Mossberg 100 atr vs Savage 111?

Question

I want to buy a rifle in the next couple of weeks. I am in California so prices are always a little higher out here. The Big 5 has been alternating their ad week after week between the Mossberg 100 ATR w/Scope package for $370 and the Savage 111 w/Scope package for $399. I am thinking I will buy the Savage package, but this is solely based on the floor model Mossberg having a cheaper feeling bolt when I held them both. Any opinions?

Answer 1

The Savage is the better product...... Mossberg makes a lot of products I like but will concede Savage makes a better rifle....



The Mossberg 100-ATR is what I call an economy rifle similar to Savages economy brand Stevens.... Sure the 100-ATR will drop deer and hogs all day but for real accurate long range shooting the Savage hands down is a better gun....

Answer 2

The "cheaper" feeling in the Mossberg bolt action is nothing to worry about! Mossberg's metal work is light but very strong at the same time! The thing that you should worry about buying a rifle like that is the synthetic stock! Get a rifle with wooden stock. The synthetic stock will make you regret for buying this gun. This includes the Savage rifle as well. Save some more money and get something with wooden but stocks near $ 700. For accurate shooting synthetic but stocks are not there. Get a shotgun instead! By pods help only a little! You will find very unpleasant the fact that you will have to get to the ground to get an accurate shot every time! You will practically forget the standing shooting position!

Answer 3

I'd choose neither. Get a Savage 110 or 111 in .30-06 Springfield. You can buy one brand new for not much more than $400. For a little less than $600, you should be able to get a rifle and scope, brand new. Bipod? No need. You're better off getting an inexpensive benchrest. While the ATR-100 isn't a horrible gun, it isn't nearly as good as a Savage 111. And while .300 Winchester Magnum isn't a bad cartridge, it isn't appropriate for someone who is going for low cost. It will likely cost you almost twice as much every time you pull the trigger to use .300 WM over .30-06 Springfield. In fact, the cheapest .300 WM ammo I can find is about 50% more than comparable .30-06 Springfield ammo, and while .300 WM is more powerful, it is not necessarily more accurate. If you're target shooting at long range, and you know how far you'll be, you don't need "more powerful" or "flatter shooting." You simply need to know YOUR rifle. Oh, and if you're looking at shooting anything shorter than 300 yards, you'll barely see a real difference in the first place. Yes, .30-06 Springfield will drop more... But as I said, if you know your rifle and you know what range you're shooting, you can compensate.

Answer 4

The savage by far.Hand crafted in the USA.I think Mossberg out-sources.

The wood situation, being nicer looking does have its problems.I take it you don't remember the saying"floated and bedded".Well wood expands and contracts with your dew point.SO the smiths would float barrels and bed(fiber resin) the actions.Otherwise last weeks sight in wouldn't be the same as this weeks.SO the plastic eliminates that extra cost unfortunately making for ugly and bad fitted guns. Bell & Carlson have a thriving business making tight fitting patterned and colored of your choice custom stocks because of this!!