Range T&E / detailed review: Savage provided this Elite Precision in 300 PRC on loan for testing and evaluation. Savage did not see the video before publication. Specs and MSRP are as taped (Nov 2021) and may have moved — verify current configs and tags before you buy.
Channel fans and family — you want a serious blaster in a large magnum, maybe to impress the buddies, maybe to actually chase 2,000 yards… but you do not want to buy a bare action and upgrade forever, and you do not want to drop $3,000+ on a full custom. That is the lane this video lives in: the Savage Elite Precision in Hornady’s 300 PRC.
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Why 300 PRC on this rifle?
I got serious about long-range after a Ruger media event and after stacking one-mile / ~2,000 / ~2,300-yard hits with factory Ruger Precision Rifles in 300 PRC. As taped: 300 PRC is a modern cartridge that is efficient and precise thanks to tighter tolerances and solid case fill — increasingly a hunting cartridge, and still a fantastic long-range target round.
If you want a chassis rifle in 300 PRC, the short list as taped was basically three: the RPR we already covered on the channel, a Christensen precision rifle, and this Savage Elite Precision. I waited over 10 months for this sample. Worth it? That is what the tape answers.
Savage 110 bones, Elite Precision skin
The Elite Precision sits between a normal factory rifle and boutique/gunsmith work. Shared 110 DNA as taped:
- Savage 110 action (short and long actions both wear the 110 name now)
- Two-lug, 90° bolt with Savage’s floating-bolt lockup idea (cheaper to make; gives mass-production wiggle room for lockup)
- User-adjustable AccuTrigger (bladed) — roughly 1.5–4 lb as discussed
- Tang-mounted three-position safety — nicer than a cross-bolt and easier than a side lever for thumb operation
Where models diverge: stock/chassis, barrel length/contour/flute, scope base, and caliber. Short-action chamberings (6mm/6.5 Creedmoor, .223, .308) lean PRS-style run-and-gun; the 300 Win Mag / 338 Lapua / 300 PRC long-action guns lean heavy precision / ELR.
MDT ACC chassis (the real upgrade)
Instead of a polymer stock, Savage dropped the 110 barreled action into an MDT ACC chassis with a modular stock — not a house chassis like some competitors. Highlights as taped:
- Full-length ARCA rail for bipods, bags, barricade stops, chronograph accessories, tripod work — often tool-free swaps
- User-adjustable MDT vertical grip (fore/aft LOP via two screws)
- Buttstock adjustable for length of pull and comb height
- M-LOK under the stock for bag rider / monopod (this sample wore an adjustable bag rider)
- Not an AR buffer-tube stock — swapping the butt needs an adapter (and can grow LOP)
Also included: a scope base I believed was 20 MOA on tape (I wished aloud for a 30/40 MOA + bubble-level option like Anarchy short-action bases).
Barrel, weight, magazine, price (as taped)
- Short-action Elite Precisions: heavy-contour 26″ barrels
- Long-action (this 300 PRC): heavy-contour 30″ — longer than the RPR’s 24/26″ class, for keeping bullets supersonic farther
- Short-action guns: self-timing muzzle brake included; long-action magnums: threaded muzzle, no brake in the box
- Weight: long-action ~14.9 lb (about 3 oz under a magnum RPR as compared on tape) — not a hunting rifle
- ACC can take internal/external weights (forend + butt) — up to roughly +7.8 lb of add-on mass as discussed
- One AICS-pattern magazine in the box
- MSRP as taped: about $2,199 long action / $1,999 short action
Range: smooth action, real recoil, half-inch groups
Shot largely stock aside from an Accu-Tac bipod and adjustable bag rider — no muzzle brake yet because Savage did not include one on the long-action. First impressions as taped:
- Action felt smooth (factory blueprinted talk checks out in the hand)
- Extraction stayed clean even on hotter-feeling loads
- Wish list live on the line: bigger/longer bolt knob; AccuTrigger is usable with little creep, but the blade is still a blade — a proper two-stage without the blade would be nicer on a dedicated range gun
- Stock adjusters work, but knobs had a habit of loosening; cheek weld is fine but not the oversized “skeleton carbine” shelf some MDT stocks have
- Grip is upright; I preferred a thumb-shelf feel and planned an Anarchy Outdoors Penguin grip
- Accuracy: factory loads after a handload break-in — a stacked ~½” three-shot, and a five-shot still under an inch (one slightly pulled). Half a mil high on one string, but the rifle was printing
- After ~10 rounds without a brake, shoulder notice was real; barrel got golden hot — cool-down discipline applies even at 15 lb
With a bag rider plus a good brake (or suppressor) and some external weight, this is an easy mental path to King of 1 Mile / ELR-style matches — not a “stock hunting gun” fantasy.
What is still missing vs the RPR
For ~$2,200 MSRP (as taped), the chassis and long heavy barrel are the value. The gaps vs a 300 PRC RPR out of the box:
- No muzzle brake on the big magnum chamberings (short-action Elite Precisions get one; cheaper Savage precision SKUs sometimes do too)
- One-piece bolt handle/knob — not threaded for aftermarket knobs, and not even the nicer long knob from the 110 Tactical
- AccuTrigger blade on a gun that lives car → bench → prone, not a drop-prone hunting rifle — aftermarket triggers exist; a factory upgrade would match the “elite” name better
The RPR already ships with a big tunable brake, a generous MOA rail, and a threaded bolt handle. You can take that gun and go. On the Savage, budget a brake/suppressor and a better bolt knob early — then enjoy the nicer chassis platform.
Bottom line
Is the Elite Precision 300 PRC right for you? If you want a range-ready semi-custom without spending $3,000+ on a true bespoke build — yes, it is a viable starting point. Is it as plug-and-play as a 300 PRC Ruger Precision Rifle? No — you will want a muzzle device and, soon, a better bolt handle/knob. Overall it is still strong value when you price the MDT ACC chassis and the 30″ heavy barrel into the deal: a factory rifle that already did the expensive aftermarket steps, with a short list of common-sense finishing touches left for you.
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