[savage.243]

My son bought him a new model 12 savage in 6.5. This is factory win ammo re seated. Looks like it will be a real shooter with some hand loads. 8 round group, first shot is a clean cold shot.

 

[Kermit in Va.]

Nice...


Underdog

 

[Doug Roberts]

Nice

Savage!

 

[dk17hmr]

Reseated?

 

[savage.243]

Reseated?

Yes measuring from the ogive back the seating depth was all over the place. So I measured all of them, then set the seater with the shortest one.

 

[George Foster]

Looks like it going to be a shooter.

 

[koger]

Hard to beat a Savage, I have a friend who has a heavy barrel and an Axis sporter, the heavy shoots a ragged hole with Winchester factory ammo, and the axis sporter shoots between 1/2" to 3/4" for 3 shot groups. The 6.5CM is designed to be a accurate round from the get go.

 

[savage.243]

Went up and visited my good friend Lee Today. Found a good load for the 6.5
140 ELD 40gr of rl17

 

[charlie sterner]

Looks good. Did you try H4350? 40-42 gr with 143 eldx were all like that in my son's RPR. Hard to pick a winner when they're all that good.

 

[savage.243]

I haven’t tried any 4350 seems hard to get. And I have 10lbs of 17

 

[Paul Workman]

I've found it is easier to sort out "one-hole" loads by shooting at 200+ yards. Then it is easier to pick out the pepper from the fly specs!

Also, the chronograph helps a lot, I find. But, that said, you've got a shooter there: something that will likely shine with a little "polish"!

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[Hobo Tyler]

Looking like a 1,000 yard varmint kill coming up. Also, I have found that run out, even in factory ammo makes a significant difference. Sort groups of .004 or less, then shoot for group. Sort say .005-.010 shoot for group. Etc. Compare.
Then index high spot, mark and load marked round same in chamber. Note group and impact point. I found distinct group shift patterns. Good luck.