My soon to be 1/2" Savage

My first Savage is a Mod 12 LRP in 6.5 Creed. It's an absolute amazing rifle. The trigger is the best factory trigger I have ever felt. In fact, it is better than any custom I have used to smoke. I I have it breaking about 10 oz. I have been working on the development and now believe I am at my goal. My goal was less than 1/2 MOA. I'm currently using h4350 with a Hornady 140 bthp. This is a 4 shot group. I realize it is only one group and it's only 4 shots but I have a few more just like this during load development. After a depth test today, I have found magic. I want to shoot a 6x5 when time permits and I will post load details and post more pics.



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Glad to see you're going about it in what I consider to be the right fashion. Too many folks just throwing expensive parts at a rifle expecting it to shoot. Load development is the surest method I've found.

I have never owned a Savage as years ago, 90s I suppose, they did not have the best reputation. Now people love them or hate them. I was going to build a custom off of a Rem action but the model 12 had all of the features I was looking for. I had the barrel threaded as well. I have no doubt it will consistently shoot 1/2 moa. I now have the load and will shoot a 6x5 when time permits.

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Very nice

I like the 140 BTHP's but you should try the ELD-M 140's
I find they almost always shoot better than the BTHP's

I will have to try the ELD M. What powder are you using? H4350?

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Having been there, I agree that a 4 shot group that good is indicative of both a good load and a shooter that is getting there.

At this point, while you want to maintain your ammo quality, the difference becomes the shooter.

Its amazing how little things in shooting technique make all the difference.

I don't use a lead sled as I want to keep the human part in this, I do have a front and rear bag.

Lastly the littlest variation in trigger pull makes a difference under 1/2 inch. That's where the final work is done.

Some seem to have a natural feel for it, some have to work at it, I have to work at it.

Some days I can't shoot worth a hoot and some days I can bang them into 1/4 inch groups.

Most of the time its someplace in between.

Very nice group! Nothing not to like about that 12LRP. A very IN-expensive way into precision shooting, IMOP.

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Very nice group! Nothing not to like about that 12LRP. A very IN-expensive way into precision shooting, IMOP.

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here-here
love mine..........

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I will have to try the ELD M. What powder are you using? H4350?

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H4350 or imr4451

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Originally Posted by Steelhead

H4350 or imr4451

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Can't wait to try these. I am going to order some on my next order.

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Some inspiration
my best ever 3 shot 200 yard group.

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Originally Posted by Steelhead

Some inspiration
my best ever 3 shot 200 yard group.

https://i.imgur.com/bhJzFjp.jpg

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Sweet! I would have stopped at 3 too

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Going to resurrect this post with an update. Over the past several months I have been developing loads for my one and only Savage. It is my first Savage and it is a model 12 LRP in 6.5 Creed. As with most 6.5cm, H4350 was to go to powder. I had a shooting 140s fairly well and I use them for shooting Steel but when the Hornady 147 came out I noticed the accuracy improved even more.
I'm shooting 40 grains of h4350 with a 147 eldm. Winchester standard rifle primer. Coog 2.2465. This is what I came up with afterload development. A 6x5 of .583" and a 5x5 of .553". As you can see on a Target, a few of those rounds that went just wide of a one whole group would have shrunk the overall averages significantly. On two of the groups I had four in one whole and the fifth one, I'll admit, I choked. People may say what they want about Savages but mind speaks for itself. I have no complaints. I have not formally shot a great number of groups with a suppressor but I can honestly say I feel that it is even more accurate suppressed.
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