I have a new Savage Model 12 Varmint with thumbhole stock in Ruger .204. Found the best powder and seating depth I could come up with and the rifle was shooting about .75 groups. Not bad, but not what I expected either. A friend told me about adjusting the action screws and how that could affect accuracy. Nothing to lose here so I tried it today. Set front action screw to 35 inch pounds. Started back action screw at 20 inch pounds and shot three shot groups adjusting the torque on the back screw each series by 5 inch pounds. Was prepared to go to 40 inch pounds. The attached targets show the patterns for each action screw setting.20 inch pounds grouped at .750. 25 inch pounds grouped at 1.385. 30 inch pounds grouped at 1.201 and 35 inch pounds grouped at .202. All were three shot groups. I am now a believer that playing around with the action screws on these Savages can take you from acceptable to excellent

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