There's an aftermarket rigger now for the 10FP, and its not bad!!!!!!

Or, look for one of Lew Horton's 10FP's.

I had a Savage, and with 168 gr. HPBT's, it shot one ragged hole at 100 yds. And I was a pretty crappy shooter at the time.

Pros:
1. MOA out of the box accuracy with good ammo.
2. Relatively inexpensive.

Cons:
1. Not the best trigger in the world.
2. Stock kinda cheapy and not very many replacements available.

Summary:
Hmm, you can set up a Savage 10FP with scope, bipod, and get Sub MOA accuracy for well under $1k.  Not too shabby!

I have a 10FP in .223 and i love it. Ive installed a Sharpshooter trigger (available from Brownells)  Its great It adjusts from 12 oz up to 2 lbs  Works like a charm

Savage 10FP rifle's have fully adjustable triggers. Take it to a good smith and he sould be able to make it "feel" right.

I shoot a 110FP and it shoots sub MOA with the stock trigger. Everyone i've met who shoots one likes it.

You can't go wrong with the new Savages.  Fine guns.  Buy it!

I have 4 savage rifles.....
 10fp   .223      factory stock & trigger
 10fp   .308      factory stock & aftermarket trigger
 110    25/06    choate stock,aftermarket barrel & lug. (riflebasics) trigger,8x32 scope
 110    .270   factory wood stock & trigger
 the first 3 are all MOA guns.The 270 is a hunting gun..so i dont shoot it off of bags or a bipod and yes the factory stock sucks..but you can fix that with 2 tubes of epoxy and a piece of steel in one afternoon........and that trigger can be adjusted .   jmo

I have a mdl.10fp in .308 its a BADD ASS RIFLE.
Killed many ground hogs with it,shoots those 125gr. "TNT" hollow points in to little bitty holes!

I will agree whole heartedly about the stock and the trigger.

The plastic stock is a POS and shouldn't be offered on anything bigger than a .22 in my opinion.

The trigger is rough and heavy as well.

I adjusted my trigger and there isn't much to it either. You can also coat the trigger surfaces with some stuff called Brownells Action Magic II.
I replaced the trigger with the Sharp Shooter Trigger dues to some trading and switching parts out.

My stock I replaced with a Choate Tool stock from Brownell's...fins a buddy to order ya one at dealer cost, about $120.00 shipped and the Trigger as well.

So doing a bit of leg work, shopping, trading and what not. I have a Savage 110FP in .308, SA 1st Gen 4-14x56 scope, Harris Bipod that looks like this [img]http://photoasa.com/disk2/3063/88203_Sav110fp.jpg[/img]

And shoots like this

[img]http://photoasa.com/disk2/3063/87927_110FPgroup.jpg[/img]

I think I am out about $750.00 total after well was said and done. Rifle hasn't had more than about $25 roauds yet and was all mil surplus and the 150 UMC stuff that made the holes...I am happy [^]
Karsten

My Savage 110FP (110 is long action for larger calibers) in .30-06 with Choate Ultimate Sniper Stock and BSA 6-24 AO scope:

[img]http://wsphotofews.excite.com/035/gH/Kq/OS/yx58611.jpg[/img]

My Savage 12FV in .223 with Choate Ultimate Sniper Stock and Tasco 4-16 AO scope:

[img]http://wsphotofews.excite.com/034/5k/n3/v5/yB78511.jpg[/img]

Neither has had any trigger work and both shoot sub MOA out of the box, even with factory stock.

LarryG...to clarify to confussion as to why i stated 110FP in .308 I will offer this explaination.

Up until the mid 1980's Savage only had one action for it's bolt gun...Long Actions hence all the old Savage's where 110 series or simularly #'d.

The competition forced them into the short action for the .308 and smaller calibers.

Note..below Savage on the right is a 110FP in .300 Win Mag, Rifle on the left is a 110FP in .308


[img]http://photoasa.com/disk2/3063/76446_Sav110FPs.jpg[/img]

I was confused when I 1st bought the .308 as well....a Brownell Tech straightened me out.

Karsten

Back in the summer of 1994, I saw friends leave for a 10 day trip to go and shoot prairie dogs.  I could not go because I did not have a rifle to use.  I was going to be ready for next year.  The obvious caliber choice for a poor college student was the .223, a cheap but effective rifle was also needed: enter the $315 Savage 112FV.  I bought a cheap Tasco Mag IV in 8-24X to use for optics.  I still have that set up today and have fired well over 500 rounds during each of those trips since the summer of 1995.  I have yet to have the groups grow and the trigger has stayed at an adjusted (my adjustment) of 1 pound and 9 ounces since 1995.  I keep up with Remingtons, outperform Rugers, and trash all Winchesters I have compared my rifle to (all belonging to different friends).  Savage makes a damn fine rifle, regardless of price.  Dont be fooled one bit by the price tag.  You should buy that Savage 10FP, take your time on the trigger, find a good accurate loading, and enjoy the results.  Just my two cents.....

JRB L1A1