The constructive criticism doesn't bother me. I've been shooting for about 4 years, I'm most definetly a novice. I believe the best shooting I've done with the Axis is 1 3/8" At 200. Thats with the 160 sierra spritzer bullets. Another thing I don't really like about it is that I always somehow smack my middle finger off the trigger guard from the recoil, I am holding it tight. I have shot bigger guns and lighter guns that this didn't happen to me with.

Im headed to L.L cotes next week or so to look at some new and used rifles, in hopes to find a new one. The savage is good but in regards to my 788 in 22-250 it will never keep up with the accuracy of a Remington at 100 yards.

I also tend not to shoot fast and let the barrel get hot, the next rifle I will be lapping the mounts, fiberglass bedding, aluminium pillar bedding to ensure it doesn't move a bit. The fella I hunt with has a R.E.M. BDL that hasn't moved since he got it in 88, he did the same thing and it's in 300 win mag.

Thoughts about the TC encore in 7mm-08 vs a cdl in 7mm-08?