Thanks guys. Your knowledge and comments are appreciated and make a lot of sense. Perhaps my barrel isn’t broken in well as I have only a couple hundred rounds through it. I didn’t know Savage specified 1.5 moa for hunting and less than 1 moa for target rifles. That being the case I cannot fault Savage or the rifle. I suppose my next move will be to get some nylon brushes and dilute JB bore paste with Kroil and give it a good scrubbing. Then shoot some more. If I can’t get consistent 0.5 moa I will replace the barrel with a custom in the same caliber when I can afford it. The action and stock are excellent as is the trigger. Before I replace the barrel, as a last resort I may try Tubbs Final Finish bullets. Sadly I have a plain Jane Savage in .308 that I had planed to restock and re-barrel to 6mm br. So many projects and so little money! Still need to learn patience at 64!
Again thanks for your help.