The Proof Research barrel is carbon-fiber-wrapped stainless steel and includes cut rifling and a 5/8x24 threaded muzzle with cap. For the Ultralite, the action is blueprinted and shaved of as much weight as possible. The heart of the rifle is the 110 action, which features Savage’s AccuTrigger. The blueprinted action features a bolt with spiral fluting with a contrasting natural stainless and Melonite finish. The stainless steel receiver has been trimmed down nearly everywhere to cut weight and given a protective Melonite nitrocarburized finish that protects the metal against the elements. The 110 Ultralite is a modern take on the lightweight hunting rifle. Savage led the movement toward better triggers in factory rifles with the release of the AccuTrigger in 2002, and of course it is installed in the Ultralite. The push-feed design features a floating bolt head, which ensures both lugs make full contact with the lug abutments, and a barrel nut for proper headspacing. As the name implies, this new rifle uses the same time-tested Savage action that has made the 110 a favorite of hunters for years. That’s because the newest addition to the 110 line is also the lightest 110 available, the sub-six pound Ultralite. With the launch of the new 110 Ultralite carbon-fiber barrel hunting rifle, it’s clear Savage’s new leadership is planning to take this company to the top-to the top of the market, but also to the top of a ridge where a bull elk is bugling and to the top of a shale slide with a 40-inch ram on the other side. Savage Arms is under new ownership, and as with any changing of the guard at a major firearm manufacturer, there’s a period of uncertainty when the shooting public waits to see in which direction the new bosses take the brand.
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