Well I ended up buying an older Savage 110 today. It has a checkered birch stock, no accutrigger, and is in 30-06 caliber. For whatever reason it just felt right, looked right, and the price was right. Got some dings on the stock but nothing major, a few freckles on the metal but very few. Overall in great shape. Dirty from sitting, after some dry firing guess the sear and trigger shed themselves of their grit and it has a crisp, I'd guess 5-5 1/2 pound trigger pull. It has what I'd guess to be cheap two piece mounts. After giving it another go I'm going to guess 4 1/2 pound trigger pull, pretty decent.
I'm fairly new to bolt action rifles, even though I've owned a few including a savage 111, they never was my thing. So I have some questions.
1. Is the trigger adjustable? As in, can I just turn a screw and adjust it? I wasn't sure to start but I'm happy with it.
2. Mounts. I want to use the two piece mounts instead of a one piece so I have better access to the breech. Is there any common problems associated with the two piece mounts? I seen some one piece mounts that are solid and will hang over the bolt, are there any that will mirror the shape of the receiver opening so as to not restrict accessibility?
3. Scopes. I'd prefer to buy a used scope and be in the 100-150 range. It will need to be long enough to go between the two piece mounts if I can't find a suitable one piece mount. I don't want a very large diameter scope. I like the look of the leupold vari-x ii 3-9x40. Does anyone know if that scope will fit the gun with two piece mounts and have about the right eye relief? I'd be cool with a fixed power scope too, I just don't want a huge objective. Any other scopes I should be looking at used? Waterproof and fogproof is a must. I have a cheap tasco pronghorn 4x32 which I could use for a while if I got a one piece mount as the tube ain't long enough as it is.
4. My goals are centered primarily around hunting. Two inches at 100 yards wound be plenty for me with factory or jacketed reloads. With cast I'm thinking 180-200 grain bullets and trying to get as close as I can to factory velocity while maintaining hunting accuracy, 2-3"@100 yards. I've read a few articles to this latter affect but I'm thankful for any suggestions or direction on this.
I appreciate any advice I can get.
Bazoo