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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1162295" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>Understand the ugly duckling aspect of the Savage LRH. If Savage could just realise that most guys care more about how pretty it is one their arm than what's under the hood. They could easily dominate the market. LOL</p><p></p><p>Anyway....</p><p></p><p>I think you will lose too much velocity with the short barrel to be effective at 1k.</p><p></p><p>A 215 VLD at 2850 gets you to 1k with about 1850 FPS and 1646 Ft lbs.</p><p></p><p>You will lose about 150 FPS with the shorter Savage barrel. The Savage Bear Hunter barrel in reality is only 21". I am pretty sure Savage counts the length of the brake as part of the barrel length. So the actual barrel is only 21"</p><p></p><p>The loss of 150 FPS means you will lose about 100 yards in range. So it might be a 900 yard rifle at most. (Target range is much further of course.)</p><p></p><p>The shorter barrel saves you 16 oz. of weight between the LRH and the Bear Hunter.</p><p></p><p>That lighter rifle with shorter barrel would be quick handling in the woods though! And still get you to 900 yards on game! Plus it has an on/off brake when you are woods hunting or setup for long range. That's a good trade off in my opinion, unless you shoot game at 1k yearly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I too like the looks and stainless steel on the bear hunter. You could get it as it is and if that shorter barrel is not giving the performance needed, put a pre-fit custom barrel on it. It would then be an awesome setup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1162295, member: 74902"] Understand the ugly duckling aspect of the Savage LRH. If Savage could just realise that most guys care more about how pretty it is one their arm than what's under the hood. They could easily dominate the market. LOL Anyway.... I think you will lose too much velocity with the short barrel to be effective at 1k. A 215 VLD at 2850 gets you to 1k with about 1850 FPS and 1646 Ft lbs. You will lose about 150 FPS with the shorter Savage barrel. The Savage Bear Hunter barrel in reality is only 21". I am pretty sure Savage counts the length of the brake as part of the barrel length. So the actual barrel is only 21" The loss of 150 FPS means you will lose about 100 yards in range. So it might be a 900 yard rifle at most. (Target range is much further of course.) The shorter barrel saves you 16 oz. of weight between the LRH and the Bear Hunter. That lighter rifle with shorter barrel would be quick handling in the woods though! And still get you to 900 yards on game! Plus it has an on/off brake when you are woods hunting or setup for long range. That's a good trade off in my opinion, unless you shoot game at 1k yearly. :) I too like the looks and stainless steel on the bear hunter. You could get it as it is and if that shorter barrel is not giving the performance needed, put a pre-fit custom barrel on it. It would then be an awesome setup. [/QUOTE]
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