The modularity of the Savage 110 Series bolt-action rifl e might not have been
designed to accommodate a virtually limitless availability of cartridge confi gura-
tions for Savage do-it-yourself garage gun gurus, but it does. Lots of Savage rifl e
owners mix and match gun parts on their rifl es because they can, because they
think they should or simply out of curiosity. Why doesn’t matter. (America; that’s
why.) Take note: Savage Arms does not endorse anyone other than a qualifi ed and
properly equipped gunsmith to perform maintenance on its fi rearms ... but you
knew I had to say that.
This rifl e was technically built off a Savage 111FC Sporter Magnum action. Its dif-
ferences from a straight-up 110 rifl e are subtle and peripheral, aside from the exact
same barrel and action, which are the heart of the Savage rifl e I have learned to
love. The biggest deer, a massive Idaho muley, I ever killed was shot with a Savage
9.3x62mm Mauser. My biggest African plains game, a trophy red hartebeest, was
taken with a .300 Savage.
WHY A .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED?
Why not? The .280 Remington is one of the all-time classic American cartridges
known through the world as an accurate, fast and effective .284-sized choice
for shooters worldwide. The Ackley Improved version is about 5 percent more
awesomeness.
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BY JAY PINSKY
From
.308 Norma
Magnum to
.280 Ackley
Improved.