Tip for the bolt removal! Maybe I’ve just got big hands but if I put my pointer finger on the trigger and my thumb on the bolt release I’ve got no problem getting the bolt in and out
Great rifle.Good value for the money. Tip#1 to sight in a new scope, take the bolt out, look tru the bore and adjust your scope reticle to be as close as where the bore is pointing - you waste less ammo. Tip#2, 13:44 you can always take the bolt out ( I do) when transporting the rifle to and from the range. Fits any rifle case.
I have been using my Savage 110 desert tactical in 6.5mm Creedmoor for over a year. I do not hunt, and am a recreational target shooter. Circumstances have prevented me from exploring its long-range capabilities, but at 100 yards it CONSISTENTLY produces 5-shot groups of 1/2 inch or less. The best performing factory ammunition has been Hornady 140 grain ELD. The best performing handload has used a 140 grain Hornady Gamechanger bullet, 40.5 grains of H4350 powder, a CCI large rifle primer, and Hornady brass. This video was great, but the group size achieved was far from typical, at least from my experience.
You are right my TC compass in 6.5 creedmoor shoots under half inch at hundred and in general my 6.5s are more accurate than my 308s and my rifles seems to shoot tighter group after about 200-300 rounds. I believe this rifle will shoot much better after few hundred rounds. Thanks for sharing n God bless.
I have a 110 in 7mm mag I took it out the plastic and mounted it in a AT 1 Laminate stock with a Leupold 4x16x50 my gun obsoletely loves 140 grn. loaded with H4350. Now it has the sporter barrel so I did 5 groups of three to find out what she likes to eat and I love this lil gun
This video has been helpful, I’m currently looking around for a precision rifle. My budget is closer to $1,500 for rifle and glass. By the way, I’ve been watching your channel lately and I have to say I love your content and especially your attitude.
I agree, this is an excellent review. I think you should get the 110. Adjustable stock furniture that comes with the rifle. Not only does an adjustable butt stock help with the length of pull, but it helps to determine where your cheek rests and how to best achieve the eye box with your scope. Also, with any rifle, but especially budget rifles, check the torque on the action screws. Usually one in front of the magazine and then one behind or in front of the trigger guard (not the same on all rifles.) And welcome to the paucity of information that is the spec on action screws. Just about none of the rifle companies publish that. So, a handful of gunsmiths a lot more knowledgable than I am came up with a general figure for rifles such as the .308 Win. And this would work for the 6.5 C because while the grain weight is less and the recoil is less, it is more a matter of the speed of recoil. So, average between 45 and 50 inch pounds. That is tight enough for the threads of bolts and bosses to engage and have friction to stay in place but not squish or crack stocks. You may have to re-check tightness after a day at the range. It doesn't to check these things before going to the range. And you may think about using loctite on action screws but don't do it. Step away from the loctite. Slowly and surely and leave it for gluing on that tip that broke off a sports trophy. Also, David's method for sighting in a rifle is spot on perfect and correct. Do not use a gun vise. The reason is that when you clamp down a rifle, there is no place for the recoil energy to and you have small springs and screws that take the impact. Normally, and this is what scopes and rifles are designed for, the rifle is rested against a human shoulder. And the body is like a shock absorber, re-directing the recoil energy to ground. In fact, recoil management of a rifle can be done without a lot of weight. I put a Falcon Strike hydraulic recoil pad on my Compass II. The whole rifle, loaded with 150 g, scope, and recoil pad and sling and a rain slicker over the scope is 9 pounds 7 ounces. Not bad for a big guy like me. One of my first and favorite books on rifle shooting is "The Long Range Shooting Manual," by Ryan Cleckner. Modernly, he is a lawyer but his previous career was being a Sniper Team Leader (his actual MOS) in the 1st Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment for a number of tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. The first thing he points out is that he is not a pinpoint shooter, he is a tactical shooter. The idea is to put a round in the critical zone under ideal to less than ideal circumstances. So, what you do is get used to the rifle and let it get used to you. How your body reacts to recoil is going to affect where the bullet lands. So, if you zero in a vise, well, that is great if you going hunting with a wide wooden table and a vise. Take it out of the vice and fire it and you will be off. Zero must be achieved with the rifle to your body, like David does.
