After searching for real reviews on this rifle (not SHOT show range day impressions from dirt blasting or plinking steel) and finding nothing, I finally gave in and just ordered one. I wasn't impressed with the rifle and I'm not impressed with the customer service from Savage so far. I wanted one because I really like the small frame, +2 gas system, compatibility with large frame DPMS spec barrels & bolts, and the 18" handguard with Arca rail. For a $2k rifle marketed as a competition ready precision rifle it fell far short. The best 10 round groups I could squeeze out of it was 2"+. I fired hundreds of rounds, tried several factory and handloads of match quality and tried multiple optics. I have owned many 308 ARs since the mid to late 90s and built a few that were all more accurate, and most were much more accurate. This was easily the least accurate and probably the least reliable. The bore was pretty rough which I suspect was the cause of the many malfunctions. The handguard was also not aligned with the barrel. I thought this may have been the cause of the inaccuracy so I shimmed one side with a piece of paper to get the gas block centered in the handguard, but accuracy was still poor. I really loved the design of this rifle, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. I sent the rifle back to Savage over a month ago and I have yet to get a phone call or email, much less a rifle back.