It's really is a crap shoot with the Shaw barrels. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes not.

Look at the other post on barrels. There is some good info in that post. The Benchmark barrels are the best on the market now. There is info about why they are the best in the other post.

One of the top Savage rifle builders uses them exclusivly. He quarentee's .3" or better on his rebarrel jobs using the Benchmark barrels. Most shoot much better that .3, 5 shots @ 100 yds.

John K