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Thank for your reply. I finally received confirmation from Savage that they test fired all of their rifles. Good new for the new owner of this rifle, he send me photos of the first grouping he made with it while looking for a good load. His fourth grouping of 5 shots was a ragged hole at 100 yards

I bought this rifle new in 2011 in 6.5X284 from a dealer in Ontario. As I was working out of my residence, this rifle stay in my safe till two weeks ago and was never fired. I sold it as it was never fired and send it to the new owner. To my suprise, he send me photos of the bolt face who has...

I will receive my new Savage 12 Bench Rest target in 6.5X284 next week. My first use for it will be medium to long range shooting for fun with one of my friend who is a good match shooter. But for occasionnal shooting, I will shoot from 50 to 300 yards. I read on a review of a F class Savage in...

Hi. I have been reading for a long time and think this is the best place to get advice. I plan to build a long range rifle based on a Rem. 700 action, a Krieger 28 inch barrel with 1 to 8 or 1 to nine twist made for the 180 Berger vld. I also plan to put a NightForce scope on it. One of my...

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What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? Quebec, Canada What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 325WSM -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? Yes If so, which brand and...

I read in a magazine that an aluminum rod can damage a barrel while cleaning. How could this be possible since aluminum is lot softer than steel and that the rubbing force are may be a million time less than the force made by a single bullet ( wich is at first more hard than the cleaning rod)...

Thanks everyone for your input.

What do you tink of Remington company. Do you think that its reputation remain high over the years? Do they make gun as good as in the past? I read that Remington reputation was rapidly dropping in the US but find this hard to beleive.

Here is a link that might interest you; http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=641

One month ago I was watching a hunting trip on Wild TV channel and as the program begin, I saw a guy shoot a black bear at 720 yards. The bear drop instantly and never move again. I asked myself what kind of a big gun he has. But before he talk about his rifle he shot a big grizzly that he was...

Thanks to all for your comments. Buck5611