Well I learned a couple of things yesterday. This first was by accident when I went to remove the stock for umteenth time. I happened to have the bolt closed, but the handle was up. When I started to loosen the action screws, rifle butt resting on bench, the bolt slid open just by gravity. Pretty sure sign the action was binding up. I seated the action screws and the added 1/4 additional turn and made sure the receiver and barrel didn't move around.
Earlier I noticed getting a clear sight picture, @ 14 power, required an abnormal amount effort. This situation was further exacerbated by the very light cheek weld I was able to obtain. As I worked with the Mueller APV 4.5-14x40AO sight picture, off a steady rest, I was able to see the cross hair move 1/2 - 3/4 MOA with the slightest head movement. Far more touchy than my other scopes. I actually shot 2 other of my rifles @ 14 power just to verify the difference.
The good news is that I was able to shoot some nice groups well under 1 MOA - much better. If I keep this stock, that's the current plan, I'll have to make a Kydex cheek rest for it and look into bedding the action. The Mueller scope is damn clear and bright considering what it cost, but I don't know if I'll get use to it... time will tell.
The take away is this Savage will shoot, but odds are you will need to FF the barrel and dick around with action screws. Note - I was no where near the 45 - 65 inch pounds typically used recommended. Right now I would say the action is just snugged into the stock. The wood stock that comes with the 93R17 GV is pretty soft and barrel channel is tight and irregular. These 2 thing alone could explain why other have had accuracy problems with this model.
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