A few years ago, I purchased one of the Savage heavy barrel rifles in cal .308. I heard it was a tack driver. When I took it to the range there were a few misfires. I got the distinctive "click" and no response. Thinking it was a hang fire, I did the obligatory wait (I counted to 10) and ejected the round. There wasn't even a dent on the primer. This happened more than once. When I could get it to shoot though, it was very accurate. Long story short, I sold the rifle.

I'm willing to give Savage another try but this time I'm looking for a sport barrel and I'm thinking something like the Trophy Hunter in cal .308. I'm pretty solid on the sport barrel, I have another heavy barrel .308 and I don't need another one.

Any similar experiences or thoughts?

Thanks