Savage 116 with Accutrigger (270 Win)

lone wolf · #1 10-07-2010, 08:26 PM

To those members who have owned/shot a Savage 116 (top load with the Accutrigger), what are you observations on the folllowing:

accuracy ?
action ?
feeding ?
reliability ?
value for money ?

Any and all feedback welcome.

Thanks.

Grizzly Adams · #2 10-07-2010, 08:38 PM

Mine's .270 short mag. good on all of the above, though being a 98 Mauser kind of guy

I have to wonder how that Accu trigger will stand up, in the long run. Feeding with the short mag cartridges suffers , which I gather is not unuseual and I can only put 2 rds. in the mag and one up the spout. Not a pain to drag around either. If I was looking again, I'd just buy it in .270 Win.
Grizz

tchardy1972 · #3 10-07-2010, 09:18 PM

I have one in 243 it is one of the more accurate guns I own, even with the pencil thin barrel. It does not feed properly with four rounds in the mag but with three it works just fine.

HunterRed · #4 10-08-2010, 05:17 PM

Feeding is good action is smooth enough, with homemade ammo I shoot about 1.2 inch groups consistently. Not sure how factory ammo goes. The however is that for reasons I don't understand this rifle is the loudest rifle I have ever shot and it seems to recoil quite hard, but a limbsaver fixed that real quick.
I got mine before the accustock which is cool. You should buy one!