Is the Savage Model 11 a good rifle?

It just works and is also an intrinsically accurate round. Factory or reload, you have an enormous choice of ammunition or components suitable for this rifle — it really is a rifle for whatever game takes you. Sensibly the barrel is 22in; in fact a . 308 can be shorter and still give excellent accuracy and velocities.

What is a Savage Model 11?

The Savage 11 Trophy Hunter XP . 243 Winchester Bolt-Action Rifle features a synthetic stock and a carbon-steel barrel with a matte finish. This short bolt-action rifle also features an AccuTrigger™ adjustable trigger as well as a detachable top-load magazine with a 4-round capacity.

Which Scout rifle is best?

Here are four, plus a fifth option to have a great scout rifle built specifically for you.

• Mossberg MVP Scout Rifle.
• Savage 110 Scout.
• Ruger Scout Rifle.
• Steyr Scout Rifle.

What is a 308 gun?

308—also known as the 7.62x51mm NATO—equally at home in a belt-fed machine gun or a super-accurate bolt-action hunting rifle. Since its introduction in 1952, the . 308 Winchester has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting cartridge in the world.

Is a Savage Model 11 a short action?

Features short-action chambered for . 223, .

What is a Savage Model 12?

12 BVSS. The long distances and small targets of varmint hunting demand a rifle built for the task. The Model 12 BVSS offers unfailing performance and impeccable accuracy, thanks to user-adjustable AccuTrigger™ technology and a button-rifled and fluted stainless steel heavy barrel.

Are all savage actions the same?

You can get ANY model as a donor action. The only real difference is the screw spacing and the placement of the bolt release.

Is the Savage Model 11 short action?

Features short-action chambered for . 223, . 22-250, .

Are scout rifles any good?

If we take a cold, hard look at the place of the scout rifle in the modern world, it’s essentially a decent hunting rifle with some features that make it better suited for dangerous game, prolonged trips in the field, and about as good for protection from two-legged predators as a bolt gun can be.

What is the point of a scout rifle?

The scout rifle is a class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s that bears similarities in design and function to guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes that emphasize comfortable carry and practical accuracy over firepower.

Is 30 Cal and 308 the same?

So, even though the bore of the rifle (measured across the lands) is . 30″, the actual bullet diameter is . 308″ because the bullet must closely match the groove diameter (. However, the 7.62×39 mm cartridge (designed in the Soviet Union), measures bullet diameter using land measurements instead of groove measurements.

Is the Savage Model 11 scout rifle a good rifle?

The Cooper Scout Rifle concept notates useable accuracy sufficient for the application and the Savage Model 11 Scout delivers easily on that concept. The Model 11 is a rifle that can do everything and serve as that single rifle for everything that can hunt any North American game. I think Savage nailed the concept with the Model 11 Scout Rifle.

Which is the best scout rifle to buy?

Savage Arms took its short-action Model 11 and created a scout rifle with a detachable box magazine, a stock adjustable for length of pull and cheekweld, iron sights, a forward-mounted optics rail and a flash suppressor.

What kind of magazine does a scout rifle use?

It feeds from a 10-round detachable box magazine made from steel. Several models are available with various stocks and accessories. Model #6830 (shown) comes with a 16.1-inch barrel, a black synthetic stock and a unique muzzle brake.

Is the Ruger scout rifle still on the market?

Despite being quite old, the scout rifle concept—originally developed by Jeff Cooper—is still very hot. Ruger’s versions are reportedly still selling well on the retail shelves and now Savage Arms has joined in with its own Model 11 Scout Rifle offering.