Not trying to put Savage down at all. That is why I bought this rifle instead of another Remington because I heard how great they are.

I will try the different scope and shoot some Black Hills 168 gr BTHP and see what I can come up with.

So far in the Savage have tried the 165 gr SST handloads using Varget/RL15/ 8208 XBR and also tried 165 Interlock using Varget. Also shot the 168 BTHPs and Hornady 165 SST Superformance and also 150 Federal Power Shok blue box ammo.