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6.5-284 or 26 Nosler?
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<blockquote data-quote="Steven S." data-source="post: 1414039" data-attributes="member: 104854"><p>A year or so ago I too was looking at the 6.5 x 284. I thought about having one built for 2500 to 4000 dollars not mention having to wait nearly six months for the final product. I started researching the Savage Long Range hunter / model 111. I found that the Savage had rave reviews. A local Sportsmans Warehouse had one for 975.00 with a 75.00 rebate. 900.00 out the door. It's a great shooter. It loves the 140 gr. Nosler partitions and the Hornady 143 ELX. I'm still experimenting with other loads but I'm getting three shot groups forming a "very" tight shamrock albeit at just 100 yards to this point. Not far enough into the hobby / sport to measure velocities just yet. The load development is straight out of the reloading manuals. I'm not sure that spending another two or three thousand dollars is going to tighten my groups up any more to justify the expense. This is a hunting rifle. The Savage action and stock in my opinion rival the more expensive ones. The muzzle break , which comes standard , is another great feature. Don't foreclose on the thought of buying a 6.5 X 284 in a Savage. Great accuracy for little expense. You won't regret it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steven S., post: 1414039, member: 104854"] A year or so ago I too was looking at the 6.5 x 284. I thought about having one built for 2500 to 4000 dollars not mention having to wait nearly six months for the final product. I started researching the Savage Long Range hunter / model 111. I found that the Savage had rave reviews. A local Sportsmans Warehouse had one for 975.00 with a 75.00 rebate. 900.00 out the door. It's a great shooter. It loves the 140 gr. Nosler partitions and the Hornady 143 ELX. I'm still experimenting with other loads but I'm getting three shot groups forming a "very" tight shamrock albeit at just 100 yards to this point. Not far enough into the hobby / sport to measure velocities just yet. The load development is straight out of the reloading manuals. I'm not sure that spending another two or three thousand dollars is going to tighten my groups up any more to justify the expense. This is a hunting rifle. The Savage action and stock in my opinion rival the more expensive ones. The muzzle break , which comes standard , is another great feature. Don't foreclose on the thought of buying a 6.5 X 284 in a Savage. Great accuracy for little expense. You won't regret it. [/QUOTE]
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