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Best Pre-fit Savage barrel? Better than Shilen Super select?
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<blockquote data-quote="FURMAN" data-source="post: 1493085" data-attributes="member: 26535"><p>I have yet to see a quality Savage prefit not shoot under .5 moa and usually closer to .25 moa. I don't think anyone is saying that a factory untouched Savage action is going to compete with a completely prepped custom action. A quality prefit is not much different from a "custom chambered" barrel all else being equal. If both are done correctly using the same reamer there is not going to be much difference. Having said that when the barrel is installed at home obviously most of us do not have the tools to check to see that the action is the best it can be and most of the time it is not going to be. From the gunsmiths I have dealt with most "custom actions" actually need the same work that a factory Savage or even Remington would need. Most people buying prefits are doing so to stay within a budget yet still have a rifle that is very accurate. I personally have owned many Savages that would shoot with any of my full blown customs. For me the reason to go full custom over a Savage with a prefit has nothing at all to do with accuracy. My top three choices for prefits would be Shilen, Pacnor, and CBI in no particular order. Prefit does not mean off the shelf junk. Every prefit I have had was done by a quality smith to my specs in a few cases that was with a SAAMI reamer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FURMAN, post: 1493085, member: 26535"] I have yet to see a quality Savage prefit not shoot under .5 moa and usually closer to .25 moa. I don't think anyone is saying that a factory untouched Savage action is going to compete with a completely prepped custom action. A quality prefit is not much different from a "custom chambered" barrel all else being equal. If both are done correctly using the same reamer there is not going to be much difference. Having said that when the barrel is installed at home obviously most of us do not have the tools to check to see that the action is the best it can be and most of the time it is not going to be. From the gunsmiths I have dealt with most "custom actions" actually need the same work that a factory Savage or even Remington would need. Most people buying prefits are doing so to stay within a budget yet still have a rifle that is very accurate. I personally have owned many Savages that would shoot with any of my full blown customs. For me the reason to go full custom over a Savage with a prefit has nothing at all to do with accuracy. My top three choices for prefits would be Shilen, Pacnor, and CBI in no particular order. Prefit does not mean off the shelf junk. Every prefit I have had was done by a quality smith to my specs in a few cases that was with a SAAMI reamer. [/QUOTE]
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