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Savage Long Range Hunter
« on: February 09, 2013, 03:22:22 PM »
any shoot one of these Savage Long Range Hunter in 7mm. am think of getting one want to know how they shoot.

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2013, 03:47:22 PM »
 :IBCOOL:3/4 in group's,with a nikon 4x12 at 100 yrd's.did some trigger work-accuatetrigger--
   this is with handloads' col at 3.350,imr sc 4831,60.5 gr,162 bt sp or sst's mag primers.u need to work up with this  load as it is max.  this is at a bench rest.
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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2013, 04:03:01 PM »
Got the 7MM Rem Mag last summer...easily sub moa@ 100yards.   Hornady Superformance 154gr SST chronoed @ 3155fps.     Topped it with a Bushnell Elite 6500 2 1/2 - 16 X 50 and Kenton Industries Speed Dial custom turrets.  Longest shot taken so far was 385 yards....ding dong!!!   Took buck this november DRT @ 230 yards.  I am so impressed with this gun that I hope to add a short action and add a couple calibers/barrels.  No brainer as far as Im concerned.

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2013, 05:02:24 PM »
I would expect easy sub MOA groups with factory ammo and much better if you handload. I've never had a Savage barrel which wouldn't shoot under an inch. .75" is pretty typical, and .5" is not uncommon.

You'd be very happy with that rifle. :tup:

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2013, 05:42:09 PM »
There was a thread on here a while back about one a guy had in 6.5x284. Seemed to shoot lights out.

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2013, 06:15:46 PM »
any one shoot them out past 700 yards  or out to a 1000 ?

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2013, 06:17:50 PM »
what other rifle would you guys recommend forlong range shooting want to b able to hit steel at  1000 yards

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2013, 06:55:15 PM »
I got the savage model 112 in the 6.5x 284 with the 6.5x20x50 vortex viper, the farthest I have attempted to shoot with it is 800 yards and it hit a 12x12 target 4 out or 5 shots. I love the gun and the scope. I know it would hit steel at a 1000. Go to you tube and type in 6.5x284 and you can see it hit steel at a mile.

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2013, 07:18:54 PM »
I look at the 6.5 x284 but I kind of want to stay with the 7mm   easy to find ammo if I Dnot reload

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2013, 07:30:42 PM »
My hunting partner just bought one and right away sent it to Gunwerks and had them top it with there Nightforce scope.  They did all of their work and got a custom bullet to match and only shot it twice and on the third time every pulling the trigger, killed a muley at 500 yards.  So i guess he loves the thing :chuckle:

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2013, 08:16:35 PM »
I'm not sure if you'd find anything in that price range better for what you want to do. There are other guns and calibers that may do it with more flash and bang, but they likely won't work much better.

Buy the Long Range Hunter, a good scope, some ammo, and get to shooting!

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2013, 10:11:55 PM »
The savage model 12 LRP is super accurate. it is a little heavy but the 260 Rem and 6.5 CM will get you on steel at 1000
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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2013, 01:12:30 AM »
If you are sub MOA at 100 yards and do your bit you will be on a 12x12 steel at a 1000 yards. 6.5x284 would be hard to beat overall though. There are a lot of 7mm  mag options though. I am not a Savage fan, although they shoot better than anything else out there at their price point. Kind of like the AMC Gremlin or Eagle, worked better than most for their purpose but still ugly.

My hunting partner just bought one and right away sent it to Gunwerks and had them top it with there Nightforce scope.  They did all of their work and got a custom bullet to match and only shot it twice and on the third time every pulling the trigger, killed a muley at 500 yards.  So i guess he loves the thing :chuckle:
My hunting partner just bought one and right away sent it to Gunwerks and had them top it with there Nightforce scope.  They did all of their work and got a custom bullet to match and only shot it twice and on the third time every pulling the trigger, killed a muley at 500 yards.  So i guess he loves the thing :chuckle:

Kinda funny having someone put $1500 dollars of scope on a $700- gun and then letting someone else do the load work up on it and then only shooting it twice before shooting an animal. Half the fun of a new gun is shooting it and working it out for yourself.

If choice of gun was entirely based on accuracy for .price then Savage would be the biggest gun company around.  Kind of funny how personal preference steers a person one way or another regardless of performance.

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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2013, 12:40:15 PM »
You are correct Nimrod.  Most recently I owned a Savage , but am missing the feel of Chintwister.  I mean Winchester.  I have had 2 Savages and 2 Winchesters.  All 4 were accurate enough.  The Savages maybe a shade more accurate, and much less expensive.

 


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