Back to the subject at hand. If fun shooting is what the OP is after and he can afford it, a nice custom rifle in 6.5 CM with a better than average scope to extra nice scope is in order. If the OP even hints at dreaming of competition, something like an RPR in 6 CM to get his feet wet without dropping a fortune so, that when he is sure of what he wants, he won’t have a fortune invested in something that will no longer be of any use.
To eveyone else
Owned two Savages in my lifetime. Both were shooters. The Savage Sport Striker shot my way into Triple A class in small bore. Probably would still own it but its preferred ammo was discontinued by Federal. Second was a custom Savage Striker in .223. It was a true tack driver. Built it for Brenda as a low recoil IHMSA gun. It was built like a tank, I shot a couple of great scores with it myself. However, it was too heavy for her and she took my half scale gun.
Our son liked Savage rifles because of the readily available left handed actions. The very first one I purchased him when he was a teenager, he still has and it is on its third barrel (now a 6.5x284 Norma) multiple stocks, and is still one of the best shooters we own.
Sadly some of the later Savages not so good. But Brenda is shooting one of his custom Savages, barreled in .223 and she’s been good out to 700 yards. Yep its a lefty, and she’s a righty but she still is putting the shots where they need to be.
If it were mine, I would make some changes, but she is happy with it. (Still, probably going to get a better scope, a better bipod and a good brake, having shot this little rifle myself, it begs for a brake. )
So, if you don’t like Savages, Fine, but don’t discount others.
To eveyone else
Owned two Savages in my lifetime. Both were shooters. The Savage Sport Striker shot my way into Triple A class in small bore. Probably would still own it but its preferred ammo was discontinued by Federal. Second was a custom Savage Striker in .223. It was a true tack driver. Built it for Brenda as a low recoil IHMSA gun. It was built like a tank, I shot a couple of great scores with it myself. However, it was too heavy for her and she took my half scale gun.
Our son liked Savage rifles because of the readily available left handed actions. The very first one I purchased him when he was a teenager, he still has and it is on its third barrel (now a 6.5x284 Norma) multiple stocks, and is still one of the best shooters we own.
Sadly some of the later Savages not so good. But Brenda is shooting one of his custom Savages, barreled in .223 and she’s been good out to 700 yards. Yep its a lefty, and she’s a righty but she still is putting the shots where they need to be.
If it were mine, I would make some changes, but she is happy with it. (Still, probably going to get a better scope, a better bipod and a good brake, having shot this little rifle myself, it begs for a brake. )
So, if you don’t like Savages, Fine, but don’t discount others.