WVgoodguy22
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I have a Savage Model 110 Long Range Hunter in 300 WSM that I bought new in 2019 mostly as a compliment to my late 90s Savage M110 270 Win LH wood stock rifle. Something that I could use out west with confidence on any of the species from moose if I could ever afford to apply and get lucky , but most for a possible elk hunt or big mule deer or whitetail hunt in any state where legal, and black bear too even though I know that the 270 Win can take them all with the right bullet in the right place. Just something else fun to also load for and try out along with the 270 Win that my Dad bought for me as a teenager.
Anyway I did compromise and go with a right hand rifle even though both my Dad and I are cross dominant shooters. It’s a little bit heavier gun at 8.4 lbs bare which is only maybe a pound heavier than what I’m use to. I did get my first two whitetail bucks in the big woods of West Virginia with it at 25 and 50 yards respectively. That one at 25 yards actually charged at me sitting on the ground back against a tree and I freaked out and instead of using my right hand to rack another round in I reached across the rifle with my left hand and thankfully scared the deer to run a different way and die. That incident has stuck with me since.
So that has me thinking that even though I need to train more that I should get a left handed replacement in possibly the same cartridge which is hard to find especially if I want to try something outside of Savage since all three of my rifles are Savage. I also am thinking either 300 WM which would be easier to find ammo for, although my Dad has a 300 WM and so does one of my brothers, or the 7 PRC (yes I am aware that there’s a huge hype train behind this cartridge, but I recognize what the cartridge is) or the old 7 RM or 280 AI.
The other reason why I am thinking about selling the rifle is that it is supposed to have an adjustable muzzle brake that I can turn on or off, but it’s stuck in the on position and it has really hurt my ears since both of my shots were very close range and I didn’t have time to put in ear protection. So I kind of want a rifle that is threaded for an eventual suppressor, and this one is a pain in the butt to spin off. We have even tried multiple tools to turn the brake off but no luck .
So that is why I am asking if I should send it back to Savage and hopefully they fix it or possibly replace with their Timberline or Ultralight series or rifles in LH 300 WSM since I have the reloading kit for it and factory ammo and maybe sell it or have the barrel cut down and threaded if they just send back my rifle instead of a model replacement. Or if I should skip sending it back to Savage and then sell it and either try to do a Tikka T3X Lite in LH 300 WSM then get it threaded or build my own Tikka or buy the Tikka T3X Wideland or Alpine in 300 Win Mag or wait till the new Bergara B14 Sierra Wilderness in LH 7 PRC or 300 WM comes out.
I am not sure if someone will buy my rifle with the muzzle brake stuck in the on position and near impossible to spin off or if I should send it in to Savage and wait for them to potentially fix it then sell it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Forrest
Anyway I did compromise and go with a right hand rifle even though both my Dad and I are cross dominant shooters. It’s a little bit heavier gun at 8.4 lbs bare which is only maybe a pound heavier than what I’m use to. I did get my first two whitetail bucks in the big woods of West Virginia with it at 25 and 50 yards respectively. That one at 25 yards actually charged at me sitting on the ground back against a tree and I freaked out and instead of using my right hand to rack another round in I reached across the rifle with my left hand and thankfully scared the deer to run a different way and die. That incident has stuck with me since.
So that has me thinking that even though I need to train more that I should get a left handed replacement in possibly the same cartridge which is hard to find especially if I want to try something outside of Savage since all three of my rifles are Savage. I also am thinking either 300 WM which would be easier to find ammo for, although my Dad has a 300 WM and so does one of my brothers, or the 7 PRC (yes I am aware that there’s a huge hype train behind this cartridge, but I recognize what the cartridge is) or the old 7 RM or 280 AI.
The other reason why I am thinking about selling the rifle is that it is supposed to have an adjustable muzzle brake that I can turn on or off, but it’s stuck in the on position and it has really hurt my ears since both of my shots were very close range and I didn’t have time to put in ear protection. So I kind of want a rifle that is threaded for an eventual suppressor, and this one is a pain in the butt to spin off. We have even tried multiple tools to turn the brake off but no luck .
So that is why I am asking if I should send it back to Savage and hopefully they fix it or possibly replace with their Timberline or Ultralight series or rifles in LH 300 WSM since I have the reloading kit for it and factory ammo and maybe sell it or have the barrel cut down and threaded if they just send back my rifle instead of a model replacement. Or if I should skip sending it back to Savage and then sell it and either try to do a Tikka T3X Lite in LH 300 WSM then get it threaded or build my own Tikka or buy the Tikka T3X Wideland or Alpine in 300 Win Mag or wait till the new Bergara B14 Sierra Wilderness in LH 7 PRC or 300 WM comes out.
I am not sure if someone will buy my rifle with the muzzle brake stuck in the on position and near impossible to spin off or if I should send it in to Savage and wait for them to potentially fix it then sell it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Forrest