I bought a new Savage 111 THXP in 6.5X284 and "WOW". This is the second Savage I have ever fired and all I can say is where have I been the last 50 yrs. of my shooting and hunting career. This rifle is very accurate and easy to customize to anyone's personal taste. But what has me really excited is how easy the barrel was to clean and how smooth it felt with the rod and patches. I cleaned one for a friend about 20 years ago and it felt like it was made out of concrete, but not this one. It's as smooth as glass and no tight spots. I was able to achieve 3/4" groups pretty easy. It will do a lot better. Sorry for ranting or not having a problem, but I just had to tell someone.