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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1517195" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>Savage has a good deal at cabelas on the model 12fv 6.5 creed.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cabelas.com/product/SAVAGE-FV-VARMINT-RIFLE/1994604.uts" target="_blank">https://www.cabelas.com/product/SAVAGE-FV-VARMINT-RIFLE/1994604.uts</a></p><p></p><p>In this chambering, if your planning on factory ammo I have heard good things about the Hornady Precision Hunter ammunition. This set up would be enough energy out to around 800 on deer and 500-600 on elk with good shot placement. It's a heavy rifle, but if you won't practice much, the extra weight adds some forgiveness, which you will appreciate. Which brings me to the next point.....</p><p></p><p>If you don't have time to practice, it simply will never be ethical to shoot out to 800 yards on game. Anyone can aim at a point, hold a gun steady, and make a good trigger pull. My 12 year old niece took her buck antelope (rather small target) this year at 980 yards, with my aid, and made two vital zone hits in two shots. But holding the gun steady and making a good trigger pull is far from the most challenging part. </p><p></p><p>Reading wind is by far the biggest challenge out at those ranges to make first round impacts. So you can understand, the load I shot this year in my gun is very efficient in wind drift, better than many of the different long range set ups, a .264 cal 147 eld-m at 3050 fps. To keep the hit in the vitals at 800 yards, you need to estimate the wind, and be within about 4 mph. If you are more than about 4 mph off, you will either make a gut shot, or push it off the front of the animal, or if your lucky, break the neck. But try to think about that.....can you estimate the average wind drift over 800 yards to within about 4 mph? If not, you WILL end up wounding an animal, or making a poor shot. And the one way to really get better at this is to do what your saying you don't have much time for....and that is practice, learn the abilities of you and your rifle, and get confident with it. </p><p></p><p>If you can't put that much time into it, your consistent ethical max range will be about 500ish yards in moderate to low wind conditions, until you have time to practice more. Just keep that in mind, you certainly can get to 800 yards, but it's more than just throwing some money at some gear and doing it. There is certainly a considerable amout of skill required to make consistent first round kills on game out to 800 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1517195, member: 87243"] Savage has a good deal at cabelas on the model 12fv 6.5 creed. [URL]https://www.cabelas.com/product/SAVAGE-FV-VARMINT-RIFLE/1994604.uts[/URL] In this chambering, if your planning on factory ammo I have heard good things about the Hornady Precision Hunter ammunition. This set up would be enough energy out to around 800 on deer and 500-600 on elk with good shot placement. It's a heavy rifle, but if you won't practice much, the extra weight adds some forgiveness, which you will appreciate. Which brings me to the next point..... If you don't have time to practice, it simply will never be ethical to shoot out to 800 yards on game. Anyone can aim at a point, hold a gun steady, and make a good trigger pull. My 12 year old niece took her buck antelope (rather small target) this year at 980 yards, with my aid, and made two vital zone hits in two shots. But holding the gun steady and making a good trigger pull is far from the most challenging part. Reading wind is by far the biggest challenge out at those ranges to make first round impacts. So you can understand, the load I shot this year in my gun is very efficient in wind drift, better than many of the different long range set ups, a .264 cal 147 eld-m at 3050 fps. To keep the hit in the vitals at 800 yards, you need to estimate the wind, and be within about 4 mph. If you are more than about 4 mph off, you will either make a gut shot, or push it off the front of the animal, or if your lucky, break the neck. But try to think about that.....can you estimate the average wind drift over 800 yards to within about 4 mph? If not, you WILL end up wounding an animal, or making a poor shot. And the one way to really get better at this is to do what your saying you don't have much time for....and that is practice, learn the abilities of you and your rifle, and get confident with it. If you can't put that much time into it, your consistent ethical max range will be about 500ish yards in moderate to low wind conditions, until you have time to practice more. Just keep that in mind, you certainly can get to 800 yards, but it's more than just throwing some money at some gear and doing it. There is certainly a considerable amout of skill required to make consistent first round kills on game out to 800 yards. [/QUOTE]
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