Bought one of these for the short action as I have 3 barrels that I like to switch from time to time. Decided to try it out before yanking the .223 barrel so I made up some "break-in" rounds and proceeded to go through the process. WHOA! Was I surprised to find how well this little guy shoots! 4 different loads with 3 different powders and 3 different bullets all had the same POI, and made tiny cloverleaf groups! Looks like I'll be keeping this shooter as is, except for lightening up the trigger a bit more.
That's what I really like about Savage rifles. Very accurate out of the box, easy to make the triggers really nice, switch barrel capability, and the inexpensive price. No pretty, but they sure do shoot!