I have two. One was a .22-250, which was a decent
shooter, but I had a hankering for a 6mm something,
and ended up re-barreliong with a E.R. Shaw Magnum contour,
stainless barrel chambered in 6mm Rem. I switch the stock
out, with a Bell&Carlson DuraMax stock. As a factory
.22-250 Rem, with the factory stock, I had a couple of
.3 MOA 3 shot groups, with somewhere between .5 MOA,
and .6 MOA, average. As a 6mm Rem. with the DuraMax stock,
it averages about.4 MOA.
My other 16 FSS is a .204 Ruger, and it is stock, other than
I adjusted that sorry Accu-trigger down to as light as
possible. I think I need a lighter spring, and maybe I will
warm up to this trigger. But except for my personal
problem /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif with the trigger, it shoots very well.
I shot one 3 shot group in the high 2's, and a number in the
3's. Just to make myself happy, I loaded some 5 shot
groups, and last weekend, even in the wind, I managed a
.4 MOA 5 shot group, with the worst one at .9 MOA, and
I was not reading the gusty wind, as I was pressed for
time. Some of the group size may have been caused
by a flaky electronic scale, that is going to be replaced
with one a few decimal places more accurate. I will say
that the synthetic stock on this rifle is a big improvement
over the synthetic stock on my previous 16 FSS, so maybe
Savage is listening.
By my experiences, the 16 FSS would make a fine accurate
carry rifle, and the little .204 Ruger can even get off a
5 shot group, and still have a relatively cool barrel, for
a sporter weight barrel.
Squeeze