02-17-2022, 08:04 PM
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Savage barrels shoot well, for the Axis rifles what I have been doing prior to break in is to use some JB bore paste on a patch or two, run them back and forth to smooth out the innards of the pipe in the shop before you head out, then clean it out with some kroil (or bore gel) and oil and dry swabs. Then do the shoot 1, clean 1, etc for 10-20 rounds...
The JB's smooths out the steel interior. For high end or match barrels it isn't needed but for rack grade like Axis, I do this.
Note also that hornady has both gas gun and bolt action load data. Also, be sure to do oal tests on the bullets you want to use, since different bullets and different chambers may have a need to seat fairly short, which you might not be used to. Even though the mag may seat out to 2.300 or whatever, some pills like the 105 Hdy bthp may need to seat at 2.200 give or take, etc etc. Long sleek, secant-ogive bullets typically can seat out farther than the more conventional tangent ogive ones.
Savage barrels shoot well, for the Axis rifles what I have been doing prior to break in is to use some JB bore paste on a patch or two, run them back and forth to smooth out the innards of the pipe in the shop before you head out, then clean it out with some kroil (or bore gel) and oil and dry swabs. Then do the shoot 1, clean 1, etc for 10-20 rounds...
The JB's smooths out the steel interior. For high end or match barrels it isn't needed but for rack grade like Axis, I do this.
Note also that hornady has both gas gun and bolt action load data. Also, be sure to do oal tests on the bullets you want to use, since different bullets and different chambers may have a need to seat fairly short, which you might not be used to. Even though the mag may seat out to 2.300 or whatever, some pills like the 105 Hdy bthp may need to seat at 2.200 give or take, etc etc. Long sleek, secant-ogive bullets typically can seat out farther than the more conventional tangent ogive ones.