Wow - thanks for all the info guys! I had NO idea that I needed to wait as long between shots or things would fall apart like this.
Bar Hunter - the 4" groups with BH209 were with Barnes T-EZ bullets. That's all I tried so it's quite possible it simply didn't like those bullets / sabots. That was also basically loading them and firing them very briskly and it was with the old breech plug and ventliner which was replaced.
I have a couple more I can try with the BH 209 this weekend. I have some 300g SST and 250g shockwaves I can try with BH209. I was really hoping to hunt with it Sunday and I suppose if it can do reasonable with either the SST or Shockwave, that will be fine until my MMP Sabots and other bullets arrive along wit the 4759.
Savage test fired my gun with MMP Sabots, 250g .452 XTP, 209 primers and 42g of 4759.
