Savage 110 Reliable? Weaknesses?

I've tried the 38 SPL case and ball bearing hack. Didn't notice any benefit. Do the dedicated bolt lift kits work better? (If so, which one)
 

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This is what I have used. It makes a huge difference. I do like it, but I'm going to try the other for kicks and giggles.
 
wildcatgoal said:
I have two Savage rifles -- a 308 12FV and a 223 (no idea the model). Both are accurate but both have heavy bolt lift, the least smooth bolt operation out of any rifles I have (Bergara, Steyr, Howa/Vanguard, Montana, etc.). I've never used a "blueprinted" Savage action, though. I use the 308 as a backup PRS tactical class gun in a chassis and it'll go to 1,000 yards with factory ammo slapping steal no problem. I do sometimes have to fight the action - like it just locks up - but that could be the magazines I'm using... I'm transitioning to metal ones this year (if I can find ammo to participate in my hobby). The 223... quite frankly I only use it these days when the lady friend wants to go shooting at the range... but it'll go to 300 yards (as far as I've taken it) mostly miss free. I put that in a Boyds Spike Camp stock which made it easier to use as a trainer and it did get a little more accurate (after pillar bedding). The action on it is extremely heavy but is also smoother than the 308s. Inconsistent...

Against my better judgement, I am going to get a Savage Ultralite. Everyone I know who has one has an accurate rifle that weighs nothing and doesn't have such a pretty stock that you never want to actually use it. Just bed them.
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I post this information for anyone who is using a Savage rifle and is experiencing extraction issues.
Let me explain further:
I own quite a few Savage rifles and several model 110's being among them.
The last one was purchased in September of 2020 and is a Savage Model 110 High Country in 300 Winchester Magnum caliber.
Well, this rifle was causing me major extraction issues with either handloads or factory ammunition. ( I know what you may be thinking and that is my hand-loaded ammunition was loaded hot and in fact, it was loaded to 5% below maximum safe charge weight)
In desperation, I even tried a different recipe using another brand of powder still with the same results.
No matter what I did this problem would not go away. I pulled the extractor and ejector pins after taking the bolt apart and gave all the components a thorough cleaning and light lube with Rem Oilmaking certain to clean the extractor sand ejector springs.
After this, I reassembled the bolt back hoping that I had solved the problem.
After sending 6 rounds down range with no issues the 7th round was a failure to extract.
Never have I experienced a head-scratching problem such as this with any of my other Savage rifles. I even own another 110 rifle in the same caliber without any failure to extract even using the same ammunition as stated above.
Fireformed brass had been neck turned, annealed, Fl resized, trimmed to length, and shoulder bumped -.002" before completion of the hand-loaded ammunition.
After some internet searching, I read that later model 110 Savage rifle were experiencing extraction problems. and that the culprit is a weak extractor coupled with the fact that the extractor ball from the factory is .125" in diameter. and is just not strong enough to function correctly.
The answer is to replace the extractor claw and ball which lies under the extractor with an HD extractor and a .140" diameter 9/64" ball including the new ejector and spring in kit form.
Well, I could not find anyone who had this product in stock which brings me to the point of this post.
I finally found a company that had them in stock and for $ 25.00 + shipping I had a new extractor, as well as an ejector pin and spring package sent to me, and it arrived in only 2 days' time.
FYI:
For those Savage Rifle owners who are experiencing this problem and wish to purchase better extractor and ejector combinations, I post the following.
The name of the company is ( and at last count, they were well-stocked )
Kinney Mfg. Company
23818 Lowe Road
Elon NC 27244
 
Blackhawk said:
I post this information for anyone who is using a Savage rifle and is experiencing extraction issues.
Let me explain further:
I own quite a few Savage rifles and several model 110's being among them.
The last one was purchased in September of 2020 and is a Savage Model 110 High Country in 300 Winchester Magnum caliber.
Well, this rifle was causing me major extraction issues with either handloads or factory ammunition. ( I know what you may be thinking and that is my hand-loaded ammunition was loaded hot and in fact, it was loaded to 5% below maximum safe charge weight)
In desperation, I even tried a different recipe using another brand of powder still with the same results.
No matter what I did this problem would not go away. I pulled the extractor and ejector pins after taking the bolt apart and gave all the components a thorough cleaning and light lube with Rem Oilmaking certain to clean the extractor sand ejector springs.
After this, I reassembled the bolt back hoping that I had solved the problem.
After sending 6 rounds down range with no issues the 7th round was a failure to extract.
Never have I experienced a head-scratching problem such as this with any of my other Savage rifles. I even own another 110 rifle in the same caliber without any failure to extract even using the same ammunition as stated above.
Fireformed brass had been neck turned, annealed, Fl resized, trimmed to length, and shoulder bumped -.002" before completion of the hand-loaded ammunition.
After some internet searching, I read that later model 110 Savage rifle were experiencing extraction problems. and that the culprit is a weak extractor coupled with the fact that the extractor ball from the factory is .125" in diameter. and is just not strong enough to function correctly.
The answer is to replace the extractor claw and ball which lies under the extractor with an HD extractor and a .140" diameter 9/64" ball including the new ejector and spring in kit form.
Well, I could not find anyone who had this product in stock which brings me to the point of this post.
I finally found a company that had them in stock and for $ 25.00 + shipping I had a new extractor, as well as an ejector pin and spring package sent to me, and it arrived in only 2 days' time.
FYI:
For those Savage Rifle owners who are experiencing this problem and wish to purchase better extractor and ejector combinations, I post the following.
The name of the company is ( and at last count, they were well-stocked )
Kinney Mfg. Company
23818 Lowe Road
Elon NC 27244
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Their upgrade kits are also available from a couple of online shops. I can attest to how well these work. I had a 10FCP in 308 that would partially extract, but not eject sufficiently to clear the receiver. It would just drop the empty case into the mag well.

I put in the upgrade kit and holy smokes—their improved extractor claw holds onto the case better and the ejector and spring kick that shell out with authority now.
 
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new2mud said:
Their upgrade kits are also available from a couple of online shops. I can attest to how well these work. I had an FCP10 in 308 that would extract, but not eject sufficiently to clear the receiver. It would just drop the empty case in the mag well.

I put in the upgrade kit and holy smokes—their improved extractor claw holds into the case better and the ejector and spring kickthat shell out with authority now.
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Yep, even though I never had any extractor problem, I have been using their kit for a while now in all my builds.
 
new2mud said:
Their upgrade kits are also available from a couple of online shops. I can attest to how well these work. I had an FCP10 in 308 that would extract, but not eject sufficiently to clear the receiver. It would just drop the empty case into the mag well.

I put in the upgrade kit and holy smokes—their improved extractor claw holds onto the case better and the ejector and spring kickthat shell out with authority now.
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I looked up kinney mfg. I could not find the part kit on the website. Do you have a link to share?
 

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