Back from the range, here is my 1st range report on this rifle...
Muzzle brake, not very efficient. I always owned Insite Heathens on my other rifles, way better than Savage's factory offering, will likely change sooner than later.
Waiting to see if I change barrels before buying the brake.
Accuracy, this rifle does not shoot well with my GOTO load. Tried 42.7gn and 43.0gn of Varget, barely sub-moa at 200M, tried Federal GMM loaded ammo, barely sub-moa at 200M.
All with 175s SMK.
Will give it a good clean and a fresh load dev from 42.7gn up in the mid-44s see what's going on here.
Speed, my barrel is definitely slower than my IBI barrels. Compared to the 26'' and 24'' I have owned, it's a good 50-60fps slower than my 26'' and going at the same speed as my 24''.
Once again we'll see if higher node corrects this.
Feeding/extraction, man am I impressed. This is my 4th Savage, and the only one I haven't tuned yet, and is the one to fling brass the furthest!
Either I got a one of a kind, or either Savage did something different with this one!
Bolt definitely doesn't cycle smooth, feels sticky, even in dry fire, we'll see how it behaves 100-200 rounds later.
While bringing back the bolt, you hear/feel the case neck hitting the actions interior after leaving the chamber, just waiting to be flung out, seriously, I'm impressed with that one.
Weight, the rifle could use some more weight it's on the light side (for this type of rifle), weights in at 14lbs with the razor gen 2 installed. Unbalanced and wants to dip at the rear.
Good thing the MDT ACC allows for fine weight tuning, can't wait to get into that.
I'll start by seeing if I can get along with that barrel, because if I should order let's say an IBI MTU profile, it will shift weight forward considerably.
That's it for now, more testing required.
Down the road I'm probably looking forward to either or both MDT weight kit and IBI MTU barrel.
