The standard twist in the 223 Savage line is 1-9 and I wouldn't rule it out, Lead Free bullets might be not to far off no matter what we think. LF's are longer for the weight and need a faster twist for their weight than standard lead bullets. I have a 1-9 Savage barrel that started out as a 223 and I rechamberred it to 22-204(222 Rem Mag Improved) surprisingly it dotes on 40gr NBT's and slings 50gr NBT LF's very accurately.

A Shaw barrel for a Savage is $230 blued in your choice of twists and contours. and compatable to the Axis. With some careful tuning the standard Axis/pre Accutigger can be made into a fairly nice trigger.

https://www.shawcustombarrels.com/barrels

Savage 11 in 22-204, Sightron II 1.5-6x40mm 50gr NBT LF's I usually shoot 40gr NBT's for pelt hunting. Ugly coyote, last one of the season, the one with the Model 70 above was the weekend before.



Last edited by oskar; 04/10/19 10:02 AM.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.