All you gunsmiths....
Here is a picture of my kids'savage axis I bought for them in March. It's still within the warranty period. I've shot about 250 rounds through it. It hasn't been accurate since around 50-75 rounds. The best I can get it to shoot now is about 2.5" at 100. I've checked all the standard boxes.... Degreased all bolts and surfaces, used torque wrench to spec on action screws and scope rings, etc. The bolt lug contact isn't all that uniform, but the muzzle looks like it would be causing more issues than the bolt lugs. When shooting, I'm on bags with the front bag nearly under the magazine so that the flimsy foreend doesn't hit the barrel.
I've only cleaned it with bore safe cleaners.... Sharp shootrs wipe out, etc. I cleaned it with that about every 25 rounds and stored it with a light layer of oil. So, I don't think it's regular pitting. Someone else said they thought it was barrel rot, which is defective steel that has inclusions. They will come out of the steel when shooting, similar to how the aggregate rock in concrete will eventually come out over time.
I called Savage and they said it's a 3 week turn around time. My kids' season starts beginning of October.
Should I send this back to Savage? I think it would be worth it, right? Surely they would replace the barrel under warranty?
Here is a picture of my kids'savage axis I bought for them in March. It's still within the warranty period. I've shot about 250 rounds through it. It hasn't been accurate since around 50-75 rounds. The best I can get it to shoot now is about 2.5" at 100. I've checked all the standard boxes.... Degreased all bolts and surfaces, used torque wrench to spec on action screws and scope rings, etc. The bolt lug contact isn't all that uniform, but the muzzle looks like it would be causing more issues than the bolt lugs. When shooting, I'm on bags with the front bag nearly under the magazine so that the flimsy foreend doesn't hit the barrel.
I've only cleaned it with bore safe cleaners.... Sharp shootrs wipe out, etc. I cleaned it with that about every 25 rounds and stored it with a light layer of oil. So, I don't think it's regular pitting. Someone else said they thought it was barrel rot, which is defective steel that has inclusions. They will come out of the steel when shooting, similar to how the aggregate rock in concrete will eventually come out over time.
I called Savage and they said it's a 3 week turn around time. My kids' season starts beginning of October.
Should I send this back to Savage? I think it would be worth it, right? Surely they would replace the barrel under warranty?