I just rec'd my new savage 10gxp in 7mm-08. It pretty nice for the price however i noticed a few things..

1. that action (bolt) is a little sloppy when closed. You can wiggle the bolt about 1/4" up and down when it's closed. I can do this a little on my model 70, but not as much. very minor movement on the winchester.

2. The barrel doesn't look anywhere near as nice as the barrel on my Win Model 70. It almost appears as if rust could start at any minute. There is NO rust, but it looks that way. My M70 is dark black and looks pristine compared.



Are these too things what i should expect from this savage gun? I paid about $416 for the package gun, with scope, sling, targets, plugs, lock etc..

I asked this in a previous thread, but does anyone have any info on the 7mm-08? Alot of positives on this forum and others, but does anyone have any reference about it.