What to do with my impulse buy….

Panhandlin Pat · Tuesday at 1:14 PM

My wife sent me and my one year old son down to Cabela's yesterday (100ish mile drive) so she could have a break. They had a brand new savage long range hunter in 6.5x284 on clearance, out the door price was $380 or so. It had some bumps and bruises from being a display model on inventory for a while, figured it would make a good beater/ loaner. My question is, what do I do with it?
With lapua brass no longer available, I'm tempted to chamber something different. Maybe ream out to 6.5 rpm? Reamer prints look like it would clean the chamber right up.

Calvin45 · Tuesday at 1:22 PM

Panhandlin Pat said:
My wife sent me and my one year old son down to Cabela's yesterday (100ish mile drive) so she could have a break. They had a brand new savage long range hunter in 6.5x284 on clearance, out the door price was $380 or so. It had some bumps and bruises from being a display model on inventory for a while, figured it would make a good beater/ loaner. My question is, what do I do with it?
With lapua brass no longer available, I'm tempted to chamber something different. Maybe ream out to 6.5 rpm? Reamer prints look like it would clean the chamber right up.

Man that's a good deal!

I have an older savage 111 long range hunter model in .300 win mag that had become my everything gun. It's a shooter!

The 6.5 rpm idea certainly sounds interesting. I will say, Peterson makes 6.5x284…as does ADG…the lack of lapua brass isn't really a reason not to go this route unless you just insist on that brand only (which is certainly your prerogative and choice) - but in my limited experience just with .300 win mag Peterson is every bit as good and tough and consistent as lapua is. My buddy says the same about ADG, I have yet to use adg.

cajun · Tuesday at 1:24 PM

Panhandlin Pat said:
My wife sent me and my one year old son down to Cabela's yesterday (100ish mile drive) so she could have a break. They had a brand new savage long range hunter in 6.5x284 on clearance, out the door price was $380 or so. It had some bumps and bruises from being a display model on inventory for a while, figured it would make a good beater/ loaner. My question is, what do I do with it?
With lapua brass no longer available, I'm tempted to chamber something different. Maybe ream out to 6.5 rpm? Reamer prints look like it would clean the chamber right up.

You can neck down lapua 284 brass. Thats what all the targets guys did until lapua started making it.

fseaman · Tuesday at 1:24 PM

My app for this says yes it can be cleanly reamed to 6.5 RPM

Is it a long action or a short action?

Savage Action Lengths: Long Action vs Short Action

Long or short action? We'll break down everything you need to know about Savage action lengths, the benefits of each, and how to determine your action length.

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Dmagna · Tuesday at 1:58 PM

Panhandlin Pat said:
My wife sent me and my one year old son down to Cabela's yesterday (100ish mile drive) so she could have a break. They had a brand new savage long range hunter in 6.5x284 on clearance, out the door price was $380 or so. It had some bumps and bruises from being a display model on inventory for a while, figured it would make a good beater/ loaner. My question is, what do I do with it?
With lapua brass no longer available, I'm tempted to chamber something different. Maybe ream out to 6.5 rpm? Reamer prints look like it would clean the chamber right up.

If you want a 6.5 rpm just buy a prefit for it. You can get 6.5x284 brass still.

Panhandlin Pat · Tuesday at 2:06 PM

fseaman said:
My app for this says yes it can be cleanly reamed to 6.5 RPM

Is it a long action or a short action?

Savage Action Lengths: Long Action vs Short Action

Long or short action? We'll break down everything you need to know about Savage action lengths, the benefits of each, and how to determine your action length.

savagearms.com

It's a long action, mag length appears to be 3.49"

Panhandlin Pat · Tuesday at 2:08 PM

Dmagna said:
If you want a 6.5 rpm just buy a prefit for it. You can get 6.5x284 brass still.

I should add, I have a lathe so I'd only be out reamer cost. I've rechambered a number of factory barrels with great success. Actually most were savage factory barrels.

FireFlyFishing · Tuesday at 2:11 PM

Turn around and sell it for $600.

fseaman · Tuesday at 4:53 PM

Panhandlin Pat said:
It's a long action, mag length appears to be 3.49"

Cool! Easy peasy.

Rent a reamer, go, no-go. Check the mag box for any adjustments. Go.

Is it this one?

110 Long Range Hunter for Precision Shots | Savage Arms

Built for precision, the 110 Long Range Hunter features a 26" barrel, AccuTrigger, adjustable AccuFit stock, and adjustable muzzle brake for accuracy.

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lancetkenyon · Tuesday at 5:54 PM

Calvin45 said:
Man that's a good deal!

I have an older savage 111 long range hunter model in .300 win mag that had become my everything gun. It's a shooter!

The 6.5 rpm idea certainly sounds interesting. I will say, Peterson makes 6.5x284…as does ADG…the lack of lapua brass isn't really a reason not to go this route unless you just insist on that brand only (which is certainly your prerogative and choice) - but in my limited experience just with .300 win mag Peterson is every bit as good and tough and consistent as lapua is. My buddy says the same about ADG, I have yet to use adg.

ADG makes 6.5-284 brass?

Calvin45 · Tuesday at 5:55 PM

lancetkenyon said:
ADG makes 6.5-284 brass?

Ooops!

I thought for sure I had seen it somewhere but must be mistaken

Coyote Shadow Tracker · Tuesday at 6:17 PM

Stay with the 6.5X284 you can get other Brass than Lapua and once in a while you someone will sell their Lapua 6.5x284. If using for hunting you can get a lot of reloads from Peterson, ADG or get Lapua 284 and neck down.

cape cove · Tuesday at 6:49 PM

I know that this link is north of the boarder but if you look I'm sure you can find some 6.5x284 Laupa

Lapua - 6.5 - 284 Reloading Cases - Box of 100 [4PH6030] : Hirsch Precision Inc., Shooting Sports Supplies

Hirsch Precision Inc. Lapua - 6.5 - 284 Reloading Cases - Box of 100 [4PH6030] - The favourite of long range shooters and a good choice for all game for which .264 bullets are considered suitable. World renowned Lapua brass is available in the 6.5- 284. Lapua brass is of match quality that can...

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AkleyFan · Tuesday at 7:11 PM

Good golly, I NEVER get that lucky. That's quite a bargin, I'd be willing to bet it's a shooter in waiting. Get some brass for it and start the process. Bring us along for the ride please.

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