@@ronws2007 Yeah, I have been looking into precision shooting for a little bit, I have heard of Ryan Cleckner and seen a lot of his RUclips videos. He is very knowledgeable. I will definitely check his book out. As for the torque settings I have come across a little bit of this information when I bought my Ruger 10/22 takedown. I still don’t know what I should be torquing those stock screws to.
Pull trigger and depress bolt release button then release trigger pull bolt out. To put back in you only need to pull trigger. Leave bolt open to close lid on case.should always have action open in case so you know it’s safe and can see it’s empty before you put your hands on it. Love your videos.. peace to you and family
Thank you for your review on a bolt action rifle. I am looking for a bolt action rifle soon, this will help me to narrow down functionality and price range. Thanks again.
Bolt, yes very easy. Use right hand. Pull trigger all the way back and push lever down all the way. Bolt comes out very easy. Don't forget to make sure the baffle on the locking lugs has the little guide on the right side. Shoots .75 moa all day long. And better... Remove bolt during storage...
Have that gun , well actually i have 3 savage sba model 10 in .223, 6.5 creedmore and .308 .I took the flimsy factory stock sold them on ebay recoupe some cash and bought 3 accustocks and never looked back
Hey Doc, just curious why the scope rings are so far forward if you would unbolt it from the base and slide the whole thing back not letting the scope hit the front of the base and bolt it back down it should get you on the cheek rest. Going by the video it looks like it would go at least a inch back on the base .I have one of these ordered and I’m curious if this will help. Thanks
Hey Doc. The flutes are also to dissipate the heat. They make the rifle cool quicker. Why didn’t you bore sight the rifle? I’ve never seen anyone do it the way you did it. 🤔 You didn’t look comfortable shooting that rifle. That cheek piece is way short. Im not sure if I would buy one of those rifles. Also I would like to see a five round magazine that 10 round was to long. Or a double stack magazine.
I usually bore sight before I hit the range but I was on a tight schedule and I forgot to do it, nothing passes your hawk eyes bro. accustock was a disappointment for me and yes double stack magazine would have been nice. Have a great season brother and God bless.
Bergara SP 6.5 CR SWFA 20X SCOPE. Light > accurate > smooth > good looking and 750 yards. I have the Savage Tactical (6.5 CR) as well, my most consistant and accurate with any ammo. The Bergara shoots Sako ammo lights out, but it has an 18" barrel. Savage is heavy, cheek riser sucks, bolt action sucks, ten round mag is awesome, trigger and accuracy is awesome. I wouldn't' hunt with the savage, sit and wait hunting ok, but walking or stalking hell no. The Bergara Special Purpose is my girl:) One more thing, the savage is fast > 2850 fps (close to PRC), the Bergara max 2620, long distance bench hands down savage is TOP dog, with many ammo types. At 500 yards, = accurate, less MOA vertical required by the tactical was nice. Beyond 500 savage just runs away with it, but I don't shoot anything on the east coast of the US over 230-50 yards.
The gun needs to slide free and easy and slick on that rest . If you leave studs in stock and rest them on your gun rest it make gun jump and do bad stuff and make gun shoot bad groups
Why not take the bolt out when storing it in the case/transporting it and then putting it back in when you are ready to use it so it doesn't protrude as much? Or too tedious??
Thanks for the video. I have my eyes on this one too. Small chassis system, AICS mag, 24 inches barrel and 20 MOA rail. Love it. Like to know how good it shoot at distance
My local gun store has a savage 110 precision in 300 prc for 1080 I'm trying to talk myself out of, haha. Smoking price but man that would be brutal to shoot
@@vameathunter2771 its coming down some but I reload so its not all that more expensive to reload than many of my other rifle rounds. Where I live the prices of anything above 6.5 creed is about the same. 6.5 creed is running 2 bucks a round for cheap ammo and match ammo cost the same as 300 prc which is also match ammo
@@vameathunter2771 man that would be nice, here 6.5 creed is running 40- 50 dollars a box depending on the grade, 308 is slightly cheaper. 308 i can load for cheap but i never had much love for that round. Match grade 6.5 creed as of yesterday is 52 dollars a box here and match 300 prc is 56 dollars a box. 6.5 prc was the same price as 300 prc.
