You want to especially check the action screws on that Savage I have the same model in 270WSM it was shooting .5" groups @100 Yards on a regular basis, then opened up to 1.5" I found the action screw had backed out to the point it was not even finger tight. I find that Savage rifles tend to copper foul when real new. You might try lapping the barrel. Or just shoot and clean several hundred rounds to smooth things out. That rifle was most likely never broke in properly and that is why the barrel fouls so fast.
NEF is ok is you need a cnaoe paddle or somthing to bounce around behind and under the seat of your Pick up and maybe shoot once in a while. But if you want a rifle that will acctualy hit what you shoot at, keep the Savage. It can be made a lot better with a small but of time and work
