Agreed. I will check twist rate as soon as I have it. Thank you! Hopin it it's faster twist for sure.I always took it at face value, that the twist of the barrel matched the published literature. Then I measured a couple of my Rem 204 Rugers. One was a 13 1/4, the other a 9 1/4. Maybe Savage is true to their published literature, but it is easy enough to check. It might change your approach.