smooth it out.