Savage 11F vice 11G

azgunnut01 · 03-30-2008, 11:03 PM

I only own two savage rifles. One is an 11F in 300 WSM. The other is an 11G in .308 Winchester. Both have accu-triggers. I have a scope on the 11F, but I thought the 11G was a Long Action rifle. I went today looking for a one piece scope mount for the Long Action but couldn't find one. Then when I got home I was looking at Section 6 of my owner's manual and it calls the .308 a short action. I'm confused. I thought the difference in the F and G was the length of action. Can anyone straighten me out here.

Never mind about the F and G, I just found the code page on the Savage sight. F is for synthetic stock and G is for Wood, but I'm still not sure my 308 is a short action.

SwedeSteve · 03-31-2008, 07:23 PM

.308 came about to shorten the action, as oppossed to a 30-06, to lighten the rifle and to reduce the weight of an infantryman's combat load.

lefty o · 03-31-2008, 07:27 PM

11/11f/11g are all short actions. if you had a 111, it would be a long action.

azgunnut01 · 04-01-2008, 10:15 PM

Thanks for the input. Man, SwedeSteve, you seem to know a lot about a lot of guns. You've answered my questions on other parts of the site also. After I wrote this I got both guns out again and compared them. The first time I did that I thought the .308 opening was longer. I guess I imagined that. They are both the same length. Thanks again.

billy · 04-01-2008, 10:29 PM

theres a buncha great gun guys here.

just as an aside....
if I ever start sounding like i know what i am talking about..
thats when the B.S. alarms should be going off!

utahvarminter · 04-02-2008, 04:33 PM

F means Synthetic Stock. G means Wood Stock. 11 means short, 111 means long.

03-30-2008, 11:03 PM	#1
azgunnut01 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 55	Savage 11F vice 11G I only own two savage rifles. One is an 11F in 300 WSM. The other is an 11G in .308 Winchester. Both have accu-triggers. I have a scope on the 11F, but I thought the 11G was a Long Action rifle. I went today looking for a one piece scope mount for the Long Action but couldn't find one. Then when I got home I was looking at Section 6 of my owner's manual and it calls the .308 a short action. I'm confused. I thought the difference in the F and G was the length of action. Can anyone straighten me out here. Never mind about the F and G, I just found the code page on the Savage sight. F is for synthetic stock and G is for Wood, but I'm still not sure my 308 is a short action. Last edited by azgunnut01; 03-30-2008 at 11:10 PM.

03-31-2008, 07:23 PM	#2
SwedeSteve Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 4,356	.308 came about to shorten the action, as oppossed to a 30-06, to lighten the rifle and to reduce the weight of an infantryman's combat load. __________________ You can tune a piano, but you can't Tuna Fish!

04-01-2008, 10:29 PM	#5
billy G&G asst.dino wrangler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 7,984 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 108	theres a buncha great gun guys here. just as an aside.... if I ever start sounding like i know what i am talking about.. thats when the B.S. alarms should be going off! __________________ no matter how responsible he seems dont give a monkey a gun Last edited by billy; 04-01-2008 at 10:35 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

04-02-2008, 04:33 PM	#6
utahvarminter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 459	F means Synthetic Stock. G means Wood Stock. 11 means short, 111 means long. __________________ I likes me some Bushmaster ACR...

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03-31-2008, 07:27 PM	#3
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,240	11/11f/11g are all short actions. if you had a 111, it would be a long action.

04-01-2008, 10:15 PM	#4
azgunnut01 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 55	Thanks for the input. Man, SwedeSteve, you seem to know a lot about a lot of guns. You've answered my questions on other parts of the site also. After I wrote this I got both guns out again and compared them. The first time I did that I thought the .308 opening was longer. I guess I imagined that. They are both the same length. Thanks again.