Quote Originally Posted by wvmedic View Post
Hello all, so I updated my other post about Savage service.

I have a model 11 in 7mm-08 that was not grouping well at all. I mean 3 to 6 ince groups at 100yrds. I got the rifle back from the factory and took it to the range yesterday. I was shooting 140gr Winchester ballistic Silvertips as that is what they use at the factory I got a four shot group of about.75
My question is, anyone who has had the same issues. Does the rifle only like Winchester or does it only like Nosler bullets?
I want to hunt Black Bear and would like a little better bullet than a ballistic tip. Not that I have a lot of experience with ballistic tips. I did down load some 125gr in 30-06 for reduced recoil and my Son took a couple Whitetail with that load. I didn't see the deer, so I have no idea how they performed. I don't particularly care for reloading bottle neck cartridges so I'm hoping to use off the shelf ammo.

Any input?

Thanks Jeff
All you can really do if you dont want to go through load development is to by small boxes of different kinds and see if one will work for you

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