Savage ARs

[KahrMan]

Looks like Savage is getting into the AR market.  I wonder if they will be as accurate as their bolt guns?

https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/1/3/savage-arms-introduces-first-ever-ar-rifle-line/

 

Edited January 4, 2017 by KahrMan

[rugerla1]

I'd love to get my hands on one. I wonder the same thing, but I'd hope with their name on it that accuracy won't be a problem. 

[FreedomGunCo]

My guess is that Savage was betting on a Hillary win.  It is amazing how much wholesale inventory changed after the election.  Allocated rifles are now being begged to be taken.  I expect rebates this year from the manufacturers

[hipower]

1 hour ago, FreedomGunCo said:

My guess is that Savage was betting on a Hillary win.  It is amazing how much wholesale inventory changed after the election.  Allocated rifles are now being begged to be taken.  I expect rebates this year from the manufacturers

I'm thinking/hoping that will be the case. Some really good buys would be welcome after the last few years.

But more than just great pricing, I'm hoping to se at least some reworking of the NFA laws. At least on Suppressors and filing times.

[Oh Shoot]

3 hours ago, FreedomGunCo said:

My guess is that Savage was betting on a Hillary win.  It is amazing how much wholesale inventory changed after the election.  Allocated rifles are now being begged to be taken.  I expect rebates this year from the manufacturers

Yeah, amazing that some of the biggies are finally jumping into the AR market, now that it is already more saturated than ever before.

I'm also wondering what with the lead time necessary to do this, if they were counting on the panic buying of a Hillary win to make the difference.

- OS

[Peace]

Savage accuracy, AR10... if the price gets down in the mid teens, that will be a great "entry" Precision AR10.   I wouldn't, however, trust any trigger from BLACKHAWK!  

 

.... I still laugh out loud every time I see that company trademark name in all caps with the exclamation point.   It's the epitome of over-acting in a corporate name.

[rugerla1]

7 minutes ago, Peace said:

Savage accuracy, AR10... if the price gets down in the mid teens, that will be a great "entry" Precision AR10.   I wouldn't, however, trust any trigger from BLACKHAWK!  

 

.... I still laugh out loud every time I see that company trademark name in all caps with the exclamation point.   It's the epitome of over-acting in a corporate name.

I know some of their products are probably okay but they are definitely budget items for the most part. I'm really surprised that this is the company they joined with. Maybe Savage didn't want to be just another Magpul tricked out AR company. Although maybe BLACKAWK! has stepped up their game/quality for the items Savage will use?  Have to see I guess. 

[Peace]

31 minutes ago, rugerla1 said:

...maybe BLACKAWK! has stepped up their ...

 

Thank you.  ... thank you SO much.  haha!!

[rugerla1]

56 minutes ago, Peace said:

 

Thank you.  ... thank you SO much.  haha!!

[musicman]

I wonder if BLACKHAWK!!!!!!!!!! is also owned by Vista Outdoors, the parent of Savage Arms.  It would make sense to co-brand in-house.

And I agree... BH is just one step up from the no-name accessories on Amazon, imho.  (And yes. I admit I have bought a couple of those no-name things off Amazon.  Most weren't worth the cost of their free shipping, but I do love the angled iron sights I got for $21.)

Edited January 5, 2017 by musicman

[rugerla1]

4 hours ago, Peace said:

Savage accuracy, AR10... if the price gets down in the mid teens, that will be a great "entry" Precision AR10.   I wouldn't, however, trust any trigger from BLACKHAWK!  

 

.... I still laugh out loud every time I see that company trademark name in all caps with the exclamation point.   It's the epitome of over-acting in a corporate name.

22Plinkster said BLACKHAWK! is a sister company to Savage. So I guess that makes sense business wise. 

[TN Song Dog]

I'll be following the reviews on these, especially the AR10s. I hope they turn out to be good, but it feels like a big questionable jump into something outside of Savage's box.

[musicman]

Meh.  I don't think they'll screw anything up... it's the same milspec stuff that everybody and their momma has been making for decades now, and they are literally adding nothing to the mix.  I surely doubt that years of thought have gone into designing this rifle, as Plinkster suggests. Maybe years of negotiating the lowest bidder for supplying the parts for the gun, but slapping 4 off-the-shelf parts on an AR that has remained largely unchanged for 50 years can't take all that long to figure out.

Edited January 6, 2017 by musicman

[MrJones79]

What a surprise, another manufacturer making an AR. Market will push a lot of these out eventually as there are more AR models out there than consumers can support. Especially now that all the anti gun federal legislation is now unlikely with the Trump win.


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[felinesNfreedom]

Add it up there on the list with the saint, Nothing new. Maybe Taurus can come out with an AR and change the market!

[gregintenn]

If a man decided to collect AR brands and variants, he'd sure need a lot of storage and a fat bank account!

I want to see the Savage AR chambered in 22 Hi Power!

[JohnC]

These look like nice rifles for the price point. I'll definitely be waiting for reviews on their 6.5 and .308's.