With the new guns you should break in the barrel to get the best accuracy out of it and I do my short version of it and all my rifles shoots under 1MOA at 100 yards. Here is a video of my simple barrel break in procedure. ruclips.net/video/_n7QqoTtOXU/видео.html
Seriously? Why do people have such hard time removing the bolt. Step one, make sure it's clear and safe, two, safety off open bolt an inch or so, three, squeeze trigger with trigger finger as normal and press the top lever with your thumb and you can release the trigger itself, and finally step four, with left hand insert bolt. You don't need three hands just a little more intelligence 😉.
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Tip for the bolt removal! Maybe I’ve just got big hands but if I put my pointer finger on the trigger and my thumb on the bolt release I’ve got no problem getting the bolt in and out
Thanks for sharing, for me it's middle finger n thumb. 😁
Great rifle.Good value for the money.
Tip#1 to sight in a new scope, take the bolt out, look tru the bore and adjust your scope reticle to be as close as where the bore is pointing - you waste less ammo.
Tip#2, 13:44 you can always take the bolt out ( I do) when transporting the rifle to and from the range. Fits any rifle case.
Thanks for the tips bro n God bless.
I have been using my Savage 110 desert tactical in 6.5mm Creedmoor for over a year. I do not hunt, and am a recreational target shooter. Circumstances have prevented me from exploring its long-range capabilities, but at 100 yards it CONSISTENTLY produces 5-shot groups of 1/2 inch or less. The best performing factory ammunition has been Hornady 140 grain ELD. The best performing handload has used a 140 grain Hornady Gamechanger bullet, 40.5 grains of H4350 powder, a CCI large rifle primer, and Hornady brass. This video was great, but the group size achieved was far from typical, at least from my experience.
You are right my TC compass in 6.5 creedmoor shoots under half inch at hundred and in general my 6.5s are more accurate than my 308s and my rifles seems to shoot tighter group after about 200-300 rounds. I believe this rifle will shoot much better after few hundred rounds. Thanks for sharing n God bless.
I have a 110 in 7mm mag I took it out the plastic and mounted it in a AT 1 Laminate stock with a Leupold 4x16x50 my gun obsoletely loves 140 grn. loaded with H4350. Now it has the sporter barrel so I did 5 groups of three to find out what she likes to eat and I love this lil gun
You made a great choice of caliber and the scope, thanks for sharing.
This video has been helpful, I’m currently looking around for a precision rifle. My budget is closer to $1,500 for rifle and glass.
By the way, I’ve been watching your channel lately and I have to say I love your content and especially your attitude.
Savage with Accustock in caliber of your choice for about $600 and a Leupold Mk4 4.5-14 from Midway for $700.
I agree, this is an excellent review.
I think you should get the 110. Adjustable stock furniture that comes with the rifle. Not only does an adjustable butt stock help with the length of pull, but it helps to determine where your cheek rests and how to best achieve the eye box with your scope.
Also, with any rifle, but especially budget rifles, check the torque on the action screws. Usually one in front of the magazine and then one behind or in front of the trigger guard (not the same on all rifles.) And welcome to the paucity of information that is the spec on action screws. Just about none of the rifle companies publish that. So, a handful of gunsmiths a lot more knowledgable than I am came up with a general figure for rifles such as the .308 Win. And this would work for the 6.5 C because while the grain weight is less and the recoil is less, it is more a matter of the speed of recoil. So, average between 45 and 50 inch pounds. That is tight enough for the threads of bolts and bosses to engage and have friction to stay in place but not squish or crack stocks.
You may have to re-check tightness after a day at the range. It doesn't to check these things before going to the range. And you may think about using loctite on action screws but don't do it. Step away from the loctite. Slowly and surely and leave it for gluing on that tip that broke off a sports trophy.
Also, David's method for sighting in a rifle is spot on perfect and correct. Do not use a gun vise. The reason is that when you clamp down a rifle, there is no place for the recoil energy to and you have small springs and screws that take the impact. Normally, and this is what scopes and rifles are designed for, the rifle is rested against a human shoulder. And the body is like a shock absorber, re-directing the recoil energy to ground. In fact, recoil management of a rifle can be done without a lot of weight. I put a Falcon Strike hydraulic recoil pad on my Compass II. The whole rifle, loaded with 150 g, scope, and recoil pad and sling and a rain slicker over the scope is 9 pounds 7 ounces. Not bad for a big guy like me.
