The big brown truck delivered my rifle last evening, the note in the box reads, "CLEAN AND CHECK COMPLETE ACTION, HEADSPACE GOOD, ADJUST FIRING PIN". So next week maybe I'll get a chance to take it back to the range.
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The big brown truck delivered my rifle last evening, the note in the box reads, "CLEAN AND CHECK COMPLETE ACTION, HEADSPACE GOOD, ADJUST FIRING PIN". So next week maybe I'll get a chance to take it back to the range.
Why did you send it back? I just got mine yesterday and fit and finish look good, but boy it was dirty inside and out. I have to buy me a new cleaning kit to clean the barrel because I only have two links on my old one and that won't touch the 26" barrel. I was just wondering what your issues wer so I could check mine out. I won't even get any ammo until next week.
I took the 12 lrp to the range this AM 21 shells without a misfire, so keeping my fingers crossed that Savage found the problem?
What kind of groups?
bflee,if you are using an aluminum rod which screws to gether ,throw it away as it is abrasive and will wear the barrel and crown prematurely.Get a good coated rod like a dewey and never look back.Please let us know how the rifle grouped as we are very curious.
That is the kind of rod I have but I have a sleeve which guides it and never touches barrel. I just got my bullets today but it's ugly outside around here. It will probably be the weekend before I shoot it. I aam looking forward to it. The barrel sure was ugly from the factory, but I don't care as long as it shoots.
The groups were ok, 2 groups were over one inch, the rest were under an inch the smallest .720, which isn't that good. Out of the box this gun shot very good after getting it on paper I never had a group over an inch. On return I did try a different powder IMR8208XBR. Before I was using IMR4350 & VARGET, bullets ranging from 58 to 105 grs. all of them gave very good accuracy. I can't see this problem giving accuracy problems? While it was at Savage I started looing into having it rechambered to 6mm br?
I have little sleeves of plastic that I got from work and they slide on tight to the rod. I space them so the aluminum never touches. It is a hair smaller than the bore so it works pretty good. I still may invest in a good one though. All the other rifles I have are not meant to be target and I really want this one to print well so I will do all I can to make it shoot a long time and very accurate.
Can you get some more of those? ;)
XBR is probably too fast for a 243 shooting 95-107 class bullets...
Use a Dewey and always clean from the action end with a rod guide.
That will work. There are a lot of solutions to that problem without breaking the bank. I have used the little sleeves for a couple years now and haven't worn them out.