Savage Edge XP .223 Range Report from Angeles

[EROCO]

Shot 50 rounds today with my fairly new Savage rifle and it seems the more rounds I fire from this rifle the better it gets.

The winds out there today was brutal, steady 13-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. But I was still able to hit the red pig at the 600 yard mark about 60-70% of the time.

My reloads have the following spec:

Varget 25.5 grains
69 gr Sierra MK
.020 off the lands
PMC brass on its 3rd reload


Here is a 5 shot group at 100 yards:



and another one:


I may have flinched on that bottom shot because they were about to call cease fire..


I am also a rookie and this is my first bolt action rifle. I bought this at Big 5 with scope for just over $300.

I liked it so much I got the 308 also, I'll do a report on that next time.

[Juice5610]

Nice shooting check out CAPRC.COM and the second link in my sig. Hope to see you on the line.

[brianinca]

Good recipe, great shooting!

I have FP10's in 223 and 308, I think your matched set idea is a great one. Varget works well in 308, too - you're set!

Regards,
Brian in CA

[EROCO]

Nice shooting check out CAPRC.COM and the second link in my sig. Hope to see you on the line.

Yes, I will be there next week's class. I hope a spot opens up and Randall includes me on the list but if not that's okay, I can just watch too. It just won't be as much fun