What are your thoughts on the savage model 11 7mm Remington ultra short mag?

Answer 1

Though I do not have experience with this exact gun, I have a Savage model 12 in 223. These go down to 1 1/2lb, but the model 11s will go down to 2 1/2 pounds. You can decrease this though by trimming the trigger springs, but 2 1/2pounds is still pretty good. If you do want it lower, just trim the trigger spring a little at a time. The actions are pretty good on Savages. The only improvement I feel is real necessary for most people is polishing the bolt with a piece of 0000 steel wool. This just makes the bolt cycle smoother. The bolt is free floating, and the barrel has a barrel nut on it, both adding to why these guns are so accurate. But, this also allows them to make the guns less expensive. What stock are you getting? The synthetic stocks are cheap. Either get a wood one, or clean up the synthetic one. Do this by shaving off the plastic ridges from the molding process. Also, you WILL need to relieve material from around the barrel. Everyone who has one complains of the barrel and stock touching, a no no with a free floated barrel. Also, stiffen the front for optimal accuracy by adding steel rods and bed in with epoxy. This will only take an hour or two though, and after that, the stock is quite nice. You can even build up the comb or other parts with fiberglass, and just paint over it. As long as you blend it together right, it all looks like one piece. I just painted mine, here's pictures of the stock drying. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=7y5jme1&s=1 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6yposcn&s=1 The ultra short mag cartridges have more optimal powder burn characteristics than standard cartridges. They are supposed to be more accurate. Also, if it's a short cartridge, I'll assume it will be a short action on the gun? This would be more accurate, since the action won't flex when the gun is being fired. I can't find a 7mm short mag Savage though.