Savage to Offer 6BR Rifles in 2008
In November, Savage’s Marketing Director told us to look for new rifles that were “right up your alley” in 2008. We’ve now received confirmation that Savage will offer the 6mmBR Norma chambering in at least two rifles in the Savage 2008 product line.
First, Savage will add a 6BR-chambered F-Class rifle, similar to the very popular 6.5-284 F-Class rifle. The 6BR F-Class gun will be in the same heavy laminated stock with 3″ fore-arm and wide flat in the rear. The barrel will be a 30-incher, presumably in 1:8″ twist. The trigger is the 6-oz. target version of Savage’s AccuTrigger. MSRP hasn’t yet been set, but we expect the 6BR F-Classer to sell for about $950.00 (street price), the same as the 6.5-284 version.
While designed for F-Class matches out to 1000 yards, the 6BR F-classer should also prove to be an excellent bench gun for varmint matches (200 to 500m), 300-yard matches, and 600-yard benchrest matches, and it should make an excellent long-range varminting platform.
But for Varminters and hunters looking for a lighter, more conventional stock, Savage will offer a 6BR Chambering in two versions of its Long-Range Precision Varminter (LRPV) Series–RBLP with blind mag, or RBRP with box magazine. This rifle features a stainless action in either Right Bolt, Left Port, or Right Bolt, Right Port configuration with a Detachable Box Magazine–something new for Savage. The LRPV comes with a high-quality H.S. Precision stock with an aluminum bedding block chassis. Like the F-Class rifle, the LRPV will have a target AccuTrigger adjstable from about 6 ounces to 2.5 pounds. The LRPV will have a 26″ barrel, and it is rumored the 6BR will have a 1:12″ twist rate, but that is not certain. The LRPV is also available in .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, and 22-250, along with 6mmBR Norma.
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way to go savage!!! with all the hyper velocity hoopla its good to see an american company get on the accuracy band wagon. a 6br is much more fun than a .30 mag. to shoot. if i hadn’t just barreled a savage for 6br i’d buy one.treeman
Yet, again Remington misses an opportunity when Savage acknowledges and fills a market niche. Remington must be working really hard to design another rifle to chamber in .223 or .308.
I have never owned a Savage rifle before,but a 6BR from the factory with a magazine? I’m converted….where do i sign?
Comment #4 mentions a magazine. Is this referring to the 6br? This post is the very first that I’ve heard about a 6br being made by a domestic factory and is great. But, as usual, I’m sort of confused about what I’m reading. Time and more info will fix this, again, as usual.
EDITOR: The 6BR F-Class model is a single-shot. The LRVP (Long-Range Precision Varminter), comes in two (2) versions. One is a RBLP with blind, internal magazine, the other is a RBRP repeater with a detachable box magazine. According to the 2008 Savage Catalog, the 6BR is one of the chamberings for both LRVP versions.
Has anyone heard the date when the 6MMBR will be in the gun shops?
Has anyone tried a 6BR by Savage?
A Savage Model 12VSS in 6MM BR Remington with a 26 inch BBL
was used by Sierra,but that model isnt on the Savage website!
Best yet straight from the box
i want one.
I just purchased the Savage 6 mm Br from a local arms dealer and shot it for the first time this week. Trigger resistance had been adjusted down to the minimal 6 oz. Using a Ziess (sp) scope (Conquest) I put 4 rounds through the same hole at 100 yards. The fifth round was an 1/8 inch up as I had moved the stock from the rear bench rest and aimed using my shoulder. By the way, I am a novice shooter. This gun is fabulous and I recommend it highly.
I just found a morel 12 LRPVA with a 6mm BR for $692. Someone ordered it two years ago and didnt take delivery. The gun shop wants it gone. My big concern is the 1 :12 twist rate. I also heard that savage freebores too much (for accuracy they say but i suspect it has more to do with perceived safety since askinh a bullet to make that jump rarely helps accuracy.)They supposedly use the same type of reamer for their 1:8 models. This isnt good since the 1:8 can shoot much longer bullets.
Does anybody have any first hand experience with this gun in this caliber/twist rate combination?