Hey good talk hawk45. I just read several tests and reviews on the savage 111 and I am completely impressed with what I see. Much more so than the venture. Which I do already own chambered in 30 06. Seems from what I have read on the savage all the things that make me nervous about the venture are pretty well tuned together with 111. Plus to get back to that accutrigger which I really like would be a plus for me. And the three position safety, although s minuscule detail, does appeal to me. Iv always liked guns with that feature. Plus the accustock sounds like a great thing to have stock as its something I would end up wanting to spend money on in the future anyway
Since hawk45 got you excited on Savage rifles gun), check out this video ...
[ame]https://youtu.be/656Z7KUiXJ8?t=109[/ame]
I own a few Savage rifles and they are quite the shooter right out of the box.
[ame]https://youtu.be/TVMCBEe0E_4?t=7[/ame]
The Savage rifles are very DIY friendly. While after market support is not as plentiful as the 50+ year old Remington 700 action, it is slowly catching up.
Here's http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/my-budget-270-ai-97745/
Good luck!
Ed