I had a shaw 6.5-284 built on a 1500 action. It was a shooter for sure. I shot several .5moa groups at 300 with it. The only difference between shaw barrels and the bigger brands is that shaw dosnt lap their barrels. I broke mine in with the abrasive bullets. After that, it was GTG. Shot a 16" 10 shot group at 1k the first and only time I ever tried. I was happy with that.