The Shaw barrels I've owned have all shot well with hand loads. Not to say they are any more accurate than a Savage factory barrel. But they do not seem to foul as much as Savage factory barrels and therefore clean up quicker. The Shaw kit sporter barrels are usually 24" long and have a slightly heavier contour when compare to a 22" Savage sporter barrel. The Shaw.308 barrel kit is not available in a magnum contour.
You might want to become a paid member so that you have access to the "classified" and "want to buy" sections of the forum. A take-off .308 Savage Hog Hunter, 20" heavy contour barrel threaded for a muzzle brake might be the perfect barrel to meet your hunting rifle criteria. Mine shoots very tight groups with a 168 grain AMAX and RL-15 or Varget hand loads.
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