When the webs were abuzz a few years ago with 17 HMR jabber, bought a $150 Savage, just to see what all the fuss was about. Synthetic, pencil barrel, horrible trigger. Put a 6x18x44 target scope on it and headed for the range. Pretty accurate at 100 yards, bipod and rear bag. No hassle putting five inside an inch at 100.

Ran five thru a guy's chrono at the range, all were a tad faster than the advertised data on the ammo pack.

Probably a fair ground squirrel round, sucked on woodchucks, sold it. Just too used to seeing red mist when killing woodchucks with the 22-250, most likely?

If three or more people think you're a dimwit, chances are at least one of them is right.