A couple of things to check. Make sure your crown hasn't been dinged. If there is residue on the muzzle, look and see if the powder streaks are concentric with one another. Check the rifling in the end of the barrel. This is made easier by pushing a patch down the barrel through the breech within an inch or so of the muzzle. The patch acts as a reflector when you shine a light down the muzzle. Make sure your rifling doesn't have burrs or jagged edges. While pushing a tight jag/patch through the barrel, do you feel any spots that are tight? If everything checks out, send it back to Savage and they can lick that calf again.
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