NEW Savage 111 Longrange Hunter.(6.5x284 Norma)

[350 Mag]

I usually come from the closer is better crowd..but on recent Mule Deer hunt I had to pass on a couple of Monsters because they were beyond 400 yards.

I am comfortable at 400 yards and under with my 7mm Rem Mag in Ruger #1, and last year I took a 180pt. Mulie @ 328 yards. The rifle will shoot MOA when shooter does his part and I was using a Burris B.Plex scope. So I simple used the 2 hash mark and hit him 2 out of 2 times. 1st was through shoulder and into both lungs, 2nd was through neck as a finishing shot.

The Savage is coming in 6.5x284. I am interested in info from anyone that has used 6.5mm for Deer at the 5-600 yard range.

Also what is barrel life of hot loaded 6.5x284?

The Savage Arms has a video on front page of Website of field shooting out to 1100 yards at small steel gongs....pretty impressive to say the least.

http://www.savagearms.com/

Of course a 500-600 yard shot will be prone, bipod, range-finder, and shooting at an undisturbed calm animal in a no crosswind situation.


Please no comments about unethical shooting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8MEzra4B1g


here is a pic of a small on I had to settle on because we were leaving the next day....

 

[bulldog284]

in fclass competion it is 800 to maybe 1000 but that is in comp.in a hunting rifle it should be abit higher because you are not shooting 17 rounds in a row and the barrel will not get as hot it is a very good round for longrange

 

[pockets]

Your 7mm loaded with a 168 Berger, to the proper fps, will shoot flatter and hit harder than the 6.5x284. Get yourself a scope with mildot/target turrets, practice, make up trajectory/come-up tables and you will be good to go. 168 bergers, 215M or CCI250 primers, Retumbo powder.

The 6.5x284 does not need to be loaded hot to work well, 29-3000 fps. with a high bc bullet (berger 140 VLD). Barrel life will be over 1000 rds. easily, s long as you do not over heat it.

 

[Pudelpointer]

Your 7mm loaded with a 168 Berger, to the proper fps, will shoot flatter and hit harder than the 6.5x284. Get yourself a scope with mildot/target turrets, practice, make up trajectory/come-up tables and you will be good to go. 168 bergers, 215M or CCI250 primers, Retumbo powder.

Well, except for the Bergers, but anyway.

But then again, don't let us talk you out of a new rifle!

 

[350 Mag]

Your 7mm loaded with a 168 Berger, to the proper fps, will shoot flatter and hit harder than the 6.5x284. Get yourself a scope with mildot/target turrets, practice, make up trajectory/come-up tables and you will be good to go. 168 bergers, 215M or CCI250 primers, Retumbo powder.

The 6.5x284 does not need to be loaded hot to work well, 29-3000 fps. with a high bc bullet (berger 140 VLD). Barrel life will be over 1000 rds. easily, s long as you do not over heat it.

At first I thought Savage was only going to offer this rifle in 6.5x284.

But after further research I have found out it will be offered in .25-06, 6.5x.284, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag.

If it is available in 7mm Rem Mag that is the cartridge I will choose(or possibly the .300 Win Mag)....and yes I am going to try Bergers because of the high B.C. I have ZERO complaints about the 160gr Accubonds...loaded to 3000 fps they are accurate and hit like a freight train.

 

[scott_r]

From what I have been reading the 6.5-284 will give you about 1000 rounds before accuracy starts to fall. I have never owned one, would love to have one but its not the friendliest round for bbl's

Cheers!!