I purchased a new Savage 6.5 284 F class rifle about a year ago. I am having problems getting a load to group better than .561 at 100 yards. I have tried various powders, powder weights, bullet manufacturers, and bullet weights, at different O.A.L. I use Norma brass and Fed match primers. Has anyone run into this problem also? This is the first Savage rifle I have reloaded for that I could not get to group. Every other savage rifle I have, shots .35 or better at 100 yards. I do alot of praire dog hunting and wanted a caliber that I could use out to 1,000 yards.

I have come across posts on other sites that have stated that Savage had a problem with the barrels on the 6.5 284 f class. Any truth to that statement?