I'm in planning stage for a new long range precision rifle. Although I've hunted quite extensively, it was the old school type of guts and gas. 4x scope was the norm, and if it's too far, you stalk closer. This new rifle will be my learning tool for long range precision shooting. I've turned on to Savage for it's reputation for being extremely accurate right out of the box, yet further search found that a stock savage can be improved some. Pls keep in mind that I'm all thumbs, and rarely have two fingers which I use to type keyboard, and trip the trigger. So here I'm begging for reccommendations on what should be done. I've listed below what I think I know. You're welcome to contradict me.
I learned from post by 358Hammer that time and truing action is not necessary for savage. So,
1: Skim bed the action
2: Install heavy duty recoil lug
3: Nitride action, bolt and barrel
4: Adjust Accutrigger
5: Install scope base and rings with supplied scope
If you have suggestions whether to do or not to do, pls chime in. BTW I'm looking at either the Model: 12 Long Range Precision or the Model: 12 VLP DBM