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Savage 111 LRH 6.5-284 Loading Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="bert2368" data-source="post: 1388925" data-attributes="member: 93675"><p>It has been 2 years since I posted to this thread<span style="font-size: 14px">... Killed 3 more deer with the bargain basement Savage 111 6.5-284 since then, and this fall we extended our range out to 300 yards. Taking advantage of several bitter weeks with almost no snow on the ground and regularly -15 F or colder nights to go out in the swamp with a loader and start extending it again, to 500 yards for next Spring.</span></p><p></p><p>The 6.5-284 did pick up some accuracy from changing the Hornady 2 die set for a Redding neck size bushing die @ .292".</p><p></p><p>What it REALLY liked was ditching the flimsy Tupperware *** Savage sent it out the door with and dropping it into a Hogue stock with an Aluminum bedding block. Went in with no modification, tight like a glove and stays free floated no matter how hard a sling brace is taken off hand, or if I shoot off bags with my off hand pressing down firmly on top of scope. Old stock just BENT and touched the barrel as it pleased.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1006818983/hogue-rubber-overmolded-rifle-stock-savage-110-111-114-116-long-action-detachable-magazine-standard-contour-full-bed-synthetic-black" target="_blank">https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1006818983/hogue-rubber-overmolded-rifle-stock-savage-110-111-114-116-long-action-detachable-magazine-standard-contour-full-bed-synthetic-black</a></p><p></p><p>THAT tightened the groups right up. Went from approximate 3/4" three shot groups at 100 yards with a random flier up to 2" away from the promising two holes<span style="font-size: 14px"> every other group or so to reliably, repeatedly grouping three rounds under 1" at 200 yards. Didn't yet see a need to rework loads, just adjust scope to new POI...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"></span></p><p>The used (with dies and 60 rounds of brass) $500 Savage 111 long action trophy hunter package is now down to the original barrel/action. It's wearing $1000 worth of adequate glass and aftermarket stock- And if the flimsy looking but functional magazine and plastic "bottom metal" hold up, I'm going to rebarrel it and go to a 24" <span style="font-size: 14px">if I manage to shoot out the 22" factory barrel. Which I think I will, now that I'm seeing decent results.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px">Just got some H1000 in the hope of increasing the Lapua brass life. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bert2368, post: 1388925, member: 93675"] It has been 2 years since I posted to this thread[SIZE=14px]... Killed 3 more deer with the bargain basement Savage 111 6.5-284 since then, and this fall we extended our range out to 300 yards. Taking advantage of several bitter weeks with almost no snow on the ground and regularly -15 F or colder nights to go out in the swamp with a loader and start extending it again, to 500 yards for next Spring.[/SIZE] The 6.5-284 did pick up some accuracy from changing the Hornady 2 die set for a Redding neck size bushing die @ .292". What it REALLY liked was ditching the flimsy Tupperware *** Savage sent it out the door with and dropping it into a Hogue stock with an Aluminum bedding block. Went in with no modification, tight like a glove and stays free floated no matter how hard a sling brace is taken off hand, or if I shoot off bags with my off hand pressing down firmly on top of scope. Old stock just BENT and touched the barrel as it pleased. [URL]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1006818983/hogue-rubber-overmolded-rifle-stock-savage-110-111-114-116-long-action-detachable-magazine-standard-contour-full-bed-synthetic-black[/URL] THAT tightened the groups right up. Went from approximate 3/4" three shot groups at 100 yards with a random flier up to 2" away from the promising two holes[SIZE=14px] every other group or so to reliably, repeatedly grouping three rounds under 1" at 200 yards. Didn't yet see a need to rework loads, just adjust scope to new POI... [/SIZE] The used (with dies and 60 rounds of brass) $500 Savage 111 long action trophy hunter package is now down to the original barrel/action. It's wearing $1000 worth of adequate glass and aftermarket stock- And if the flimsy looking but functional magazine and plastic "bottom metal" hold up, I'm going to rebarrel it and go to a 24" [SIZE=14px]if I manage to shoot out the 22" factory barrel. Which I think I will, now that I'm seeing decent results. Just got some H1000 in the hope of increasing the Lapua brass life. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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