Whether the Savage 110 Ultralite rifle alone has your attention or it’s the young 7mm Backcountry chambering that piques your interest, this is one you can’t ignore. Savage’s 110 bolt-action platform has a longstanding reputation for accuracy, but the 110 Ultralite is an underrated diamond in disguise. 

Quick Summary: Savage’s 110 Ultralite in 7 BC takes the popular bolt-action line to the next level for backcountry hunters with a Proof Research carbon fiber-wrapped barrel and light AccuFit stock.
 

Table of Contents

Meet the Savage 110 Ultralite
Specs
Field Notes
Range Time
Pros & Cons
Final Thoughts

Meet the Savage 110 Ultralite

As one of the lightest members of Savage’s vaunted 110 family of bolt-action rifles, the 110 Ultralite is immediately interesting for hunters. Though it looks like most of Savage’s synthetic-stocked 110 bolt guns, the 110 Ultralite holds some surprises. Savage teamed with Proof Research for the carbon fiber-wrapped stainless-steel barrel, which is threaded at 5/8x24 and capped. 
 

The lightweight stainless-steel receiver sees skeletonized style cutouts to minimize weight, and a Melonite finish coats those surfaces. There’s a sleek, spiral-fluted bolt, factory-blueprinted action, and detachable box magazine. 

The rifle comes sans sights or bases but is drilled and tapped for 8-40 screws. The grey AccuFit stock system ships with multiple LOP spacers and comb height risers, while a user-adjustable AccuTrigger rounds out the package. 
 

Field Notes

Our test rifle’s trigger broke at the high end of the AccuTrigger’s weight range – several ounces above 4 pounds, so we opted to dial it down a solid pound. Likewise, the now-old-style AccuFit stock system may have been recently replaced by a toolless design with the AccuFit V2, but that does not make this one obsolete. 

Instead, astute buyers are likely to find hot buys on the many 110 AccuFit models, both new and used, including this Ultralite. In less than two minutes, we swapped both the LOP spacer to a shorter one and the comb to a higher rise. 
 

The rifles balances well on its own, but expectedly becomes front-heavy with the addition of our Banish suppressor. Though it’s often curious to call a factory polymer-stocked rifle a true lightweight, this Savage 110 Ultralite pulls it off to come in at 5.7 pounds. 
 

Range Time

We topped our test 110 Ultralite with Burris’ new Veracity 3-15x44 optic. Not surprisingly, Federal Premium – proprietor of the hot Peak Alloy casing technology – dominates the 7mm Backcountry space, so we headed out with a pair of Federal ammo offerings in Terminal Ascent 155-grain and Fusion Tipped 175-grain. With four rounds in the polymer magazine, there’s ample firepower from a potent chambering. 
 

While some might cringe at the thought of a lightweight rifle with a high-pressure chambering like the 7mm BC, firing the 110 Ultralite proved to be a real treat. The rifle is easily controllable unsuppressed, but a real joy suppressed. 

The star of the show is the accuracy, which exceeded our expectations. Repeated sub-MOA groups were the norm with both ammunition types, though this particular rifle preferred the Fusion Tipped 175-grain, shooting several ragged three-shot, one-hole targets. There’s no doubt the combination of the rifle, Burris optic, Federal Premium ammo, and Banish can make for one wicked rig. 
 

The 110 Ultralite did everything we asked of it and performed well. What’s more, learning the ins and outs of the original 110 Ultralite helps us set a baseline for what to expect in Savage’s new 110 Ultralite Pro system. One thing is certain, though: it will be difficult to top the accuracy of our test model 110 Ultralite. 

Final Thoughts

With a quality PROOF carbon fiber barrel, customizable fit, and stellar accuracy out of the box, Savage’s 110 Ultralite is dressed to impress. While it may be overshadowed by the younger, even more fully-featured Ultralite Pro system, don’t sleep on this lower-priced, lights-out-shooting Ultralite hunting gem.