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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2224109" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>Man I wish I could say for sure. All I know is I went through 3 that I remember, and there may have been a 4th. My buddy also had two, and we spent more range time on those rifles than you'd believe. We must have tried 7-8 different powders and at least that many diff bullets. Every combination possible and then some. We would get some good groups and steady speed with one load, call it a day and think we had it. Then the next time out it would be erratic as hell. </p><p>I gives me a headache just thinking about it. </p><p>I was planning for a late season Iowa hunt and eventually threw in the towel, got my Encore sighted in w/BH 209....sold 2 of the Savages for a pittance and gave the other one away. </p><p>Its funny because while I was on that hunting trip I met Allan from McWhorter Rifles. He had one of their new smokeless builds and let me shoot it. I shot a small pumpkin the size of a volleyball off the top of a fence post at something like 375 yds. The pumpkin had hardly finished exploding and I was putting in my order for one. </p><p>I do know several guys that still shoot the Savage and they are pretty accurate. It was a strange thing and if my buddy had not been having the same issues I'd say it was something that I was doing. </p><p>We weren't expecting .5 MOA out to 500 yds or anything close to that performance. One inch at 100 was fine and we never got it. </p><p>I love my McWhorter and if I could only keep one gun I think it would be the one. The recoil is a little stiff but it shoots as well as any custom centerfire that I've ever owned, including the ones McWhorter built.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2224109, member: 113003"] Man I wish I could say for sure. All I know is I went through 3 that I remember, and there may have been a 4th. My buddy also had two, and we spent more range time on those rifles than you’d believe. We must have tried 7-8 different powders and at least that many diff bullets. Every combination possible and then some. We would get some good groups and steady speed with one load, call it a day and think we had it. Then the next time out it would be erratic as hell. I gives me a headache just thinking about it. I was planning for a late season Iowa hunt and eventually threw in the towel, got my Encore sighted in w/BH 209....sold 2 of the Savages for a pittance and gave the other one away. Its funny because while I was on that hunting trip I met Allan from McWhorter Rifles. He had one of their new smokeless builds and let me shoot it. I shot a small pumpkin the size of a volleyball off the top of a fence post at something like 375 yds. The pumpkin had hardly finished exploding and I was putting in my order for one. I do know several guys that still shoot the Savage and they are pretty accurate. It was a strange thing and if my buddy had not been having the same issues I’d say it was something that I was doing. We weren’t expecting .5 MOA out to 500 yds or anything close to that performance. One inch at 100 was fine and we never got it. I love my McWhorter and if I could only keep one gun I think it would be the one. The recoil is a little stiff but it shoots as well as any custom centerfire that I’ve ever owned, including the ones McWhorter built. [/QUOTE]
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