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...3) What type of rest are you using? Naturally, accuracy will not be as good off the tailgate of a truck as it can be off of a solid bench/rest. 1.25" may not be too bad over the hood or tailgate, but I would expect a bit better from a good rest...
...How many rounds do you think the rifle has through it? The FP10 is the only Savage that I purchased new and, while it shot sub moa from the very start w/quality ammo (even w/Winchester white box /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif), the barrel was a bit rough and copper fouled pretty badly for the first 100 rounds or so.
As stated, it did not seem to hurt the accuracy, but I usually only shot 20-30 rounds between cleaning. After 100 rounds or so, it slicked up and now cleans very easily.
If your rifle has low round count, you may be picking up enough copper to affect accuracy.
For what it's worth, I don't think you have determined that the rifle is not a shooter. Give it a chance with several different factory loads (or better yet, work up a good handload) before giving up on it. JMHO.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Regards,
hm
Ummm yep...on bags both times, but a fairly solid bench at home, and on the hood of the Jeep at the pit...another good point /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif ...I have no clue about the round count, but would not be suprised if it is low. I guess we'll just hafta let her eat for a while and see what she likes.
