I get a bit of a chuckle saying so--but FrankenMauser's comment is 100% spot-on correct and is exactly what I'm experiencing--even after all the work and attempts at lapping the barrel. I've done several 10 shot groups and just as FM says I'll get 6 pretty good impacts and then the shots start walking. But after just those 10 shots--a look at the bore reveals a nightmare--balling up wads of residue and embedded "skid marks" is no exaggeration.Shot like an absolute dream. Honestly, very impressed. It was amazing.
For 6-8 rounds, after you laid copper down with the first 5 rounds.
Then it started balling up copper like nothing you've ever seen, and accuracy/precision went straight to hell.
It was good for basically 6 rounds, after you cleaned the ever-loving-bejersurs out of it and stripped all copper, and then laid down new copper with 4-5 rounds that were 'wasted'.
Best case, you got about 13 rounds out of it, and the first 4-5 were just to lay the groundwork.
Thanks--you're right, the savage bolt head does tend to be "soft" on ejections unless I work the bolt with some speed, I suspect this has a bit more to do with how well the rim is gripped by the notorious savage "mini extractor" which is one of the worst design features of their bolts IMO. The BR extractor groove is pretty deep.Howis the ejection stag? I put a 6BR on a Savage 12 repeater action and had to mod the ejector pin mod for reliable ejection
Very nice groups BTW
I can't bring myself to do it, I'm suffering nightmares myself and don't think terrifying others serves any useful purpose.Borescope pictures, or it's a gross over exageration.
I agree--but there is yet even a difference between the EABCO and Savage barrels--the Savages at least are pretty uniform in their degree of chatter all the way down the bore in my experience, so when they "foul-in" it is pretty uniform. My EABCO barrels appear to be quite uneven in the degree of chatter down the bore, I can't say for sure but I'm guess the diameter varies as well, in my experience they are more brutal in tearing at the jacket than savages are.Only problem is, that’s not what happens. The tooling marks in the grooves get ironed out a little bit, but not completely, and the tops of the lands are just flat ugly. This gives a barrel that shoots pretty good for a dozen or so shots, then starts scattering shots.
That's been my experience with most of my savage barrels as well (though I would say consistently sub MOA and not "always" .5)--though I wouldn't rely on one for continuous match use.I guess milage varies when it comes to Savage barrels. I have two Savage barrels in .308 and 6.5 CM purchased in the past five years. I’ve not inspected them with a bore scope. But I’ve put hundreds of rounds through them and they’ve always printed 1/2” groups at 100 yards. After initially cleaning a new barrel, I usually only clean a barrel when I notice accuracy opening up. For the price I’ve paid for those rifles, they been good shooters.