forepaw,
Once I read in a magazine about a bunch of writers being invited to a shoot. There was a cardboard cutout of a deer set up at 500 yards. Most of writers didn't hit the target at all. Jim Carmichael used a Savage .25-06 and hit it all three times. The group was 1 5/8"
A couple years ago my son-in-laws brother bought a Savage with a Simons 3-9X from Walmart. He was new to shooting so I took him to the range. After a couple minutes of coaching he fired his first three shot group at 100 yards: 9/16". We adjusted the scope and he fired another group. The second was barely smaller than the first. We adjusted the scope again. He fired two in the "X" that were touching so I told him not to fire anymore.
I can go on about two more Savages like that if you want. I know of no other rifle I would bet to shoot like that out of the box.
