SAVAGE
ARMS MODEL 110FP TACTICAL
Savage has thrown its hat into the "tactical " rifle
arena in a big way. Not only have they come up with
a rifle that "looks" tactical but will also get the
job done When we first received these rifles, one in
.308 the other in .300 WM, we had to get quality glass
for them. We mounted a Leupold scope on the .300 and
a Leatherwood ARTII on the .308 and set off for the
range.
Using Blackhills' match-grade .308 and Remington's boattail
in the .300WM, we started Shooting 3 shot groups at
100 yards to zero. Luckily this did not take long and
we were able to get down to business.
We found that each rifle is more than capable of shooting
1 MOA groups and probably even tighter ones if we could
put them in a vice. These rifles also performed extremely
well out to 500yds, which was the furthest distance
we were able to shoot. Someday will try them further.
The rifles both had a 24 inch heavy-weight button rifled
barrel with recessed target style muzzle. The rifles
weighed in at 8 ½ pounds before mounting the scopes
and had an overall length of 45 ½ inches.
All the metal parts of the rifle have a Matte black,
non-reflective finish for reduced glare. The only "non-tactical
part of the whole rifle was the silver Savage Arms logo
on the bottom of the pistolgrip, easily fixed with paint,
or indelible marker. The trigger group is removable
and the trigger offers some adjustment, though I recommend
that this be done by a competent gunsmith. The bolt
of the rifle is laser engraved with the savage logo
and rifle model. The lockup of the rifle felt great
when it came out of the box and now, after over 500
rounds still feels great.
Of course the rifle is drilled an tapped for scope mounting
and is free of iron sights. The mounts for this rifle
are available from just about everyone who makes scope
mounts.
A some real nice features of the stock are the pillar
bedding, the extra swivel stud for mounting a bipod
and the fact that it is a composite material.
Savage Arms claims that the 110FP was "Designed for
the "TACTICAL" specialist who demands pinpoint accuracy
in a high power rifle". They are right. Put this up
against other stock "tactical rifles" and you will soon
realize that you do not need to spend $700 to $1000
to get a surgically accurate rifle.
The Savage 110FP is offered in the following calibers;
.223,.25-06, .30-06,.308, 7MM Rem.Mag and .300 Win.Mag.
For more information on the entire Savage Arms line
of products visit their web site at www.savagearms.com
By: Ron England
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