All I can say is I bought a brand new Savage 99A 250-3000 around 1971 and still have it. It's kill a bunch of blacktail and varmints. It just plain works. Doc
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson, 1776