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??'s on Savage 116 6.5x284
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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 790290" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>I have the rifle and love it. It does not kick much and it something you can shoot all day. The trigger on mine is set real nice and I did not change a thing except put a 20moa rail on and a nice scope. I hand load with the 140 bergers and hybrid 100. I'm getting 2845fps out of this load and it shoot .5 moa out past 300yrds. This is with the 24 inch barrel and max load off of hodgens web page. I'm sure I could push it faster but this was the fastest I seen out of the powders I tried. Powdrs were H4350, H4831ssc, and the Hybrid. Hybrid shot the best through the gun. Gun has always clean up nice but my cold bore shot is a bit slower and low. So for hunting I sent one foul shot down the barrel and put if back in the case during hunting season. After the fist fouller it will shoot 20 plus shoots with no issues at 1/2 moa or less. Everything I have sent down the barrel usually groups below 1inch. All factory ammo grouped at .75 to .8in/100yrds. I did have an issue with a box of factory loaded ammo. It was very hot in my gun and was shooting at 3000 to 3030fps. Bolt was a little stiff when ejecting the rounds. I think this may have just been that box. But I love the gun and would buy another in a second.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 790290, member: 10429"] I have the rifle and love it. It does not kick much and it something you can shoot all day. The trigger on mine is set real nice and I did not change a thing except put a 20moa rail on and a nice scope. I hand load with the 140 bergers and hybrid 100. I'm getting 2845fps out of this load and it shoot .5 moa out past 300yrds. This is with the 24 inch barrel and max load off of hodgens web page. I'm sure I could push it faster but this was the fastest I seen out of the powders I tried. Powdrs were H4350, H4831ssc, and the Hybrid. Hybrid shot the best through the gun. Gun has always clean up nice but my cold bore shot is a bit slower and low. So for hunting I sent one foul shot down the barrel and put if back in the case during hunting season. After the fist fouller it will shoot 20 plus shoots with no issues at 1/2 moa or less. Everything I have sent down the barrel usually groups below 1inch. All factory ammo grouped at .75 to .8in/100yrds. I did have an issue with a box of factory loaded ammo. It was very hot in my gun and was shooting at 3000 to 3030fps. Bolt was a little stiff when ejecting the rounds. I think this may have just been that box. But I love the gun and would buy another in a second. [/QUOTE]
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