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6.5 long action hunting rifle opinions
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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1435500" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>I own a 6.5-284 that was originally a Savage 116 30-06 that was rebarreled with 24" Savage factory barrel in the 6.5. I did a lot of research before purchasing this caliber, and I'm very glad I went with the 6.5-284. The rifle is nothing special to look at, but it's an absolute tack driver. All the dies, brass, bullets, etc are all very easy to find. Low recoil and just stupid accurate. When doing load development, I had multiple times I thought I missed the target (2 shot groups), only to find the bullets were in the same hole. For the 140 gr bullets, you'll find that velocities will be around 2950 fps. Some people can get 3000 fps. My rifle max is at 2973 fps with the 143 gr ELDX</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1435500, member: 33159"] I own a 6.5-284 that was originally a Savage 116 30-06 that was rebarreled with 24" Savage factory barrel in the 6.5. I did a lot of research before purchasing this caliber, and I'm very glad I went with the 6.5-284. The rifle is nothing special to look at, but it's an absolute tack driver. All the dies, brass, bullets, etc are all very easy to find. Low recoil and just stupid accurate. When doing load development, I had multiple times I thought I missed the target (2 shot groups), only to find the bullets were in the same hole. For the 140 gr bullets, you'll find that velocities will be around 2950 fps. Some people can get 3000 fps. My rifle max is at 2973 fps with the 143 gr ELDX [/QUOTE]
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