Welcome aboard. There is plenty of great people on here with wealth of knowledge, not just Savages but firearms and shooting in general.
Sounds like you found a decent Savage, most shoot really well. Yours definitely shoots well with factory ammo it likes, 1/2" would make it a great hunting rifle.
Now you need to spring for the $12 to get even more knowledge as well as access to the classifieds so you can improve on your already great Savage.
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