Ok; read about how good Savage centerfire were - accurate, dependable, economical etc. I read what I could, took some Milsurps (for trading material) down to the local gun dealer and ordered the 11FLNS (left-handed 7-08, accutrigger, no accustock). Price was alittle more than the Axis's he had on hand. Didn't care for the feel of the Axis.
So I now I'm all over the internet looking for specifics about this rifle. As my luck would have it everybody was complaining about the 1:11.5 twist rate and I have it (I tested it myself with the cleaning rod.
The rifle was to fill a gap bewteen my .223 and 8x57 Mauser. As a handloader I thought (past tense) that some 7mm "heavies" would cut into the Mauser's world. Now it looks like even the 140 grainers will be marginal.
For those with this same "problem" - how bad is the accuracy with 140 grain? Where do you see improvement- 130 or 120 grains? I can load 150-220 gr. for the 8mm so that's not a big deal (except its a Milsurp M48 Yugo without a scope , so long range is out.
Need some real world inputs on the 140 grainers. No cash now for a rebarrel. Thanks in advance.
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