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 yds, farthest I have shot this. I have Vortex viper 6x20x44 mil dot and did all the work myself, basically used only the stock action and bolt body, sets in a Bell and Carlsons A5 knockoff with a full bedding block. Whole gun built for $1100. The second one is a 24' Savage takeoff a guy sold, had not been fired since leaving the factory, sporter barrel. I had a 1992 Savage 110 long action that they only made one run of, long action round back, with Warne type steel bases that have been screwed to the action and silver soldered also, rock solid from the factory. The other odd thing about this action, is it has a longer threaded action from the barrel, extending both back and front, has about a 1/4" notch cut for kicking a loaded round out. This rifle had a early Choate Machine syn stock, that I put pillars in and skim bedded with Steel bed, replaced the factory recoil lug with a 1/4" surface ground one, and trued the face of the action, and the barrel nut, adjusted the trigger, put on a Nikon pro staff 5, 4x18x40 mil dot. I had $200 in the complete 30/06, $75 in the factory Savage barrel to my door, $35 in recoil lug and $350 in the scope and rings. for a total of $660 invested, and shoots 3 shot groups into the .300-.375 all day long as long as I let it cool 5 minutes between groups. I cant shoot any better than that with a high dollar rig cost 4-5x as much. You will not regret the 6.5x284!
