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Savage Weather Warrior 16 FHSS

plains scout
Been awhile amigos.

Was wondering if you all had any opinions good or bad about the Savage Weather Warrior 16 FHSS?

Let the wisdom flow.

Thanks.
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  • dandak1
    I bought one while they only made the long action (before they came out with the short action), back in 1995. It is the 116FSS weather warrior, I bought it in .223 and love it. Shoots really good, doesn't have the accutrigger but the trigger it does have is fine. Shoot it quite abit and have not had any problem with it. The synthetic stock as from the factory had little ridge, or flashing, where the mold came together (the seam if you will), I remember taking a little razor scraper and scraping the excess material way, otherwise I cannot recall any problem with this rifle. Mine shoots Nosler or Hornady ballistic tips quite well, in fact one load, my main hunting load, averages 0.8 inches, and several other loads/bullets are at a 1.0" average. This is a true average...I dont throw flyers out of the calculations, nor do I ignore wide groups. Glancing at my data, I see lots of loads in the 1 to 1.5" range, so my gun shoots good (benchrest, 8X scope, 100 yards, 5 shots per group, 3 groups minimum before I even consider taking an average, some loads get tested quite a bit more if they show promise). I did not alter the rifle or bedding in any way, this is just a great out of the box rifle for me. What caliber are you interested in?
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  • plains scout
    308, 223, and 22-250. Years ago I had the S&W long gun in 308 223 and 243. Same scope on all. Did not matter which rifle I picked up I was "shooting the same rifle" and those were my best shooting days.

    Still have the 308 and 223 but there have been a few improvements in 25 years.
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  • stevecrea
    Savage takes a long action and puts a block in it for the shorter cartridges. You did say which cartridges you are considering, and the Model 16 is the smaller and shorter ones.

    Putting a block in a longer action is the cheapskate method.

    Sako, Remington, Browning, and some others go the higher road and actually use a shorter action.

    Either method works fine, but the Savage method is analogous to this: If you wear a size 32 waist pant, you can either buy a size 32, or you can buy a size 42 and cinch the 42 down to 32 with a belt. The second method will not get you many dates with the classy girls, but it works.

    Secondly, I like the Savage tang safety. It is three position, and works well.

    Thirdly, the Savages are priced very well and competitively.

    Fourth, Savage has earned a strong reputation for out of the box accuracy.

    Fifth, it is easy to change out barrels on Savages, which is important if you shoot a lot, or like to experiment a bit.

    Sixth, while many love the AccuTriggers, I am not one of them. You will not find AccuTriggers are very popular among dangerous game hunters especially, and among game hunters in general. They hang up and misfire too frequently. It is a lawyer's solution to a litigation problem.

    Seventh, Savage puts very little money into the aesthetics and ergonomics of their rifles, but if that is not important to you, then it does not matter. By that I mean appearance, and fit, and balance.

    Eighth, the bolt release is very ugly and clunky.

    Ninth, the bolt lift of 90 degrees is inferior to Sako's and Tikka's 70 degrees, Browning's 60 degrees, and Weatherby's 54 degrees (Mark V), which is slower, and sometimes complicates scope mounting and clearance of a low-mounted scope, and depending on how you like to position the scope front or back.
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