One of my first and favorite books on rifle shooting is "The Long Range Shooting Manual," by Ryan Cleckner. Modernly, he is a lawyer but his previous career was being a Sniper Team Leader (his actual MOS) in the 1st Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment for a number of tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. The first thing he points out is that he is not a pinpoint shooter, he is a tactical shooter. The idea is to put a round in the critical zone under ideal to less than ideal circumstances. So, what you do is get used to the rifle and let it get used to you. How your body reacts to recoil is going to affect where the bullet lands. So, if you zero in a vise, well, that is great if you going hunting with a wide wooden table and a vise. Take it out of the vice and fire it and you will be off. Zero must be achieved with the rifle to your body, like David does.
@@ronws2007 Yeah, I have been looking into precision shooting for a little bit, I have heard of Ryan Cleckner and seen a lot of his RUclips videos. He is very knowledgeable. I will definitely check his book out.
As for the torque settings I have come across a little bit of this information when I bought my Ruger 10/22 takedown. I still don’t know what I should be torquing those stock screws to.
Thanks bro and savage+Leupold sounds great!
Pull trigger and depress bolt release button then release trigger pull bolt out. To put back in you only need to pull trigger. Leave bolt open to close lid on case.should always have action open in case so you know it’s safe and can see it’s empty before you put your hands on it. Love your videos.. peace to you and family
Thanks for sharing brother, I'll try that n God bless your family.
Great rifle! I have 3 Savage 110 and I love them all
Yup! You really can't go wrong with Savage 110, great choice.
Companies putting stickers on their rifles will never not be annoying to me
LOL!
i have that rifle in 6.5 CM. after 3,000 rounds it never smooths out, but it is very accurate.
Sounds great and congrats.
Thank you for your review on a bolt action rifle.
I am looking for a bolt action rifle soon, this will help me to narrow down functionality and price range.
Thanks again.
My pleasure Bob n God bless. ^^
The detachable box magazine is a nice feature. Loading and unloading is my biggest gripe with "hunting rifles".
Yep! Me too n thanks for watching, God bless.
Bolt, yes very easy. Use right hand. Pull trigger all the way back and push lever down all the way. Bolt comes out very easy. Don't forget to make sure the baffle on the locking lugs has the little guide on the right side. Shoots .75 moa all day long. And better...
Remove bolt during storage...
Thanks for sharing bro.
Nice video, i hope you continue making videos, thanks for taking the time!
Thanks, will do! God bless.
Have that gun , well actually i have 3 savage sba model 10 in .223, 6.5 creedmore and .308 .I took the flimsy factory stock sold them on ebay recoupe some cash and bought 3 accustocks and never looked back
Sound great n thanks for the info.
Like the pics at the start👍that's a good looking rifle. I really like the bolt handle
Thanks Matt n God bless.
@@vameathunter2771 your welcome buddy
Its price here is 4200 dollars 🙂😅 and you have it very cheap 😍
Thanks bro for the 🎥and congrats on the gun🎉
OMG! $4200 , yes we have it good here. Merry Christmas.
Hey Doc, just curious why the scope rings are so far forward if you would unbolt it from the base and slide the whole thing back not letting the scope hit the front of the base and bolt it back down it should get you on the cheek rest. Going by the video it looks like it would go at least a inch back on the base .I have one of these ordered and I’m curious if this will help. Thanks
Congrats brother and I tried it but it seemed awkward and unbalanced for me, maybe it'll work out for you. God bless.
Hey Doc. The flutes are also to dissipate the heat. They make the rifle cool quicker.
Why didn’t you bore sight the rifle? I’ve never seen anyone do it the way you did it. 🤔
You didn’t look comfortable shooting that rifle. That cheek piece is way short. Im not sure if I would buy one of those rifles. Also I would like to see a five round magazine that 10 round was to long. Or a double stack magazine.
I usually bore sight before I hit the range but I was on a tight schedule and I forgot to do it, nothing passes your hawk eyes bro. accustock was a disappointment for me and yes double stack magazine would have been nice. Have a great season brother and God bless.
