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savage 111 6.5x284 coal question
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 840206" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Owning one, and having seen a few Savage 111's in 6.5x284 they do run a COAL of 3.19" +/- .030" using Berger 140 BLD's. The Bergers can vary as much as .015" with lot to lot variation, the Coopers I have seen run 3.160" COAL. 3.0" is short and I would contact Savage to see if they would address it in order to get optimum performance. Alternatively, while a 3.0" COAL would limit powder capacity with slow powders like Retumbo, but you should be able to get 50-53 grs of the faster burning H4831sc without compression that uses less case capacity, and generate max velocities in the 2850-2940FPS range out of the 24" barrel. Be sure to start low and work up your charge. The Bergers seem to give good performance seated .010-.1" out of the lands. I would also check your headspace to be sure that is to spec. The difference in case measurement to the shoulder between new Lapua/Nosler brass and fired should be less then .010" longer for the fired case in the Savage chamber. IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 840206, member: 10291"] Owning one, and having seen a few Savage 111's in 6.5x284 they do run a COAL of 3.19" +/- .030" using Berger 140 BLD's. The Bergers can vary as much as .015" with lot to lot variation, the Coopers I have seen run 3.160" COAL. 3.0" is short and I would contact Savage to see if they would address it in order to get optimum performance. Alternatively, while a 3.0" COAL would limit powder capacity with slow powders like Retumbo, but you should be able to get 50-53 grs of the faster burning H4831sc without compression that uses less case capacity, and generate max velocities in the 2850-2940FPS range out of the 24" barrel. Be sure to start low and work up your charge. The Bergers seem to give good performance seated .010-.1" out of the lands. I would also check your headspace to be sure that is to spec. The difference in case measurement to the shoulder between new Lapua/Nosler brass and fired should be less then .010" longer for the fired case in the Savage chamber. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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