Savage 110

[mvriley315]

I just purchased a Savage 110 in 30-06 at a auction on Saturday and really got to look and play with it today. I do have to say that is has what is probably the crappiest (if that is a word) trigger pull that I have every felt. Can anyone suggest something to do to help lighten the trigger pull and to smoothe it out. I would guess that the trigger pull is upwards of 8-10 pounds. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike

 

[42769vette]

i believe rifle basics makes a aftermarket trigger for that rifle. they are good triggers for the price

 

[fireball168]

SHARP SHOOTER SUPPLY : SAVAGE COMPETITION TRIGGER - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools

 

[mwilson]

go to savage shooters.com and look around for an article on triggers. the model 10s and 11s i have are adjustable. very easy

 

[antsi]

Savage 110 Trigger Adjustment

Odd. I have a 110 with one of the pre-Accu triggers.
The other day at IGW, Nick set the trigger pull scale and it broke at 4.5 lbs. It is quite crisp.

Try the adjustment instructions above and see if that doesn't help.

 

[mvriley315]

Thanks for the replies and options. I think I will try adjusting the trigger pull using the directions on the link in the last post. The worst thing I could do is have to buy another trigger. Thanks for the link, Antsi!! My neighbor thinks I should just sell the rifle and get a Remington 700 from Gunbroker. Now, I'm not real sure which way to go. Any suggestions? Thanks Mike.

 

[saw223]

That savage will make you happy. They are very very nice shooting rifles.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

I was looking at the rifle myself. If you decide to ditch it and move onto something else, you know where to start.

 

[ISP 5353]

I love my 700s but every Savage I have shot has been very accurate. Work on the trigger and I'll bet you have a good shooter.

 

[1946]

My savage 110 is very accurate. Accuracy starts to go away after around 35 rounds. But I've punched prairie dogs with it out to 650 yards. (.308 ) I just have to clean it and accuracy comes right back.

 

[mwilson]

buy a couple boxs ammo and go to the range and try it out. believe you will be more than happy with the savage. my son and i own 5. not the prettiest rifle out there but they are known as usually being the most accurate rifle out of the box there is. our .308 rifles will shoot .75" 5 shot groups regularly. will do better than that when we are having a good day.

 

[Nayls47]

mvriley315
This is the best adjustment guide I've found. The one from Ken Russo is very good to use also, but I like this one because you can take the trigger pull on down to 2 lbs. by replacing the factory spring with the .040 wire spring. I think I like the trigger pull on my 110 better than my Rem. 700 with a Timmey Trigger.

This is how Savage trigger work is performed in my shop

 

[red_zr24x4]

Savage is the way to go, they have been winning the varmint hunter compotitions for the last couple of years.
The nice thing about savage is the ease of changing barrels, if you go to www.savageshooters mentioned above, there are all kinds of post on how to work on them(changing barrels, doing a bolt lift mod, etc)
The owner of Sharp Shooter suppy posts on there.

 

[kludge]

I adjusted the trigger on my Savage a bit. Out of the box it was about 5#. It's now about 2.5#, breaks like and icicle and minimal over travel.

I did not know about the overtravel adjustment, and would rep antsi again if I could.

Mine is a 110FP, 20" bull barrel in .308.

our .308 rifles will shoot .75" 5 shot groups regularly. will do better than that when we are having a good day.

This is my experience too.

 

[antsi]

My savage 110 is very accurate. Accuracy starts to go away after around 35 rounds. But I've punched prairie dogs with it out to 650 yards. (.308 ) I just have to clean it and accuracy comes right back.

Is that a heavy/bull/match barrel, or a tapered/lightweight/hunting/sporter/whatever style barrel?

I am going to be doing some load development with my 110 soon and I'm interested to know how many rounds I can shoot before needing to let it cool and/or clean it.

Mine is the standard tapered barrel like on a hunting rifle.

 

[mvriley315]

Thanks Nayls....I think I am gonna try to work the trigger myself. I guees the worst thing I could do is screw up the trigger and have to replace it anyway. It sounds like the Savage is a pretty good rifle, so I feel better about my purchase. Thanks to all that replied!! Mike

 

[musclecarr]

I had a savage 110 30.06 and it had the same crappy trigger, traded it.