Savage Arms is an American gunmaker based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with operations in Canada and China.

In 1915-1916 company chief designer Charles A. Nelson directed the design of new bolt-action rifles for the US military to supplement M1903 Springfield, but in the run-up of the US entrance in WWI US Army decided to adopt Pattern 1914 Enfield which was already in the serial production for the British, and Savage was tasked with machine gun production instead.

Lame Deer offered to allow Savage to use his image as its logo in exchange for discounted rifles and an annual fee.

In July 1921, a mortgage securing five promissory notes, each for $21,416, was filed in the County Clerk's office in Utica showing that the Savage Arms Corporation had purchased a "number of buildings erected by the government" during World War I for increasing the output of Lewis machine guns at the plant.

[1] In addition to firearms, Savage Arms Corporation also sold power lawn mowers during this period.

The AccuStock, an aluminum stock embedded rail system to further enhance action stability and accuracy, was introduced by Savage in 2009.

On February 5, 2013, Coburn announced that he was stepping down after a 25-year tenure as chairman and CEO of Savage Sports Corporation.

[16] On February 6, 2013, Savage Sports announced the appointment of Ron Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Vista Outdoor markets firearm accessories and ammunition under brands that include Weaver Optics, Federal Premium, Speer Ammo, and Blazer.

With the purchase, Johnson remained with Bowtech Archery, who was not part of the sale, and Al Kasper began tenure as CEO.

[17] As of July 2018, Vista Outdoor was attempting to sell Savage Arms as part of a larger restructuring.

It is one of the most popular plinkers in the United States due to high accuracy, being chambered in cheap, common, and readily available .22 Long Rifle, and the low price.

The Model 93 is a series of "magnum" bolt-action rimfire rifles chambered for the .22 WMR ammunition and its neck-down derivative caliber .17 HMR.

The Mark II Series is a family of bolt-action rimfire rifles chambered mainly for the .22 LR ammunition, as well as the .17 HM2 for its FV varmint model.

The Tactical variant includes Savage's AccuFit system allowing shooters to customize the comb height and length-of-pull.

The Predator Hunter Max 1 has a fluted carbon steel barrel and synthetic stock finished in a camouflage pattern.

Accustock, AccuTrigger, a soft rubber recoil pad, a three-position safety, and a four-round magazine are all included.

[32] The Hog Hunter variant chambered in 338 Winchester Magnum, is a bolt-action rifle designed for hunting wild boar.

All versions except the Lapua Magnum have 26-inch carbon steel barrels with an adjustable muzzle brake, which can be twisted open or closed.

Savage achieved this weight by using a light-contour 20-inch barrel, spiral-fluting the bolt, machining excess metal from the receiver as well as milling cuts in the stock.

[35] The Axis II XP line of rifles come with Bushnell Banner scopes and are chambered in a variety of ammunition.

[39] Savage was the first major manufacturer to produce a left-handed hunting rifle in significant quantities, starting in 1959.

[40][41][42] Savage Arms sells 18 different firearms for left-handed shooters with products designed for big game, law enforcement, target competition, and predator hunting, including left-handed slug shotguns and bolt-action and semi-auto rimfire rifles.

Savage generally releases its products as right-handed models with a left-handed version to follow a few years later.

Savage can convert most of its products to left-handed versions because most of its receivers, bolt releases, and safeties are designed symmetrically.

Savage's machine tools are likewise set up to quickly and easily switch from producing right-handed products to left-handed ones and back again.

The founding partners thought the laid-off factory workers' skills would be readily transferable to gun making.

During its first year of operations, Lakefield Arms produced two different .22 caliber rifles for the Canadian market.

[45] In 1973, Lakefield Arms moved into a new factory on 2.5-acre parcel of land the company had purchased near Water Street in the same town.

[46] In an interview with a local newspaper reporter in 2019, a senior company official said that 200,000 to 300,000 guns per year are manufactured at Lakefield.