Savage’s 110 Ultralight Gets A Carbon Fibre Facelift
EVIDENTLY the Model 110 UltraLite is a spin-off from Savage Arms original Model 11/111 Lightweight Hunterseries which dates back a decade and was affordable, accurate, and easy to carry in mountain country where the hills are steep and the air is thin. The new Ultralite is not only a bit lighter, but my test .30-06 has the least heft practical in this calibre, for the accuracy needed and for the recoil felt.
The majority of today’s factory bolt-action rifles weigh between 3.5 and 4 kgs when equipped with scope and sling. But going to the extreme, there are flyweights that weigh barely 2kgs that, when outfitted with a lightweight scope, nylon sling and a magazine full of cartridges, will heft around 2.7kgs field ready.
Reducing a rifle’s weight is done by making use of modern components made from durable, yet lightweight materials. If they include titanium, Kevlar, graphite and carbon fibre, rather than less expensive alloys or polymer, the result is a significant increase in production costs. But the added expense from using high-tech materials is outweighed not only by the reduction in weight, but by the practicality of extra durability and weather resistance.
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