Savage Barrel Scary Looking Bore Picture added

[AWS]

This is what the whole barrel looks like and it still shoots sub MOA

 

[hm1996]

This A3 has a couple of inches near the muzzle that looks just like that. Didn't have a bore scope back then or I wouldn't have taken it to a 600 yd. Springfield match in 83. Was surprised years later when I looked at it w/scope. Handles up to 25 rounds or so accurately, but does take a bit of TLC to get the copper out though.

 

[Kwarw1]

I recall an article which interviewed a Savage employee.

He said it wasn't any one thing they did that made a Savage rifle shoot well, but a bunch of little things.

Among them, a floating bolt head, which helps center the cartridge in the bore, the barrel nut, which allowed for precise head spacing, adding pillars to each stock, free floating the barrels, etc., etc.

I've never owned a Savage, but have thought about it numerous times, just because they shoot so well.

Very true. I bed the stocks, make sure they are free floated. I own a bunch of them and every one will shoot holes touching at 100 yards with my reloads. I don't own a bore scope cause I don't want to see how they look in there lol. I used to be on Savage Shooters and this would come up every week A lot of times they would give up and not do ANY load development,stock work,etc. just because of the bore scope results. Savage has some really good parts to improve accuracy like the aluminum bedded accustock, accu trigger. I'm a big Savage fan as you can tell.