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Help: New shooter looking for decent rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="spdrman" data-source="post: 510840" data-attributes="member: 34092"><p>I recently purchased a Savage 111 LRH in a 7mm and I love it, the first 40 rounds I shot threw it where just factory loads and I've put 17 handloads threw it, as far as accuracy with factory and my handloads all my groups have been under 1/2 inch shooting 162 grain SST's</p><p></p><p>When my friends and I started long range shooting we always thought the bigger the better so I bought a 300 win mag which isn't bad to shoot and my buddy went and bought a 300 ultra mag and that thing was not fun to shoot at all, the rifle was accurate but after about 4 shots we'd develope a bad flinch, my first long range setup was a 243 and being able to go out to the range and shoot all day comfortably helped my long range shooting alot, after that first summer my buddy traded is 300 ultra in for a 7mm and can shoot it way better than he ever shot the ultra.</p><p></p><p>I use to guide and had a few clients with muzzle breaks and after standing by those guys when they shot I swore id never own a rifle with a muzzle break, when savage came out with this new break I figured id give it a try since if I didn't like it I could just turn it off and I absolutely lvr shooting my 7mm with that break I really think it has less felt recoil than my 243 and I figure if im hunting in thick stuff where the shots are going to be quick and off hand just walk around with the break off and if you have a chance to shoot long range you'll have plenty of time to turn the break inn and put some ear plugs in</p><p></p><p>As far as caliber goes I chose the 7mm primarily cuz I just primarily rifle hunt deer and antelope and archery hunt for elk, if I elk hunted with a rifle more often I probably would of went with a 300 win mag just so I could shoot heavier bullets but if I do ever draw a rifle elk tag the 162 would still do the job just fine (I killed a 6x5 bull 2 years ago that scored 322 with a 105 grain bullet out of my 243 at 503 yards, shot placement is everything and I probably wouldn't ever do that again but I also spent the entire summer shootin rock chucks from 100-900 yards so I knew exactly where that bullet was going to go)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spdrman, post: 510840, member: 34092"] I recently purchased a Savage 111 LRH in a 7mm and I love it, the first 40 rounds I shot threw it where just factory loads and I've put 17 handloads threw it, as far as accuracy with factory and my handloads all my groups have been under 1/2 inch shooting 162 grain SST's When my friends and I started long range shooting we always thought the bigger the better so I bought a 300 win mag which isn't bad to shoot and my buddy went and bought a 300 ultra mag and that thing was not fun to shoot at all, the rifle was accurate but after about 4 shots we'd develope a bad flinch, my first long range setup was a 243 and being able to go out to the range and shoot all day comfortably helped my long range shooting alot, after that first summer my buddy traded is 300 ultra in for a 7mm and can shoot it way better than he ever shot the ultra. I use to guide and had a few clients with muzzle breaks and after standing by those guys when they shot I swore id never own a rifle with a muzzle break, when savage came out with this new break I figured id give it a try since if I didn't like it I could just turn it off and I absolutely lvr shooting my 7mm with that break I really think it has less felt recoil than my 243 and I figure if im hunting in thick stuff where the shots are going to be quick and off hand just walk around with the break off and if you have a chance to shoot long range you'll have plenty of time to turn the break inn and put some ear plugs in As far as caliber goes I chose the 7mm primarily cuz I just primarily rifle hunt deer and antelope and archery hunt for elk, if I elk hunted with a rifle more often I probably would of went with a 300 win mag just so I could shoot heavier bullets but if I do ever draw a rifle elk tag the 162 would still do the job just fine (I killed a 6x5 bull 2 years ago that scored 322 with a 105 grain bullet out of my 243 at 503 yards, shot placement is everything and I probably wouldn't ever do that again but I also spent the entire summer shootin rock chucks from 100-900 yards so I knew exactly where that bullet was going to go) [/QUOTE]
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