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Savage 111 LRH 6.5-284 Loading Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1388954" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>This is a pretty old thread started in 2013 but I thought it would be interesting to update the status of the same rifle I reported on then, five years and several hundred rounds later. This rifle has been one of three 6.5x284's that I own. It was originally won at a match, but turned out to be quite a good shooter, giving me a new respect for the Savage rifles. With my original load in the LRH of 57gr of Retumbo/Berger Hunting/140VLD/Fed215M, the LRH has produced very consistent performance, has held itsaccurscy, velocity/ES, zero, and has shown no sign of throat erosion. IMO, the slower burning Retumbo appears to be easier on the throat. While my primary hunting rifle has been a Cooper 520 in 6.5x284, I have used the Savage LRH with good success for +1000 yard steel/targets/LR practice. I very recently decided to modify the rifle in order to build a companion to my MPA/Surgeon/Kreiger 6.5x47L used for PRS competition, but in a hunting weight/size. My PRS rifle weighs 15#. I have been intriqued to try a chassis out for LR hunting. I have an MPA Lite Chassis on order(same wt as the OEM LRH stock at 3#), and upgraded the AccuTrigger with the Timney replacement trigger which is a nice improvement, set at 1.75#. The total weigh of this rifle should match the original rifle at 10.5-11#. I will eventually install a drop-in Criterion Match Barrel, but for now I see no advantage over the stock barrel while it's still sound. The ability to easily and inexpensively self-install a replacement barrel when needed is an attractive feature of the Savage Action </p><p></p><p>The Savage fares well when compared to my other 6.5x284's. Interestingly, it produces best accuracy at a higher velocity with its 24" barrel.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]88460[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]88461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]88462[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1388954, member: 10291"] This is a pretty old thread started in 2013 but I thought it would be interesting to update the status of the same rifle I reported on then, five years and several hundred rounds later. This rifle has been one of three 6.5x284’s that I own. It was originally won at a match, but turned out to be quite a good shooter, giving me a new respect for the Savage rifles. With my original load in the LRH of 57gr of Retumbo/Berger Hunting/140VLD/Fed215M, the LRH has produced very consistent performance, has held itsaccurscy, velocity/ES, zero, and has shown no sign of throat erosion. IMO, the slower burning Retumbo appears to be easier on the throat. While my primary hunting rifle has been a Cooper 520 in 6.5x284, I have used the Savage LRH with good success for +1000 yard steel/targets/LR practice. I very recently decided to modify the rifle in order to build a companion to my MPA/Surgeon/Kreiger 6.5x47L used for PRS competition, but in a hunting weight/size. My PRS rifle weighs 15#. I have been intriqued to try a chassis out for LR hunting. I have an MPA Lite Chassis on order(same wt as the OEM LRH stock at 3#), and upgraded the AccuTrigger with the Timney replacement trigger which is a nice improvement, set at 1.75#. The total weigh of this rifle should match the original rifle at 10.5-11#. I will eventually install a drop-in Criterion Match Barrel, but for now I see no advantage over the stock barrel while it’s still sound. The ability to easily and inexpensively self-install a replacement barrel when needed is an attractive feature of the Savage Action The Savage fares well when compared to my other 6.5x284’s. Interestingly, it produces best accuracy at a higher velocity with its 24” barrel. [ATTACH=full]88460[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]88461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]88462[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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