Re: Stiller or savage?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SDWhirlwind</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jennifer Lopez or Rosie ODonnell?????
Both have attitude, both will get you some satisfaction perhaps but in the evenings which would you rather face across the dinner table after a long day together???? Oh, maybe a bit off topic comparison but....well....
I am leaning smooth, silky and clean Latino vs. fat uuuuuggllllyyyyyy noisy sloppy pig! Yer mileage may vary!
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Guess you'd better look toward Surgeon after hearing this...would that qualify as Mila Kunis type action????
I think Savage is getting a pretty unfair comparison there.
That being said, with a Savage, a guy won't get the snob appeal of a custom action. There will be little to no envy on the line at the range. The Savage owner won't have the personal satisfaction of paying hefty gun-smithing charges, waiting for months and months, possibly up to a year, to get parts back, and then have the experience of taking a large hit in depreciation when they decide to sell said rifle, so they can "give the kids a Christmas" because he is a wage slave who bought into the hype that he was going to turn himself into Bob Lee Swagger with an elite action that he read about online. Thus, feeding his wannabe sniper delusions. No, a Savage is not svelte or exclusive, and its looks most likely will not raise eyebrows.
But, one of the most satisfying rifles to shoot in my safe is my 6BR Savage.
Hello...I'm a closet Savage shooter...
I say that after owning an Eric Reid built GA Precision, currently owning a Desert Tactical, FN A3G, custom R700, and multiple precision AR's and M14's. My Savage is totally custom, but I've never paid a gunsmith to perform any work on it. I've done all "gunsmithing" with basic tools, no lathe or fixtures, no mills or specialized tools. Total investment in the rifle including new barrel, Sav-2 trigger, was less than $600 thanks to a very sweet store closing deal on the factory rifle. With a $30 dollar barrel nut wrench, headspace gages, and a barrel vise, I've customized the rifle to my reloads. I can shoot holes in pennies at 200y with boring accuracy. Everybody that shoots it, is blown away by the accuracy and precision, and right after saying how impressed they are...most will say "too bad its a Savage."
My biggest complaint about Savage is their stock selection. They make a rifle that you can customize to your liking at home with nothing more than hand tools...but make finding a replacement stock a complete disaster by mixing bolt spacing and limiting options, so that stock makers avoid keeping much of anything on hand.