The Savage Model 110 action has been around longer than I have been alive. Originally introduced in 1963, it is considered a classic rifle action, and throughout the years it has developed a great reputation for precision and durability. Savage currently offers 30 variations of the Model 110—more variations than with any rifle action from any manufacturer—chambered for cartridges from 0.20-caliber all the way up to 0.45-caliber, and costing from between $669 to $3299. The Savage 110 Ultralite Camo is a mid-priced Model 110, and it just might be the best Model 110 Savage currently offered for hunting. I just wrapped up testing one on my home range, and here is my full review.
Savage 110 Ultralite Camo Specs
Length: 41.5 to 44.5 inches
Weight: 5.8 pounds
Barrel: 22-inch Proof carbon-fiber-wrapped stainless-steel, threaded and capped
Action: Savage 110 bolt action
Trigger: Savage AccuTrigger
Capacity: 4 for 308 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 30-06; 2 for 28 Nosler, 6.5 PRC, and 7mm PRC
Chamberings: 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 28 Nosler, 7mm PRC, 308 Winchester (tested), 30-06 Springfield
Finish: Melonite black
Stock: Polymer AccuStock with Kuiu Verde 2.0 camo finish
Price: $1,739
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Savage 110 Ultralite Camo Overview
Savage used to designate their Model 110 rifles with either “110” or just “10,” depending on action length. The Model 110 was a longer action that worked with 30-06/300 Winchester Magnum-length cartridges, and the Model 10 was sized for 308 Winchester-length cartridges. Current Model 110 Savage rifles come in both action lengths but are all marked “110.” The Ultralite Camo 110 comes in both lengths, and except for the outsourced barrel and some relief cuts in the Melonite coated stainless-steel action, everything about this new Model 110 is just like most other modern 110 rifles.
The biggest difference in the Ultralite Camo is that it is fitted with a stainless-steel, carbon-fiber-wrapped, cut-rifled barrel from Proof Research. If you wanted to purchase one of these barrels from Proof for your own Model 110 Savage, it would cost you $999, and you would still have to pay a gunsmith to install it. This means you’re essentially buying a $739 rifle from Savage that has a $1000 barrel. So, what else do you get for $739?
Like all Savage Model 110 actions, the action on the Ultralite Camo has a two-lug bolt with a floating, push-feed-style head that has an extractor built inside one of the lugs. A plunger provides ejection, and the bolt body is radially fluted. The bolt knob is round and of the standard size, but there is a checkered section on the top side. The barreled action is fitted to Savage’s relatively new AccuStock, which has replaceable sections on the butt and comb so you can adjust the length of pull and comb height to fit you. The synthetic stock has a Kuiu Verde 2.0 camo finish, and there are tacky checkered rubber overmold sections on the forend and grip.
Additional features include a threaded/capped muzzle, Savage’s famous AccuTrigger, and a detachable box magazine. The magazine is released from the stock by depressing a button that is integral to the front of the magazine, and the bolt is removed by pulling the trigger and depressing a button located on the front of the trigger guard. The rifle is also fitted with a three position—three function—safety. It locks the bolt in the rear “safe” position, allows for safe unloading in the middle position, and allows the rifle to fire in the forward position.
Savage 110 Ultralite Camo Test Results
Let me make one thing clear right from the start: This rifle will shoot! It turned in the smallest average group size and the best precision score of any rifle I’ve tested in more than four years of testing rifles for Field & Stream. When you select three random hunting loads, and the rifle averages three-quarters of an inch for a total of nine, five-shot groups, it’s a shooter. The smallest five-shot group measured 0.19-inch from center to center of the furthest spaced bullet holes.
For testing, I mounted a Swarovski Z8i riflescope in medium Talley lighttight alloy one-piece rings and the comb height was about perfect for me and didn’t need changing. The ability to change the comb height is nice, but it is a bit involved and though not a permanent correction, neither the comb height nor length of pull adjustments on the AccuFit stock are something you can make in the field before a shot. The AccuTrigger was good, like most AccuTriggers are, and it broke at 2.5 pounds right out of the box.
The rifle also balanced almost perfectly but was just a bit butt heavy after installing the 24-ounce Swarovski riflescope. With the 7.8 ounce Banish Backcountry suppressor installed on the rifle’s 22-inch barrel, the package was just a bit on the muzzle heavy side. Overall, from a balance standpoint, the rifle performed well and was comfortable and easy to shoot from off-hand positions.
My only complaints with the rifle revolved around the magazine, the butt pad, and it’s overall looks. Like all Savage Model 110 rifles, you have the large barrel nut that does not offer a clean transition between the action and barrel. The butt pad was very soft and helped sooth recoil, but it was very tacky and wanted to grab on clothing when shouldering and unshouldering the rifle. And finally, though the 308 Winchester test rifle had a four-round detachable magazine like those also chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and 30-06, in the other chamberings the capacity is only two rounds.
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Final Thoughts on the 110 Ultralite Camo
Pros
Reasonably light
Adjustable stock
Adjustable trigger
Very precise shooting
Cons
Sticky buttpad
Limited capacity in some cartridges
Though Savage rifles—especially the Model 110s—have always provided reliable service and generally shoot well, I’ve never thought of them as a high-end rifle. This has mostly been because of the look of the action, the abominable barrel nut, and the usually inexpensive synthetic stock. Though this rifle is admittedly spruced up with the Proof Research carbon-fiber barrel, the new Model 110 Ultralite still has that affordable, working-man, Savage look. But this rifle delivered high-end performance. I consider it the most appealing Savage bolt-action hunting rifles I have ever worked with. Of course, there is no guarantee that if you purchase one of these it will shoot as well as my test gun did, but I do expect it will shoot better than you’ll need it to.
I would have preferred a 20-inch barrel in 308 Winchester to make the balance about ideal with a suppressor and to make the rifle a bit easier to deal with in a blind or shoot house. And while a rifle that shoots this good may not need more than a two-round magazine in the other longer-range chamberings that are better suited to distance shooting, one more round in the magazine would be a bit more comforting. Regardless, given its price, weight, and the how the test rifle performed, the Model 110 Ultralite Camo is a fine hunting rifle that should not be overlooked.
