I received mine today and went to work cleaning it.
I first removed the scope base to see what others were talking about and there was nothing to see.
No whale snot or other fluids. No stripping of screws or any other drama.
I used my Wheeler Engineering torque limiting screwdriver set to less than 20in./lbs and all screws were torqued to less than that.
I then cleaned the bore and chamber using my regular method which includes a bore guide and the Sinclair chamber cleaning tool.
I then cleaned and lubricated the bolt as usual.
Using the Hornady OAL gauge and bullet comparator I took the following measurements and compared them to my Savage 10BA.
10TR using 180gr SMK OAL to lands 2.763", Base to Ogive to lands 2.181"
10BA using 180gr SMK OAL to lands 2.814", Base to Ogive to lands 2.290"
10TR using 175gr SMK OAL to lands 2.805", Base to Ogive to lands 2.214"
10BA using 175gr SMK OAL to lands 2.845", Base to Ogive to lands 2.243"
I will be measuring the 168gr SMK's later and posting the results
My conclusion is that even though the 10TR has a 1-10" twist rate it was specifically designed to shoot 175gr and less projectiles.
Bullet profile will be very important in determining if a particular style of bullet will fit at a standard length of 2.800".
I will be loading up some 175gr SMK's to FGMM MK316 Mod 0 specs and shooting them out of both rifles to determine how accurate these rifles are with that load and I will be working from there to increase the accuracy of the load in both rifles.