Savage bolt-action rifles - controlled feed?

ZERODIN

December 19, 2004 19:46

I was flipping through a Savage brochure, and evidently the model 116SE (Safari Express, available only in .458 Win Mag) has controlled feed. Is it alone among Savage bolt guns, or is this a common Savage feature? I am intrigued by their AccuTrigger but am in love with my Winchester CRF. Thanks. [:)]

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  mag

  December 20, 2004 05:15

  Up to now none of the 110 based rifles have controlled feed. They have a plunger ejector and a tiny extractor in the bolthead. I would like to see what they have done.
  
  mag
  ENA
  Enforcement Not Amnesty

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  nononsense

  December 20, 2004 06:12

  This is from an article:
  
  "Because the Tomahawk and Patriot are based on a case measuring .580 inches at the head and are not rebated, the recessed bolt face that's standard on the 16-FCSS could not be used. Savage modified the bolt head to the same configuration used in the Model 116 Safari Express, which emulates the controlled-round feed of the '98 Mauser. By making the face flush and switching from a plunger-type ejector to a static one, the almost Rigby-size case is accommodated. It is not a true controlled feeding system because the extractor does not engage the case rim until the cartridge is fully chambered and the bolt rotated into battery."
  
  http://www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/lazzeroni_savage/

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