bernie
Member
I know that the Savage bolt guns like the 110 and even the Axis are very accurate. I understand that the floating bolt head is likely one of the reasons for this. However, I simply do not trust the Savage bolt guns and I really want to like and to trust them. A few years back I had a Savage Scout Rifle and the bolt head retaining pin broke. It very nearly locked the rifle up so that I could not get the bolt open. While the bolt head retaining pin looks substantial, it is relatively thin on the sides because the firing pin has to pass through it. Have any of you or anyone that you know broken a bolt head retaining pin on a Savage bolt rifle? I would like to build a Savage up as a moderately hard use hunting rifle, but I just do not trust them.