Savage 6.5-284 norma build

[318lll9740]

Good evening. I was bored last week cleaning up gun room and had a long action from a savage 110 7mm. Also found a standard bolt face, barrel nut, and recoil lug. My son had a long action savage stock we never used, add it all up and all i need is a barrel for a new rifle. The 6.5-284 norma came to mind. Nss has 24" light varmints and 26" criterion varmints in stock. I ordered some norma brass and 140 vlds. Loaded with h4350 from 46-50gr in one gr increments. Please advise?!?

 

[Clucknmoan]

RL 26 or Retumbo

 

[whirlwindjml]

I'm going to go clean my garage....

 

[biggen]

FYI, Krieger just announced that they have chambered Savage barrels available now.

Sorry, I know that doesn't answer your question.

 

[ramrod79]

4831sc is pretty good in the 6.5 284 with 140 vld. Without looking in my book I think I was close to 59gr at about 2875 in a 26 Bench.

 

[Greyfox]

Good evening. I was bored last week cleaning up gun room and had a long action from a savage 110 7mm. Also found a standard bolt face, barrel nut, and recoil lug. My son had a long action savage stock we never used, add it all up and all i need is a barrel for a new rifle. The 6.5-284 norma came to mind. Nss has 24" light varmints and 26" criterion varmints in stock. I ordered some norma brass and 140 vlds. Loaded with h4350 from 46-50gr in one gr increments. Please advise?!?

I just put together a SavagevLA with Criterion barrel(Light Palma) in 6.5x284. Order a trued recoil lug and nut from nSS, James is very helpful. It shoots quite well with Lapua brass, 57grTetumbo, CCIBR2 primers, Berger 140HVLD's

 

[ramrod79]

Retumbo also worked well in mine but 4831sc was easier to get hands on.

 

[318lll9740]

I have some 4831,rl25,rl23,and rl26. It seems like quite a few powders perform in this round. I appreciate the info, keep it coming!

 

[twister]

53.5 to 54.5 H4831sc have been where i end up with 140's

 

[318lll9740]

Thanks!

 

[jasonco]

H4831 or H4831sc, Retumbo with the 140+ bullets

 

[Savagehunter1968]

59 gr of 4831 is way over the top may wanna check that before throwing numbers out. 52.5 in a 24 in lrh running 2850 here with bergers right at 2800 with eldx

 

[Greyfox]

4831sc is pretty good in the 6.5 284 with 140 vld. Without looking in my book I think I was close to 59gr at about 2875 in a 26 Bench.

Yes, you should check your book! 59gr is TOO high. 52-53gr of H4831sc generates about 2850-2950FPS in several 6.5x284's with 24-26" barrels I have worked with.

 

[YZ-80]

Yes, you should check your book! 59gr is TOO high. 52-53gr of H4831sc generates about 2850-2950FPS in several 6.5x284's with 24-26" barrels I have worked with.

Oh boy, I think so too. I'm running what I would consider maybe a "medium" charge with a 130 Accubond out of a 26" bbl. (52.3 grains of H4831sc.). It's lumbering down the range at 2,920 fps.