Savage or Remington?

[LoonWulf]

I checked those stocks out at the Boyds booth at the NRA convention. I think I like them alot.

How "squarish" are they, sticky out points, etc? I'm waffling between an @one, or a ProV with adjustable cheek rest for my 7.

 

[ontarget]

How "squarish" are they, sticky out points, etc? I'm waffling between an @one, or a ProV with adjustable cheek rest for my 7.

They are a bit squarish, but easy adjustment to LOP and cheek piece. Very sturdy. I don't have any base line to compare to other adjustable stocks though. I can't judge it against other options. Seems to be a good stock.

 

[Legionnaire]

I am a Remington fan. That said, if you are going to keep your rifle bone stock, I'd give the Savage the nod. I bought a Remington 700 SPS Varmint in .243 specifically as a project rifle. Got a great deal on it at $400 delivered. The SPS stock is junk; I replaced it with a Grayboe Renegade. The X-Mark Pro trigger isn't junk, but it's nothing to write home about, either; I replaced it with a Timney. Took the rig to my gunsmith and had him pull the barrel, square the receiver face and bolt, set the barrel back and re-chamber it in .243 Ackley, and bed the action. So my $400 rifle is now a $900 rifle, not including optics. Initial load development suggests that it will be a better-than-0.5 MOA rifle. But your stock Savage is likely to be pretty close to that out of the box with good hand loads.

Newtosavage is correct about Remington throats. I also have a Remington 700 LTR in .308. While it shoots sub-MOA, the throat/freebore is longer than I'd like; I can't reach the lands even with a 190 grain SMK. That will be fixed when I eventually re-barrel it.

Bottom line: buy the Savage (you'll like the 6.5) unless you like projects. I remain a Remington guy. My next 700 will begin as a trued action on which I will build what I want with a McGowen or Criterion "Remage" barrel.

 

[Varminterror]

How "squarish" are they, sticky out points, etc? I'm waffling between an @one, or a ProV with adjustable cheek rest for my 7.

They’re square. And ugly as sin in my book. I’m a fan of the Pro-v, not so of the At-One. Everything you touch on the At-one is plastic, since it’s all of the parts which need to be adjustable. Not a fan at all. My son (4.5yrs old) thought it looked cool and felt good at the NRA National Meeting last wknd, but it is a long ways from what I’m wanting in a stock for my own rifle. I use Pro-v’s on a lot of my own rifles.

To the Op question of Savage vs. Remington, I tend to favor the Rem over the Savage, but with the caveat - I only buy stripped Remington actions, blueprinted by PT&G. No recent manufacture Rem actions for me. The Savage 12 is one of the only factory rifles I would willingly buy off of the shelf with the expectation/intention to leave it largely as it is. The Remington’s would only be donors.

 

[CryptKeeper5]

I think you misspelled "T/C Compass"...

Far and away the most accurate $300 rifle. Easy trigger to bring down to 3lbs for about $2...I shot sub MOA with handloads at 100 and 200yds with one in .300WM AND .308Win. Threaded for brake or can. Never liked Remington...anything...and Savage while accurate just seem plain ugly.

 

[VVelox]

If your looking at 7.62x51mm, then I would look at the Mossberg scout. Affordable and has had rave reviews. I liked its feel when I checked one out at the store recently.

Definitely would love to get one. Taking AR10 mags would be great.

 

[ontarget]

Just checked out the Compass. Not bad, the local Cabelas has all of the rifles mentioned in stock. I may stop by this week and handle them to see which feels right.