I don't use the GPS as a Rangefinder by itself. We set into a nice position over looking a nice long dog town. We took empty ammo boxes out and set them down every 100meters out to the fence line just shy of 800 meters. That is what I meant. I didn't mean to confuse you there. No, youare right, can't use it to look and estimate range, only to mark off your range, and use that as reference.
As for the thread subject. You said it yourself, you had to take your savage and get it bedded after you bought it, to get the performance that you wanted. After you gotit done, it now shoots 1 hole ragged groups. Maybe I was really lucky, but my Rem 700 PSS shot those 1 hoe groups right out of the box. I tuned the trigger down from the factory setting to 2.25 lbs pull, and that is it. To me, that is not an improvement on the rifle, but shooters preference.
I have just had better experience with the Remingtons. I have shot savages too. Just preference. I have switched to an Armalite Bolt gun after my Rem 700 was stolen. .338 LM and that will shoot small ragged 3 shot groups. Recoils like a 243 with the muzzle break. But Rifle alone was almost $1700.

DCNOBEL: if you like the savage, buy it, There are lots of people who swear by them. I haven't had the best impression shooting their tactical rifles, so I bunch them all together.This is just like the Ford Chevy argument. everybody has THEIR FAVORITE, based on THEIR EXPERIENCE. Me, I swear by the Remingtons and Armalites. I could always suggest my all time favorite of Accuracy international, but those are at a minimum about $5000.
Good luck with whatever you finally chose. half the fun of getting a new gun is makingit perform how you want it to.