First shots and best group.

[Kadams1563]

Well today I ran 80 rounds through my new 6.5 creedmoor. This is the first the first time I have shot this rifle. This was also the first time I have actually fired a bolt gun except once before I shot a .308 a few times. Just pulled the trigger and wasn't actually trying to hit anything down range really. Over all the gun shoots better then I do. My groups went from well under MOA to about MOA.
Ammo was Prime 130 grain match and Hornady ELD-M.


This was my best group.




I had a lot of groups that looked like this


Here is the vertical stringing group I had. Also the wind picked up but I didn't think it would affect my 100 yard shots but I appears that it did.




I need a lot more practice and I was having a hard time with the recoil driving me way off target. I believe I was not mounting the rifle with enough force and that was causing it to jump excessively.

[Rosco]

Nice shooting, congratulations on the new rifle and welcome to addicting world of Savage bolt action madness. Started shooting Bolt Guns a few years ago and it has been a blast.

My first 6.5 Creedmore had a 26'' heavy varmint barrel but still had enough kick to throw off my position most of the time but it didn't have a break.

[drybean]

Great shooting , it only gets better

[Kadams1563]

Yea that is a 26" heavy varmint as well. I'm sure that my form was the cause of my scattered groups and the recoil. I noticed when I loaded the bipod and leaned into the rifle pretty good that it didn't jump as bad.

One thing though. I leveled the scope with the wheeler kit but when I'm behind the rifle it looks like the reticle is twisted to the right. If I get directly behind the rifle it looks straight but when in shooting position it looks off. I find that I find myself constantly having to twist the rifle so that its level and the reticle is twisted a little bit. If I just get behind it naturally I make the reticle straight up and down but the rifle itself is canted in the bipod.

Is this normal for it to look off when your prone behind the rifle?

[Iowa Fox]

Those are some nice groups for first outing of a new barrel. Is that a Ross brake on your barrel?

[Kadams1563]

Yes it's a Ross.

[6.5savageguy]

I quit using the wheeler level. It and my eye never agree.