I personaly like the 20gr. hornadays they have never done me wrong ... i ride a few others i think some of the cci offers... balistialy i think the 20 gr has a little advantage at distance.... also you have to be real real careful with cross winds... it can blow that little tiny pea all over the paper.

but HD is right your going to have to pick up a few boxes and see what ya like.

as far as bipods... harris works out pretty well and farily cheap... the option also if all you do is bench shooting is sand bags .... shooting supported will normaly bring up your accuracy .... i perfer a bipod. i know a guy who doesnt like going prone so he uses shooting sticks... it works for him...

with a little work you can bring a savage fairly up on the pay scale but you gotta be careful modifications add up.. outta the box with out any major new parts etc. i think savage is a heck of a bargin for a good shooting gun outta the box...

my only issue with savage is there blueing process....