I have participate in 200/300 yards competitive eggs shoots. Most of my time competing with a Remington Milspec 308, more recently a Savage LRP in 260. For the last 6 years or so Savage rifles have won and placed more than all other brands combined in the factory stock class where only a replacement trigger is allowed. Because of this, a separate class was created called semi custom just to give the others a chance at competing. At least based on my observation of several years, lots of shooters, and different rifles, there is certainly some credence with the claim of accuracy. Living in Massachusetts, where Savage is based, our club had the opportunity to get a special tour of the plant and a walk through of the manufacturing process. Ron Coburn, the former CEO, is an avid sportsman and shooter, as is most of his management team. Much more like one of us than a Wall Street suit, he made it his prime ambition to produce the most accurate production rifle an affordable price. Based on first hand observation, I think there are two factors. First, the design(accutrigger, floating bolt head, etc), and careful control of the tooling specs. Second, very skilled production workers that incorporate a great deal of hand fitting, and take great pride in their work. I don't think there is any magic but when you put the two together, the end product has proven successful.