The Abode of McThag

Looks like S&W just bought Savage Arms. I happen to like my Savage rifles, I sure hope this doesn't fuck up their secret s...

Not sure if anyone's noticed, but the quantity of posts is down from my habitual rate. Turns out my muse doesn't care for me when ...

Did a more thorough inspection of the Savage 110 at the local pawn. $205 out the door would take it. $50 for a take-off stock from GunBr...

Thanks to Bubba, there's a supply of guns out there that while perfectly serviceable, are ugly. One of the local pawns has an older bl...

A while back I had plans to convert Agnes from the Axis style detachable magazine to Savage's Premium DBM style. While the Premium DBM...

The Savage 110 is described in many places as being ugly or funny looking. I think I figured out why.  The bolt handle is at the extrem...

I actually own 4 of the guns listed. I am shocked!

There's nothing more fun than doubting if a scope is mounted level because the crosshairs are canted when resting on a bipod. Either t...

Top: Savage 110XP Trophy Hunter in .270 Win. Bottom: Weatherby Vanguard in .243 Win. Lots of the same and lots of difference. I even ...

I finally have a wooden stocked, scoped bolt action in a non-military caliber. It might just be something of a collector's item ...

The place where I heard the rumor of $99 Savage 93F's says that they "talked to the guy behind the counter" and they looked up...

Found it! I think... The Savage 93F in .22WMR from Wal Mart is model 91803. The Savage 93F in .22 WMR listed virtually every where els...

There's rumor that Wal Mart has Savage rimfires for $99... Even guns that MSRP at $260. Best I've seen was $168 when I hit the c...

Long Live The Agony! I just stabbed the "buy it now" button on a Savage 110XP in .270 Winchester. Wood stock, accutrigger®, Ni...

I mentioned previously that when scopes caught on and many older guns with irons were drilled and tapped, that the Lyman peep sights they of...

Took a second look at the Savage 111FCNS the pawn shop has marked at $325. Weaver bases installed, nice shiny bore, no magazine. Conside...

In another chapter of McThag's Bolt Gun Agony  we find a Savage 111FCNS in .270 Winchester for $325 at a local pawn shop. I can probab...

Looking on Gunbroker tells us that the Savage 10/110 Trophy Hunter XP can be had for $528.24 from a couple stocking vendors.  Free shipping!...

That Savage Trophy Hunter package deal is not perfect. The package series has the Axis style magazine, which is all plastic and several pe...

With the Mosin conversion we get... 7.62x54mmR.  7d pi damage, 5+3 Acc, 1,000/4,200 range and either 5(2i) or 10+1(3) shots. With the sa...