Silver Belly62

Looks like a great trip, congrats on some nice fish

I switched to a Hot Shot Vapor thumb release before last season, definitely was a learning curve for me but so far it has been fine

Use to have one, great gun. GLWS

Thanks, that was my thoughts for the shot group since it was a basic stock rifle. Curious to see how it does a longer distances when I get a chance to use another range

Thanks, already looking into it just in case. Sent them a email about that and the mag over all, will be interested in what they have to say.

Here's a pic of the mag I was talking about and how the clip part is in the front that locks it in

look good !

I don't do many reviews on equipment but thought I would do one on a recent rifle I finished up with in case someone else may be in the same situation. I had been wanting to get a larger caliber rifle (bolt) for the past couple of years for some future hunts I'm interested in doing. Looked at many different models and calibers at all different price ranges. Towards the end of 2017 Savage had a promo going on for certain rifles which included a $100 rebate. I decided to get their 110 Trophy Hunter rifle in 300 Win Mag which came with a walnut stock, Nikon 3-9x40 BDC scope, rings and bases. The Nikon scope that came with it is a nice scope however I do not like the BDC circles on these model scopes. I had a extra Leupold American Marksman 3-9x40 that wasn't being used for anything so I put that on instead, but still used the rings and bases that came with it. The LOP was a little shorter than I like so I added one of those slip on Pachmayr recoil pads to build out the LOP and to help with recoil. Next up was ammo. Didn't want to use good hunting ammo to use for the break in period and initial sighting in so this past spring Cabela's had a sale on 180 gr soft point PPU ammo that I couldn't pass up for this purpose. Also picked up some Remington Core Lokt, Federal Power Shok, and the Winchester Power Point (white box) to try as well. After bore sighting the rifle and cleaning it I then started shooting the PPU ammo for the break in period and sighting in. If there is anything I've learned the hard way over the years, that is to take your time and break in the rifle barrel right the first time and be patient. Started with a series of single shots with cleaning the barrel with a patch between those shots. Then moved to a series of two shots, clean, two shots, etc etc until that process was done then went on and started shooting some of the hunting ammo to try and find what pill it likes. For the hunting ammo I first tried the Remington Core Lokt and then the Federal Power Shok and was very disappointed with those loads. I've used them in several other rifles I have had and hunted with over the years and were always good, but every rifle is different. Moved on to the Winchester Power Point and they were a lot better than the other two but still thought I could do better in accuracy. I'm not much for buying premium ammo but had a gift card I forgot I had and decided to use it on some of the Barnes Vortx 180 gr ammo with the TTSX bullet. That ammo shot a lot better and have included some pic's below from the range, was at 100 yds and decided to leave it roughly at 1 1/2" high. Would like to try another range to see how it does at some longer shots. Overall I think the rifle is a good budget friendly rifle for someone that might be looking for one in the future, and as with any rifle it's just a matter of finding which load works best for that barrel. There are a few things I think they could do better on. One being the drop out magazine. The magazine itself is metal but has a clip in the front that locks the mag in place which is plastic and might possibly cause a problem later on, would be better in my opinion if it was metal. Another item is the recoil pad which really is no pad, just the harder black style. I"ve seen some of their synthetic models have a much thicker softer recoil pad that they could also use on this model instead. Might consider a after market stock/pad in the future if I find something I like but for now I will leave as it is. Hope this review helps someone else out that might be in the same situation or a younger shooter/hunter just starting out.

Holy crap, hope you heal up quick. What we do to get a buck !

You will be tagged out and playing golf on that course by wednesday lol

Good luck

Good luck man, get a slammer !

Awesome, congrats !

Sad situation for all, thoughts and prayers with the family. I'm an avid bow hunter also but if I were going on a bow hunt and there was a chance of a grizzly in the area we were hunting, and if the state allows it, I would be carrying a revolver also not just the guide