Recent content by koger

I have a Savage that I replaced the factory barrel with a Pac Nor Ultra match, after truing the receiver face and putting a 1/4 surface ground recoil lug. It shoots 32's so so, about .600 for 5 shots, but loves the 40gr V Max's factory load, shot 2, 5 shot groups the other day, and they both...

I have 2 6.5x284's, a hunting rig and a 30" barreled heavy rig, both built by myself on Savage actions. I am getting 3100fps with a 140gr or 142gr Sierra's and it kills like lighting. 500 yds is a cake walk and not hard at all if you have a few seconds to get on target. Both these guns will...

Congrats, any elk taken fair chase is a trophy. I have went on 2 elk hunting trips, one here in KY with my wife who drew a bull tag, we hunted public land and she shot a nice 4x4 2 year old bull right at last light when I called him out of the timber. At 150yds, she broke his neck and he dropped...

I have saw severa. elk taken here in KY with a .300WM, 7mm Rem mag, and even more taken with the .270. My wife and her brother drew bull tags, hers in 2009 and his in 2010. My wife shot hers facing us, the only shot she had, at 200 yds. She had shot a lot and was confident in her gun and load...

I run the 120 Sierra sp at 3000fps out of my 6.5x55 Swede and have taken deer cleanly out to 510 yds, my longest shot was this year on a buck at 510, hit him between the last 2 ribs quartering away and took out the goodies, and exited thru the right front leg blowing it off. I have taken about...

I have two TC Omegas , 1-28 twist barrels, both set up with Nikon Inline XR300 scopes with real world BDC's that are every 50 yds. I am a lifelong ML shooter and have medaled 31 times in NMLRA events. I was hesitant to use BH 209, but now am a dedicated fan of the powder. When I got on their...

I use 53.5 gr of H4831, and a 142 Sierra, Danzac coated, out of my 30"Benchmark Bull barrel on a Savage 110 action, I get 3150 fps, and half MOA out to 1100 yds, the longest farm range I have access to. I use Win WLR primers with no issues, lapua or Norma brass!

Savage Long range hunter in 6.5x284. I have a takeoff barrel off of one of these that I put on a Savage 110 30-06 action, stagger feed, feeds great and shoots a 3 shot group in the .300's consistently, and will do 5 shots under 1/2", if let to cool between groups. I am running 142 SMK;s that are...

I would give the 6.5x284 a look, basically a identical twin to the 6.5 PRC, and for a hunting rifle, you can put 4 versus 3 in a normal box magazine, with less than 100 fps difference out of the same length barrel, you or the game you hunt will never tell the difference, and brass is made by...

I have 2 6.5x284's that I built myself. One is a heavy Benchmark with a 30"bull barrel, I built it on a Savage short action and it is a single shot for mostly long range plinking and varmint hunting, first two loads found a winner, and shoots around .300 MOA out to 600 yds and .500 out to 1100...

l guess I am lucky, my wife hunts hard with me here in KY! She drew a elk bull tag in 2009, and she shot a 4x4, on public land. She kills her two deer every year, bow, ML and rifle. She is a good shot, has complete faith in her equipment, and if I tell her where to hold for a long range shot...

I have a buddy who has the LRH w/brake in 6.5x284. After about 50 rounds break in, stopped fouling much, put the scope on and shooting 1/2-.600 5 shot groups with Black Hills 142Sierra. I have 2 custom Savages, built them myself, and they are hummers. I have Krieger CBI, heavy sporter on order...

I am with Mr. Ed, the savage lrh would be hard to beat, at any price. Savage has good Quality control, 15 minutes to rebarrel, change the bolt head from a 30/06 to 300 win in another 10 minutes, have done this myself. I have built 12 custom rifles on savage long actions, for long range shooting...

Enter me in the Swarvoski Z5 Riflescope giveaway.!

---------------------------- What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? KY and TENN. What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 6.5x.284 -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition?NO...