Thread: Making sense of the Savage lineup

Yes, they can be a little confusing, and there seem to be a few exceptions to any rule, but in general:

Model 10's are approximately their Law Enforcement/Tactical range, Almost always with a heavy barrel, no wooden stocks in sight.
Model 11 is their general 'Hunter' range. Sporter barrels, varied setups and configurations, but designed with a range of hunting uses in mind.
Model 12 are their Target/Varmint rifles. Barrels you could use as an axle, etc. Very much truck or range guns. Not practical for carting anywhere on your back. Accurate though!
Model 14 is the Classic series. Small line-up with only two variants. Walnut stock with either a stainless or blued tube.They used to have a few varied stock styles (monte carlo etc) in this range, but those seem to have been dropped in favour of just the straight-combed american style.
Model 16 is, as you said, the Weather Warrior. Synthetic stainless, some variants with the accustock, some without.

They also have the Model 25 within their centrefire range, which is a lighter-weight varminter setup, based off their rimfire action.

Long and Short action is stated in the model number - e.g. 14 is short action, 114 is the long action. 10/110 etc.

The trophy hunter and international trophy hunter are the names given to their scoped packages, trophy hunter being U.S. only and international being.. well About the only difference I can see at a glance is that the U.S. trophy hunter seems to come with a nikon scope, and the international with a weaver. Neither of these seem to come with the accustock, which is a great pity.

In terms of models with higher specs; it really just comes down to which features you prefer, as they don't particularly have a 'premium' line. The price goes up on some of their models with HS precision stocks or extra manufacturing work like fluted bits, but there's generally some middle ground to find what you like without paying the world.

The Axis and Stevens rifles are essentially their budget ranges and not a true indicator of what Savage are capable of IMO.

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Hopefully I haven't missed anything or got anything too wrong..