Might have been a good idea to pick up 8 lbs while the picking was good!
Two powder shortages ago, I came across R17. Hmm, grabbed Hornady manual that was handy (in store, unpacked) yep, its listed, bought it.
Now its popular but back then no one knew about it and ignored. I went a long ways on that and have 10 lbs or so now.
I get to start over as the tube on the target 06 is well on its way out (I mean realy, after 8,000 rounds its wearing out! they just don't make barrel like they used to!)
I realized it was getting erratic the other day, hmmm, yep, Throat Erosion measured new was 0, now its 3. Bullets to off the lands a lot further. Borescope shows lands cracking and some gone in the throat.
So I extended bullets and got a couple of 1/2 MOA groups, ok, see me through until the new barrel arrives.
I love the 06. The Savage receiver has made a good base to put a barrel on, the Savage Thumhole Stock was surprising the best target stock (for me) of the 3 (6.5 Lapua I just ordered a duplicate Featherweight from Boyds in a different color so as not to mix them up)
That said, the center body of a target TH Boyds and the Featherweight are the same, have not weighed them, but the heft is in the free floating front and a narrowed contour on the back which suites me.
Boyds does not offer even a Varmint contour (Boyds call it a bull barrel option but its a Varmint so if you have a bull you have to sand anyway, don't ask me how I know!). No problem, just sand it out.
The top of the fore rail is a bit thin but it has a bit of width and well worth that for the good feel (I have a EG Brown Target that is not that great, a Boyds Target which is second and then the FH that I love)
