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Shot my Savage 110/6.5x55 yesterday, smallest group in my 62 years.

koger

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I had neglected this rifle and had not shot it in over a year. It is a Savage 110 that I trued the receiver face and barrel nut up, added a Holland 1/4" surface ground recoil lug and a Krieger/CBI 26" varmint weight barrel with 11 degree crown. I have the factory trigger at a safe #1.5 and it steel/pillar bedded in a Boyds tacticool black stock, EGW rail and a Sightron S3 10x50x60mm with a fine crosshair/dot reticle. I loaded Hornady 140 BTHP that I had coated in HBN on top of 36 grains of IMR3031. I shot 5 in hole and a half, waited 5 minutes then shot 5 more at the same spot. The group was .492 outside diameter, minus the .264 bullet diameter is .228. I was stoked. The barrel has about 60 rounds down it and is really coming into its own. This is my all time favorite caliber.

I have built way over 100 rifles in this caliber, from sporterized 96 and 38 models, to 98 Mauser s and Savage 110s, all have been very accurate. I dont consider myself a benchrest gunsmith or benchrest shooter, just love accurate rifles. I had done load development back in the late 80's over 2 years and came up with 3 loads, all using WLR primers, IMR 3031 and Hornady and Sierra bullets that would usually shoot in the .3's for 3 shot groups or even 5 out of a sporter barrel hunting rifle. Never could beat this for accuracy and velocity. I have tried hotter loads using N160 which the action and barrel are able to handle, but never got the accuracy. The loads were for the 85 gr Sierra HP, the 120 gr Sierra SP and the 140 BTHP or sp. I have shared these loads with several of you guys who had great luck shooting them in their various rifles. I can send pics to a email or ph# if someone would post them for me. I am especially grateful to get back to shooting this good again after a long spell of bad health issues and 3 severe strokes in one day 7 years ago that left my right side partially paralyzed.
 
Medium Powered, 6.5's like, the .260 Rem, 6.5x55, 6.5x47 and 6.5 Creed. are SO Sweet to,.. Shoot !
Fast Enough, extremely Accurate with, "Reasonable" to,.. NO, Recoil ( W/ 120 - 130 grain, Bullets & BRAKED ! ).
I can't get enough of, My 6.5 Creed for shooting, Steel Plates from, Field Positions !
130 gr. ELD-M's at, 2,850 FPS "Shoot Small" and have, practically,.. NO,.. Recoil
 
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I had neglected this rifle and had not shot it in over a year. It is a Savage 110 that I trued the receiver face and barrel nut up, added a Holland 1/4" surface ground recoil lug and a Krieger/CBI 26" varmint weight barrel with 11 degree crown. I have the factory trigger at a safe #1.5 and it steel/pillar bedded in a Boyds tacticool black stock, EGW rail and a Sightron S3 10x50x60mm with a fine crosshair/dot reticle. I loaded Hornady 140 BTHP that I had coated in HBN on top of 36 grains of IMR3031. I shot 5 in hole and a half, waited 5 minutes then shot 5 more at the same spot. The group was .492 outside diameter, minus the .264 bullet diameter is .228. I was stoked. The barrel has about 60 rounds down it and is really coming into its own. This is my all time favorite caliber.

I have built way over 100 rifles in this caliber, from sporterized 96 and 38 models, to 98 Mauser s and Savage 110s, all have been very accurate. I dont consider myself a benchrest gunsmith or benchrest shooter, just love accurate rifles. I had done load development back in the late 80's over 2 years and came up with 3 loads, all using WLR primers, IMR 3031 and Hornady and Sierra bullets that would usually shoot in the .3's for 3 shot groups or even 5 out of a sporter barrel hunting rifle. Never could beat this for accuracy and velocity. I have tried hotter loads using N160 which the action and barrel are able to handle, but never got the accuracy. The loads were for the 85 gr Sierra HP, the 120 gr Sierra SP and the 140 BTHP or sp. I have shared these loads with several of you guys who had great luck shooting them in their various rifles. I can send pics to a email or ph# if someone would post them for me. I am especially grateful to get back to shooting this good again after a long spell of bad health issues and 3 severe strokes in one day 7 years ago that left my right side partially paralyzed.
Kroger -

Howdy !

Great shooting’ there, young man !


With regards,
357Mag
 
I too had several strokes, but mine were ischemic not hemmorhagic. Not fun any way you look at it, I was lucky though, mine were relatively minor. However, one thing it affected was my eyes, It accelerated the growth of my cataracts that I already had. In mid-May I went to the range and could see the numbers on our lock to get in, but not at the beginning of June. Had to have the wife do it for me. To make matters worse I went to an F-Class shoot and dialed in the 600 yds. to the target, but could not see the crosshairs. I get my cataracts surgery on Monday. Angioplasty for what caused the stroke on Wednesday.
To add to the thread, I have always enjoyed shooting my 6.5x55;s. But, never had a group as good as you did with yours. My best group was with a ,222. I shot a .013", a .018", and a .019". Been trying ever since to even come close! Good shootin!.
 
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I too had several strokes, but mine were ischemic not hemmorhagic. Not fun any way you look at it, I was lucky though, mine were relatively minor. However, one thing it affected was my eyes, It accelerated the growth of my cataracts that I already had. In mid-May I went to the range and could see the numbers on our lock to get in, but not at the beginning of June. Had to have the wife do it for me. To make matters worse I went to an F-Class shoot and dialed in the 600 yds. to the target, but could not see the crosshairs. I get my cataracts surgery on Monday. Angioplasty for what caused the stroke on Wednesday.
To add to the thread, I have always enjoyed shooting my 6.5x55;s. But, never had a group as good as you did with yours. My best group was with a ,222. I shot a .013", a .018", and a .019". Been trying ever since to even come close! Good shootin!.
Good luck with both your surgeries. Hope evening comes out good.
 
I too had several strokes, but mine were ischemic not hemmorhagic. Not fun any way you look at it, I was lucky though, mine were relatively minor. However, one thing it affected was my eyes, It accelerated the growth of my cataracts that I already had. In mid-May I went to the range and could see the numbers on our lock to get in, but not at the beginning of June. Had to have the wife do it for me. To make matters worse I went to an F-Class shoot and dialed in the 600 yds. to the target, but could not see the crosshairs. I get my cataracts surgery on Monday. Angioplasty for what caused the stroke on Wednesday.
To add to the thread, I have always enjoyed shooting my 6.5x55;s. But, never had a group as good as you did with yours. My best group was with a ,222. I shot a .013", a .018", and a .019". Been trying ever since to even come close! Good shootin!.
Prayers sent for both surgeries my friend, hope you are back to shooting soon and better than ever.
 
Good news! Both surgeries were considered successful. Now I can half-see clear as a bell. I'm still pretty blurry out of the right eye, but if it goes as good as my left, I'll see great. The angioplasty was great too, the doctor stuck the tube in, popped out some arteries (the one he planned to stent) and it held! He came back in half the time and reported to my wife that I have good arteries. No need to stent the one and we got out in one day instead of two and some recovery time. Now to get the other eye done and I will be out shooting my 6.5x55's!
 

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