Re: Savage rifles, why not?
For almost as long as I have been posting at this site, I have been a fan of Savage rifles. I also have Rems, Wins, and Rugers, as well service rifles, foreign and domestic.
I have only one custom C/F rifle, which started out as a factory Savage .10FP 260 in 2002, was upgraded with McM stock, L-W 28" barrel, various smaller bells and whistles, and is currently udergong a barrel replacement for .30BR since I mo longer shoot with any regularity beyond 250yd (and some will say without any ability at 250yd, but that's another tale...).
I have not been an advocate of 'rifle chic'. My rifles are impliements, not artworks. For such needs, the everyday Savage suffices nicely. To my mind, they have a simpler 'form follows function' elegance to them.
Greg