( 1 out of 5) Delamination

by John from Pompano Beach, FL on November 8, 2018

I purchased this rifle last October as a backup to my .300 Win Mag and as a rifle my stepson would use and grow into. Having not had an opportunity to sight it in last season, it never came out of my humidity free 40 gun safe. I took it out three weeks ago to sight in for opening day in GA. I noticed some random white markings all over the stock but thought nothing of itfigured it was dry and just needed to be wiped off. After zeroing it in at 100 yards, it shot pretty well and I was grouping consistently. The white markings were actually a little worse when I left the range. I put it back in the safe and pulled it out to head for GA. I showed my buddy the places where it was kind of bubbling up white and came to realize that the stock was peeling everywhere. After returning home I took it to my gunsmith and he said it was some sort of a clear coating that was simply delaminating and there was nothing I could do to fix or stop it. I wrote to Savage as this was my first Savage rifleI own about 8 other brands. That was a couple of weeks ago and still no response. It’s a good shooting rifle, a little heavy with the heavy barrel, the scope is pretty decent considering the price, but the stock is garbage! I would get it in black or some other pattern as I would not trust this Kryptek Camo from Savage again. Like I said, good rifle for the money but the stock is crap and apparently Savage doesn’t care. Had the gun been used heavily or mistreated, I wouldn’t think as much of it, but for it to be brand new and kept properly in a humidity controlled safe, I have no faith in Savage’s ability to produce a good stock. Buy a different color scheme if you want this rifle. Or you might be pretty disappointed at how this great looking rifle disintegrates without even using it.