I'm thinking of this gun to get in .243 for about $460.00 It comes with the heavy blued barrel, would rather have the heavy stainless but not offer in a .243. My question is the heavy blued better than the regular stainless barrel for reaching out and cooling off.

the heavy barreled savages are extremly accurate, im going to shoot mine in about an hour , the heavy barrel will stay cool longer than a regular weight barrel but i think that a heavy barrel that is heated to the max will take a longer time to cool down, im not sure about this. but if you like the savages in .243 and want a good shooter, get one . i have a model 12 fvss in .223 i just puta tasco 10-40x power scope on it and ive been waiting to go shooot it since christmas lol. with the old scope i had no problem getting 1/2 inch groups with winchester 45 gr. usa ammo. with hand loads the groups were cut in half .just waiting for a coyote to step foot in the backyard now

I own a Savage Model 12-fv chambered in 223-Remington. My Savage shoots awesome. My barrel is blued also. I do not think it matters if the barrel is blued or stainless. Eithershould be a shooter.