model 12 LRP(long range precision)

[bowhunter42]

Hey Jinx, sorry about opening up a can of worms, I was just excited about this new rifle from savage, I don't think you were whining at all, with a group like that you were just stating a fact! I have had shotguns shoot tighter patterns! Well I wish you the best and I do appreciate your Input on this subject, that's why this site is here, to hear both the good and bad and hopefully to help solve issues that folks may be having with their Savage's. Jay

[jinx-)]

You might thank me after all, the machine which was making 6.5mm is taken down for repairs, so nothing what I experienced will happen again., maybe ;)

[bowhunter42]

well dang thats great news for sure jinx! so if you dont mind me asking what did they (savage ) offer you in replacement of your LRP? Jay

[jinx-)]

LRPV

[243LPR]

Just ordered one in 243 from NSS.Now it's just a waiting game til it gets here.

[243LPR]

Do these come with the picatinny base like they they show in the Rifle Shooter article or was that something added for the magazine?

[jinx-)]

no, no basses just rifle, accutrigger key, trigger lock, target and ear plugs ;) I would suggest 20 moa one piece base.

[243LPR]

Bummer,thanx

[MikeCTX]

Little late on this, but I had the chance to shoot one of the new Model 12 LRP in 6.5 Creedmoor yesterday. Seems the local range had a Savage day recently (yeah I missed it because of work) and figured I was just out of luck. When I stopped by yesterday, the smith said 'I have gun for you to shoot!' - yup he sure did. This one had what looked like (we took a tape measure to it) 24 inch barrel, nice and heavy - stock reminded me of the beavertail synthetic I have on my 20 Tac (courtesy of Jim at NSS), target action / trigger (Sweet!) a Nikon BDC scope.

It was the try before you buy thing Savage seems to having going - problem is I want one now. Hornady 140gr factory loads, first shot at 100yd and right in the 2in target they hung up. Pulled the next one, but the next three just stacked up on the fist - dang. Factory load and out of the box rifle. Now to figure out if it was the rifle or the caliber. Lite recoil, and dang thing shoots like my custom 20 Tactical.

Do I pull the barrel on the 223 VLP and replace with a custom 6.5 Creedmoor, or just find one of these Model 12 LRP's - lol, love that Target trigger.

[bowhunter42]

Hey Right on, I wish I had a range around here that savage would do the same thing, but then again my check book would not like it to much.lol what I would like to know is how is the Creedmore compared to the 6.5-284 as far velocity and such? I know the 284 is a barrel burner.

[racinready300ex]

Where are you at Mike?

Anyway one of the ranges I'm a member of had a savage day the other day. I got to shoot this new LRP in 6.5 Creedmore. I shot it quit a bit, as the savage guy said he didn't want to take any ammo back with him.

I was very impressed with the accuracy of this rifle. We were shooting it off of a bench at 600 yards, with factory hornady ammo. And it just didn't miss, to the point I was starting to think the target puller wasn't moving the spotter. It was almost boring, you pull the trigger and it put one in the 10 ring right were you wanted it. The most amazing part to me was during the coarse of the day it probably had 300+ rounds shot through it with little to no time to cool and was never cleaned. But it just kept shooting.

I can't help but wonder what it could have done with some good hand loads. Put a better scope on it and in a good rest that thing would be hard to beat.

[jinx-)]

so at the Savage day show, you shoot rifle and buy the one you just tested? Weird Savage factory is like 200 miles from where I shoot, but never heard about Savage day. Probably because they have to pass Remington plant on the way here :-)

[racinready300ex]

The savage day here was put on by a local gun smith. Some how he got someone from savage to bring down 9 guns, and nikon brought scopes and hornady ammo. Let people try everything out. I personally wasn't looking to buy anything when I went, but I left wanting to get a 6.5 LRP, and a new nikon spotting scope. I'm sure I wasn't the only one.

You didn't buy the one you tested, there was only one of each at the range for everyone to try.

[MikeCTX]

racinready300ex, in the DFW TX area.

They had 2 300 WINMAGs, a 17hmr, one of the 308 F class jobs, the Model 12 and a hunter style 6.5 Creedmoor. The day of the event they also had H&K there, so with Savage, H&K, Nikon and Hornday they had some nice stuff out I would think (don't know for sure since I wasn't there).

Can't stop thinking about that Model 12 LRP or the Creedmoor, dang it. Wonder if I built one off my 12 VLP if it would shoot as nice,LOL. Still love that target action and trigger.

[243LPR]

Well I've had my LRP for about 2 weeks now and am not impressed.I haven't used any factory ammo but have tried 55 grain to 105 grain bullets and get groups below 1.5" @ 200 yd. Maybe I just have too high a standard,but with what I've been feeding this thing it should shoot better than this. Been a reloader for 30 years and usually don't have a problem getting something to shoot.I might have to give up on this one.

[jinx-)]

looks like you got 0.6 - 0.7 MOA riffle, I would suggest another barrel, that's what I'm going to do on my replacement...

[Danley]

Well I've had my LRP for about 2 weeks now and am not impressed.I haven't used any factory ammo but have tried 55 grain to 105 grain bullets and get groups below 1.5" @ 200 yd. Maybe I just have too high a standard,but with what I've been feeding this thing it should shoot better than this. Been a reloader for 30 years and usually don't have a problem getting something to shoot.I might have to give up on this one.


How many rounds do you have down the barrel?

[243LPR]

125+ so far w/regular cleanings. I actually had a promising load the other night,60 gr Sierra HP touching the lands got a .99" @ 200 yds.,but I think it should be capable of better. I don't understand why the magazine is so long and the throat seems short to me. 95 gr VLD's are maxed @ 2.850",that would fit a Remington short action magazine no problem. I was really hoping for more accuracy with 55 to 70gr bullets for hog hunting @ 300+, guess I just need to experiment more.

[jinx-)]

I think I have promising load as well, 3 shots 2.343"@500 yards, but 4th shot open up to 5.2"

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3185/6mmnorma31.jpg

I'm using 105 gr A-Max and 29.6 gr Varget

I also tried 87 gr V-Max same distance, don't know what exact measurements are have to measure that pen ;-)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4867/6mmnorma33.jpg

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I can't help but wonder what it could have done with some good hand loads.

The Hornady factory loading with the 140 A-Max is so consistently accurate that I find myself wondering, other than the cost factor, why I hand load for my Creedmoor. Looking at my shooting notebook I can't find any meaningful statistical advantage my 140g A-Max hand loads have over the factory stuff.