This one was supposed to be a donor action for a 6.5 CM. First at the range with the dsevelopment loads put that idea to bed.
You should know better than to shoot the donor. Hasn't anyone ever told you that here? By the way, savage rifles generally shoot well enough that you really should know better.
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I knew better but couldn't help myself. Had never played with a .243 before.
On the bright side,it saved me the cost of a new barrel - at least until I decided I still wanted another 6.5 and bought another used Savage (111GNS 7mm RM) to 6/5 something. The second one was $275 out the door and had a rusty and pitted barrel, inside and out. Ceracoted that action and am waiting to order the barrel. Probably won''t do that until after Jan 1 as I won't have time to play with it until March.
