Description
The Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 is the lightest serious magnum Savage builds, and this one is chambered in 300 WSM with a 20 inch carbon fiber wrapped stainless barrel. The whole rifle weighs 6.2 pounds bare because the barrel is carbon over a steel liner and the chassis is carbon fiber and magnesium rather than aluminum. The Savage item number is 33051 and the UPC is 011356330512. MAG5 Firearms lists it for hunters who count ounces on long approaches, and the sections below are honest about what that costs you.
What the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 Actually Is
This is a chassis rifle, not a stocked rifle, and that changes how it feels in the hands. The mdt hnt26 chassis is a carbon fiber and magnesium unit with a foam filled carbon buttstock, adjustable comb height, and length of pull set with quarter inch spacers between roughly 12.5 and 13.5 inches. An ARCA rail is integrated into the forend, so a tripod clamp or an ARCA bipod mounts with no adapter. That is a genuinely useful feature for anyone who glasses and shoots off a tripod.
The barrel is the other half of the weight saving. A carbon fiber wrapped barrel over a stainless liner sheds close to a pound against a comparable steel sporter profile without going to a pencil contour, and it comes threaded 5 8 by 24 with an Omniport muzzle brake fitted. Twist is 1 in 10, which is correct for the 165 to 200 grain bullets most people load in a 300 WSM. Overall length is 40.75 inches, which is short for a magnum.
Underneath is a lightweight stainless Savage 110 action with a Blackout Cerakote finish, a spiral fluted bolt and the AccuTrigger, adjustable by the owner between roughly 1.5 and 4 pounds. Feeding is from a three round AICS pattern detachable box magazine, and a one piece 20 MOA Picatinny rail is fitted at the factory. Nothing about the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 asks you to learn a new manual of arms.
What Six Pounds of Magnum Feels Like
Be honest with yourself about recoil. An ultralight backcountry rifle in 300 WSM kicks, and no amount of marketing changes that. The Omniport brake takes a real bite out of it and makes the rifle shootable, but a 6.2 pound magnum still moves. If you flinch, you will flinch more with this rifle than with a nine pound one, and the fix is trigger time with a lighter cartridge rather than pretending the problem is not there. Practice with the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 accordingly before the season.
The brake also makes this loud. Very loud, and particularly loud for whoever is standing beside you at the bench. Wear hearing protection without exception and warn your partner. The 20 inch barrel costs roughly 100 to 150 feet per second against a 24 inch tube, which matters less than most people think at hunting distances and more than most people admit past 600 yards. That is the deal the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 makes for a rifle that clears brush and rides in a scabbard.
A chassis is colder in the hand than a composite stock, which is worth knowing if you hunt late season in Pennsylvania or anywhere colder. Gloves help, and the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 is no worse than any other chassis rifle here. The carbon fiber wrapped barrel also does not license fast strings: it saves weight, it does not add heat capacity. Verify zero and build a drop chart in two or three round groups with proper cooling, then leave the volume shooting to a cheaper rifle.
Specifications
- Savage item number: 33051
- UPC: 011356330512
- Caliber: 300 WSM
- Barrel length: 20 in
- Twist rate: 1 in 10
- Muzzle thread: 5/8×24 with Omniport brake included
- Capacity: 3 rounds, AICS pattern detachable box magazine
- Overall length: 40.75 in
- Length of pull: 12.5 to 13.5 in with quarter inch spacers
- Weight: 6.2 lb
- Action: Bolt, spiral fluted
- Receiver finish: Blackout Cerakote over stainless
- Barrel: Carbon fiber wrapped stainless steel, matte
- Chassis: MDT HNT26 carbon fiber and magnesium, foam filled carbon buttstock
- Forend: Integrated ARCA rail
- Trigger: AccuTrigger, adjustable 1.5 to 4 lb
- Optics: One piece 20 MOA Picatinny rail
Who Should Buy One and What to Expect
The Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 is for the hunter who walks a long way uphill and shoots at unhelpful angles off a pack or a tripod. If that describes your season, the integrated ARCA rail and the six pound carry weight will change how much country you cover in a day. If it does not, a heavier rifle will shoot better for a third of the money. Full factory specifications are published by Savage Arms.
Price is the honest sticking point. This sits near the top of the factory rifle market, and a large part of that is the mdt hnt26 chassis, which costs serious money on its own. Buying the chassis and a barreled action separately would not save much against a Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2, so the package is fair, but it is still a lot of rifle to carry into a thorn thicket. Browse the rest of our rifles if you want to compare lighter cartridges in the same chassis.
Two practical notes. AICS pattern magazines are made by several companies, so spares are cheap and easy, and buying two or three is sensible. Second, a 300 wsm bolt action of this weight deserves a scope that is light enough not to undo the point of the rifle. A four pound scope on a six pound rifle is a nine pound rifle, and the Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 stops making sense at that point.
MAG5 Firearms is a family owned FFL dealer in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. This Savage 110 Ultralite Elite V2 ships to the licensed dealer of your choice, and local buyers can complete the transfer with us in person. Pair it with Barnes VOR-TX 300 WSM 165gr TTSX and call 610-943-0010 with any questions.
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