Bergara SP 6.5 CR SWFA 20X SCOPE. Light > accurate > smooth > good looking and 750 yards. I have the Savage Tactical (6.5 CR) as well, my most consistant and accurate with any ammo. The Bergara shoots Sako ammo lights out, but it has an 18" barrel. Savage is heavy, cheek riser sucks, bolt action sucks, ten round mag is awesome, trigger and accuracy is awesome. I wouldn't' hunt with the savage, sit and wait hunting ok, but walking or stalking hell no. The Bergara Special Purpose is my girl:)
One more thing, the savage is fast > 2850 fps (close to PRC), the Bergara max 2620, long distance bench hands down savage is TOP dog, with many ammo types. At 500 yards, = accurate, less MOA vertical required by the tactical was nice. Beyond 500 savage just runs away with it, but I don't shoot anything on the east coast of the US over 230-50 yards.
Bergara sounds great, thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.
The gun needs to slide free and easy and slick on that rest . If you leave studs in stock and rest them on your gun rest it make gun jump and do bad stuff and make gun shoot bad groups
Thanks for the comment.
Show us the target as you shoot please.
Will help your video 😁
I should but some RO are not comfortable shooters having multiple cameras at the range. Thanks for watching n God bless.
Why not take the bolt out when storing it in the case/transporting it and then putting it back in when you are ready to use it so it doesn't protrude as much? Or too tedious??
LOL! Too lazy and sometime I have things sticking on the bolt as well. Merry Christmas n God bless 2022.
To hard to get bolt out 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Congratulations!
Thanks bro!
Awesome rifle
YUP! Thanks for watching.
Dude! Where is your hearing protection?!?
It's in my ear 😁 I use small tight ear plugs so it won't get in the way with rifle stock. Thanks for your concern bro.
Hi, can you hit a 1 moa plate at 1000m with 3 bullets with the Savage 110 Tactical? THANKS.
NO! Not me, LOL!
Thanks for the video. I have my eyes on this one too. Small chassis system, AICS mag, 24 inches barrel and 20 MOA rail. Love it. Like to know how good it shoot at distance
Sounds like a great choice bro n God bless.
@@vameathunter2771 I may go directly with a 110 elite precision. For hunting a axis can do the job 😀
@@infomax2008 110 elite sounds great ;-)
My local gun store has a savage 110 precision in 300 prc for 1080 I'm trying to talk myself out of, haha. Smoking price but man that would be brutal to shoot
I would talk myself out of it too😂, the price of ammo is also brutal🤣
@@vameathunter2771 its coming down some but I reload so its not all that more expensive to reload than many of my other rifle rounds. Where I live the prices of anything above 6.5 creed is about the same. 6.5 creed is running 2 bucks a round for cheap ammo and match ammo cost the same as 300 prc which is also match ammo
@@slinkyrobb Okay, if you reload 300 PRC can be tempting 😆. In Virginia price of 6.5 Creed and 308 came down under $30 per box.
@@vameathunter2771 man that would be nice, here 6.5 creed is running 40- 50 dollars a box depending on the grade, 308 is slightly cheaper. 308 i can load for cheap but i never had much love for that round. Match grade 6.5 creed as of yesterday is 52 dollars a box here and match 300 prc is 56 dollars a box. 6.5 prc was the same price as 300 prc.
Good review sir
Thank you n God bless.
Try the 168 grain bthp or amax
Thanks for the info brother.
Very nice gun
Thanks Arthur.
Awesome video thank you!!!
My pleasure ;-)
Why were you running the snake through after your shots? Im still somewhat new to rifles
With the new guns you should break in the barrel to get the best accuracy out of it and I do my short version of it and all my rifles shoots under 1MOA at 100 yards. Here is a video of my simple barrel break in procedure.
ruclips.net/video/_n7QqoTtOXU/видео.html
Take bipod stud out of gun stock win you use that rest I bet it becomes more accurate
Maybe, thanks for the comment.
How many rounds was the brake in?
20 rounds, thanks for watching.
Do you think that this rifle is a bit too heavy for hunting?
This should ok for adult men but maybe little heavy for ladies and teenagers. But personally I would prefer about 1 lb lighter.
Seriously? Why do people have such hard time removing the bolt. Step one, make sure it's clear and safe, two, safety off open bolt an inch or so, three, squeeze trigger with trigger finger as normal and press the top lever with your thumb and you can release the trigger itself, and finally step four, with left hand insert bolt. You don't need three hands just a little more intelligence 😉.
YUP! I only like 1 step rifles. You would think Savage would have little more intelligence. 😆
Watch your video look at the rest under the gun it needs to be consistent
Yup! I need more solid rest but I try to fit everything in my bag and this one fits and is light LOL!
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Thanks bro n God bless.