Savage AccuFit – The right fit with the right rifle makes all the difference
Ben Ryder 12.11.20
Here we are, rounding out one of the strangest years our generation will probably ever experience. We’ve made it through lockdowns and elections and are getting ready to hopefully wipe the slate clean in 2021. Personally, I’m most looking forward to being able to hunt and fish across the country without the drama of travel restrictions.
While the travel restrictions were definitely a hinderance and the threat of getting sick loomed, we powered through 2020 and managed to check off a bucket list hunt in Alaska and some great trips down South. Throughout the year, I carried a rifle that quickly became one of my most trusted hunting companions, the 110 Ultralite from Savage Arms chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.
The 110 Ultralite from Savage was a new offering that hit the market in 2020. The Ultralite is a feature packed, lightweight, and overall great looking rifle that has the durability and reliability to be used on any hunt you may throw at it. I came to this conclusion because I used and abused the rifle this year, hunting in temps that ranged from 20 degrees all the way up to 105 degrees, in arid West Texas, the Northern Brooks Range of Alaska, and the bitter cold of Northern Michigan.
The 110 Ultralite was my hunting wingman this year and helped me harvest an NBR Caribou, Red Stag, Black Buck, and Michigan whitetail doe. To say that I have the utmost confidence in the performance of this gun would be an understatement. The only limitations I experienced were a result of my own hunting and shooting skills. I have conservatively fired 500 rounds through the rifle without any issue. Like all Savage factory rifles, they are built to perform and endure whatever abuse you may put them through.
A key contributor to my love of this rifle and the rest of the 110 line from Savage, is the AccuFit system. For the uninitiated, the AccuFit system from Savage is a user configurable set of stock adjustments that can be made to their 110 line. The key components of the AccuFit system are the adjustable comb height and adjustable length of pull.
When it comes to using your rifle’s optic properly, comb height is crucial. Consider for a moment that you have a pair of binoculars and are glassing over an area looking for an elk. Now imagine that you held those binos either a quarter inch higher than your eye or a quarter inch too low. The result would be an incredibly small viewable area in the lens. Incorrect comb height is very similar to this. A shooter with an improper comb height is either going to sit too high on the rifle or too low and have decreased visibility through their scope.
The AccuFit system’s comb adjustments include 5 risers that vary in height by 1/8 inch each. Each riser slides into the top of the stock so that you can easily find the perfect comb height creating optic alignment and a solid cheek weld.
The AccuFit system also features an adjustable length of pull. Like the comb height risers, the AccuFit system comes with incremental adjustments in ¼ inch that are added to the rear of the stock. Length of pull is a very crucial and often overlooked component of a rifle set up. Not only can an improper length of pull affect your comfort and accuracy, but it can also wreak havoc on your eye relief.
When you pair the AccuFit system with the AccuTrigger, you have an amazing factory rifle that has the capability to function like a custom-built gun. Overall, the 110 line has impressed all of us at Outdoorhub over the last 2 years. If you haven’t had the opportunity to own or shoot a 110 from Savage, you should absolutely consider purchasing a new rifle from this trusted brand.
While I am partial to the 110 Ultralite, Savage Arms offers 29 different rifles that bare the 110 name and prices begin just under $600. For a very affordable entry price, you can begin down the path of factory built rifle righteousness with a 110 from Savage Arms.
