Did you get Savage to get you a new barrel? Could something else, like the chamber be the culprit?
165gr sierra game changers shoot the best in my gun by far. Good luck finding any though.
You mean the lightweight storm? My dad has that gun. His shoots lights out. If you shoot factory ammo ill ask him what his likes. I have two of the older version of that gun, the 16 lightweight hunter. Both are sub half moa. I love those guns.
My cousin’s shoots well with fusion but what else is new?
Mine didnt shoot fusion well at all. However, my savage 16 lightweight hunter in .243 shoots them incredibly well. Believe i posted a pic earlier in this thread with a 1/4" group i shot with that gun with federal fusion at 200 yards the day i was dialing in my scope on that gun. Not disparaging on the ammo at all, just saying my .308 ultralite didnt group well with it.
Well that’s too bad. He was shooting same hole, maybe a few millimeters off of each other at 100
Maybe ill try them again. No reason not to, dont know what else id use the remaining rounds for. Which weight? Just looked and i have 150, 165, 180. Think i only tried the 165.
I guess that’s the trouble with rifles lol. They have their own preferences
Rats. Although that is a smoking deal for the LRH model. I’ve had to talk myself off the ledge of buying one since I got the email Friday. I’d be into it for about $400 altogether. I had one in 7mm the year they came out. It was REALLY accurate with the 168gr Berger HSM load. I have to let my practical side talk my impulsive side out of getting another.
Good looking set up sir!
Wouldn’t all of those work in reality? I think it comes down to personal preference.
Thats the point, of course they would all work, but we could have a multi page argument with calculations, data, anecdotes, and lots of condescending before we come to that conclusion. Jeez man, don't spoil it, Christmas is almost here.
My bad... what was I thinking trying to be rational. Well I voted with my wallet for 280AI earlier in the month with a different rifle but if Savage put the same barrel (24”/1:8.4” twist) in the 280AI that they put in the 28 Nosler I would’ve considered this rifle more seriously. In my state (Kentucky) all of the 6.5’s currently select themselves out due to it being illegal to shoot elk with a bullet less than 27 caliber in diameter (no one has to agree with the logic but that’s what the law is) so it’s how I fell into 7mm as my choice in “all around” hunting calibers. I used to own a 308 and it is a great cartridge for just about everything within “sensible ranges” but I prefer 7’s for some reason. Maybe because they’re a little less popular and effectively does the same things.
