UNBELIEVABLE!!! :banghead: When I bought a Weather Warrior 16 FCSS in June of last year, the rifle shipped with a 1:11.5 twist barrel. The thing just wouldn't shoot 139gr SST bullets at all. I recently (yesterday) switched the barrel for a McGowen with a 1:9 twist and now I discover that Savage recently (and very quietly) changed the twist rate to the INDUSTRY STANDARD for 7mm-08. Somehow I doubt they'll give me $50 for the crappy factory barrel they sold me. Notice the comment at the bottom of the page "Appearance and specifications subject to change without notice". You're not kidding!! I bet this McGowen barrel still shoots better than the new 1:9.5 barrel ... I'll just have to keep telling myself that. Anyone thinking of a rifle in 7mm-08 should take a look at the Savage Weather Warrior now that the geniuses at Savage have their act together on this one.
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