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Saving for a new "factory" higher end rifle. What do you recommend?
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<blockquote data-quote="LongWalker" data-source="post: 1483653" data-attributes="member: 97337"><p>I bought the same rifle and had similar problems. My first issue was not knowing the techniques to shoot a light weight rifle. Once I learned recoil management for a light weight rifle my groups tightened up. Then I started load development and got frustrated again. I was doing the work ups during the summer and after two shots the barrel would need to cool. When I finally committed to the time to let the barrel cool between shots (sometimes 15 minutes) I started getting good groups.</p><p></p><p>Having said all that I didn't have the patience to deal with it and put on a Wilson #4 contour finished at 22". Load development was a breeze and it shoots Berger 140 elite hunters sub moa all day (I've run it out to 600 yards so far). That was my first and last experience with light weight pencil barrel type rifles and FWIW all my other Savages shoot lights out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LongWalker, post: 1483653, member: 97337"] I bought the same rifle and had similar problems. My first issue was not knowing the techniques to shoot a light weight rifle. Once I learned recoil management for a light weight rifle my groups tightened up. Then I started load development and got frustrated again. I was doing the work ups during the summer and after two shots the barrel would need to cool. When I finally committed to the time to let the barrel cool between shots (sometimes 15 minutes) I started getting good groups. Having said all that I didn't have the patience to deal with it and put on a Wilson #4 contour finished at 22". Load development was a breeze and it shoots Berger 140 elite hunters sub moa all day (I've run it out to 600 yards so far). That was my first and last experience with light weight pencil barrel type rifles and FWIW all my other Savages shoot lights out. [/QUOTE]
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