Savage 110 Ultralite Review - GEAR GOGGLES 

I agree! But im really interested in the new 7mm prc. I have a 280ai and love it!

What scope bases do you use?

@@TR-ms9zy - i used EGW picatinny rail- be careful the ultralight takes different size and tread screws than a standard 110. I topped it with warne clamshell rings, just because i already had them. Im looking to upgrade the rings to either the EGW HD or the Nightforce rings. But no reason, the warne work great. Ive been using them on all my guns for the past 20 years. Never an issue. Even once i stripped the threads in the rings and warne replaced them for free. Literally sent me new one overnight, no questions asked.

What speeds are you achieving?

@@bradenherle8774 62gr of H4831 with a 140gr tsx my velocity is 2960 fps. That was kinda hot and i was noticing some pressure sign so i dropped it to 60gr and i get 2850fps.

@@ez7977 thanks I was hoping for a bit more with a 140gr

No issues at all, but as mentioned, we used the bipod adapter from Spartan Precision in place of the front stud.

Ayton, I did had swivel stud issues with mine. It fell off while while shooting on the very first 5th shot! I couldn't believe that for the price the rifle was falling apart! What I did, I took the action and barrel off the stock and put a little longer stud and secured with a nut from the inside and put some glue/epoxy inside. 100 times better than the Savage Factory!

280 Ackley is a standard long-action cartridge. We used one-piece lightweight bases from Talley Manufacturing.

Hard to say and is often personal preference. We used medium Talley rings on this rifle with a 42mm Vortex Razor LHT.

Light rifle heavy scope?

No real need for a brake in a 280ai. And the brake allows the venting of gasses, ie burning volume. Therefore the muzzel does not equate to any benefit of length as a longer barrel would.

- i used EGW picatinny rail- be careful the ultralight takes different size and tread screws than a standard 110. I topped it with warne clamshell rings, just because i already had them. Im looking to upgrade the rings to either the EGW HD or the Nightforce rings. But no reason, the warne work great. Ive been using them on all my guns for the past 20 years.

This is a 280 AI, which has a 22" barrel - not 24". Spec sheet from Savage lists this caliber as 5.85lbs. Even if this had a 24" barrel, it would still weigh more than the specs listed for any of the 24" barrel calibers.

@@geargoggles4610 having perused Savage's website I'm noticing it is not even up to date or accurate. This would not give a person confidence in their product line. They should hire better computer geeks to maintain their site. Good or bad, today a lot of people judge products by the quality of their website.

@@geargoggles4610 right but all others come with a 20” barrel. Therefore ur extra 2 inches

@@cizzle1581 Sure, let’s go with that. Even so, the weight spec is listed specifically for 280AI, and our rifle was above that spec. The extra barrel length adds weight, sure, but that should be accounted for in the weight specification specifically listed for this caliber.

Fit and finish were fine - just overweight as mentioned.

Nothing to write home about outside the barrel on mine to be honest

I put my rifle in an MDT LSS chassis it works great. And it looked really good too!

Medium

@@geargoggles4610 could you get away with low rings on the LHT?

Or how is the relief with the mediums? No need for the higher comb stock plate?

@@treywhiteley The mediums were perfect. No need to adjust the comb.

@@geargoggles4610 big thanks man. Just got my ultralite in 28 nosler and LHT in. Picking rings has been a chore. Wanted precision matched, but now I’m leaning towards the Talleys🤙🏼

28 nosler.. hard to find, although because nobody shoots it you can find a box on a shelf every other month. $80-100 per box. Honestly if you are shooting a 28 Nosler you better be reloading!! Besides the cost, you wont be able to rake advantage of the power or accuracy unless you do

@@ez7977 I guess sticking with mainstream caliber is still the way to go

@@mrguiltyfool - depends!! Mainstream, 30-06, .308, .270, etc. ive seen full shelves again. But commercially produced ammo will only get you 1moa, or 1” groups at best. Plus you will have to try all kinds of ammo to see what your gun likes. And…. 1moa for boxed ammo is top shelf! Huge cost to get into handloading, lots of time, lots of tedious work, but huge accuracy benefits. All depends on what you are doing! If hunting deer at 100yrds is about the most you do with the gun, but the ammo at a store! 28 nosler is expensive because anything that says nosler on the box commands 2x the money!!!

@@ez7977 Personally, I am not a reloader. From what I have seen in the range is reloader usually only shoots only 20 rds per outing.

@@mrguiltyfool haha…. Yea, thats about right!

I handload and worked on a load for the exact smame gun in 280ai. I saw 0.25” groups. And in a bad day i could guarantee 0.45” groups.

Nosier Accubond factory ammo.

Thanks for getting back to me I was a little disappointed with the fit and finish of my rifle I thing I am going to put it in a Mdt chassis

Butttery smooth action is the new taticool. I have 2 of these rifles and not the smoothest of actions but they shoot good and always feed a round.

I just purchased one in 30 ought 6 nice gun definitely does not have a smooth action

I have the same gun, also in 280ai, its an awesome gun that shoots cray accurate groups… however far from smooth let alone ‘buttery’ smooth action!! I stripped the action and bolt assembly, degreased, polished, removed the black paint from the flutted bolt, and re-assembled. Way smoother than factory, but still not even smooth, let alone buttery smooth!!

@@ez7977 Would you recommend a 110? Which models would you recommend?

@@bannedfromisrael - i would recommend the 110. Make sure it is a model that has the accutrigger. Some nice models include; storm, classic, ultralight, high country, and im sure several others. Those are just the ones i have handeled. I have an ultralight. I handload and have worked loads to produce 0.25” groups at 100 yds.. easily keep 0.5” groups at 100. I would recommend going to a gun store and handeling several models and working the actions. The storm with the full stainless action and bolt is very smooth. Although the savage is not typically known for smooth actions! But they shoot crazy accurate for the money. You can find a 5-600 gun, but i promise you if you can save the extra 3-400 you are getting a way better gun and you will be way happier down the road!

Nope, not yet anyway.

@@geargoggles4610 thanks for the reply , too bad as I would love to buy one . I guess I might have to get the impulse then 🤔

Yes it does. I have one in LH.

Yup!

@@geargoggles4610 heck yeah how you like them.

Check into DNZ base/ring sets.

I thought that about the action initially. They do get smoother with use. You can order the varmint trigger spring and throw that in, makes the trigger perfect at just over a lb. The stock, well who likes a plastic stock? Haha

Getting a proof research barrel and a skeletonized action on a rifle for around a grand and then shitting on it?? Lol You should have just paid a grand more for something else and stfu..

I bought one of these in 280ai and a browning hells canyon in 7mag last year. The savage beats the browning all day everyday in accuracy, weight, easy to work on. Easy to handload for. Just a better rifle all around. The stock has alot to desire, the trigger is better than the browning, and the balance of the rifle is wayyy better! If you had a gritty trigger you need to clean and degrease the trigger assembly and lightly oil…. It is actually very smooth. Plus lighten up the trigger and its amazing! The action is a 110. Nothing special. Best quality of this gun, its a 0.25 moa gun if properly handloaded. Browning is only a little under 1 moa. Believe me or not, i have taken mine to benchrest competitions and held my own with the field!!

I work my bolts over with an Arkansas hard stone and lightweight oil. Half hour later I can rock the gun back & forth and the bolt will travel (full race way) on its own. I also swap out bolt handle to a tactical, install a bolt lift kit, and extractor/ejector upgrades. Total cost $100.