RE: Remington and Savage Accuracy
Mike - I am going to be totally honest. This is a touchy subject for sure. For years I was a Remington fan. I had 700s in several chamberings and a bunch of shotguns.
However, in the past 4 or 5 years I've been gradually switching over to Savage. Now don't get me wrong, my 700s shot good. But only 2 have been outstanding. One was a heavy barrel 7-08 and the other a .270. I still have the .270 and it still shoots consistantly under 1" even though its about 30 years old.
Right now I have 2 Savage rimfires one in 22 LR and one 17HMR that will punch 1/4" groups at 50 yds. I also have 2 model 11s (a .223 and a 7-08) and a model 116 (30-06). These rifles will shoot easily under 1". The 7-08 has shot 5 shots into under 1/2" a few times. And this is a youth model I got for my grandson. I have several targets but unless you absolutely need to see them I won't dig them out. As for loads, like any rifle, it has to be tailored to the specific rifle. Some will shoot several loads well and others may only like one.
I know my Rem 700 loves Nosler 130 gr bullet pushed by 55 gr of IMR4350. The Savage 30-06 likes Sierra 180 gr Game Kings on top of 49 gr of IMR4064.
As for the 223 and 7-08 I don't know off hand unless I look in my loading records.