The Model 10FM, or Sierra, was Savage’s answer to the “mountain gun” models offered by its competitors. (Photo © Russ Chastain) Forearm checkering is also funky. The molded-in stock checkering is unique - and weird.
The rubber recoil pad is ventilated rather than solid, and the checkering molded into the pistol grip & forearm is decidedly odd. The Sierra’s stock is nice and light and unique.
I had gained an affinity for the lightweight synthetic stocks Savage was using at the time. I had recently enjoyed hunting with a Savage 110 chambered for 270 Winchester, and while I’d been successful I was interested in the shorter barrel, shorter action, and larger caliber of the 308. He’d inherited the rifle and decided to pass it along to someone who could use and appreciate it. Roughly 15 years ago, I purchased the gun from the brother of its original owner. The Sierra provides scale for this huge antler rub. I got to thinking about that faithful firearm, and realized that if I had to choose just one favorite deer hunting rifle, Sierra would be the one. The one rifle which has accompanied me to the woods on every season since I got it is a little Savage Model 10 bolt-action rifle in 308 Winchester. As usual with me, I did not buy new and I picked up a few different models & calibers along the way in an effort to find one I liked best. After carrying a Ruger 44 Magnum carbine my first two decades of deer hunting in Florida where long shots are not the norm, I began to expand my ability to reach out a bit farther. Savage Sierra 308: My Favorite Hunting RifleĪs I often do between hunting seasons, I was recently thinking about some of my favorite rifles.
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