New here, bought a Savage

[Steve Ladino]

Reloading has always interested me, but I shy away from the amount of equipment you need. I'll look into it regardless.

I don't think you can make a comparison between reloaded ammo that shoots great and most all factory ammo that shoots good.
Its not for everybody but whoever sticks with it learns a lot and gets hooked on the good results and personal satisfaction.

 

[Hohn]

Go with a bipod and rear bag. The Harris 6-9" with notched legs is a good bipod and what I run on three rifles. For an optic, I recommend the Vortex PST Gen 2 in 5-25 x 50. I love my PST Gen 2. Your barrel probably will not stabilize 75 grain bullets. Stay under 75 grains. I had this same twist Savage barrel and generally reloaded 70 grain RDF bullets and achieved under 1 MOA accuracy. You don't need a brake for a .223. Save your money.

Great advice here. My 9 twist 12fv wouldn’t stabilize 75 ELDs. Everything else shot well. 50gr vmax was solid.

Also strongly echo the PST gen 2. It’s a heck of a lot of scope for the money.

Bipod and rear bag is my preference also.