I've shot a couple of Savage 17hmrs. I was actually a bit dissapointed in the accuracy of the savage versus the CZs. I really wanted to like the Savage because it was a left-handed bolt, but it was just a lot less refined and some things turned me off, the safety, the rough bolt, and the 1.25" groups versus the smooth bolt, nicer stock, and smaller group sizes for the CZ 452. When they come out with a LH 452 in 17HMR, then I'm snatching it right up.