Savage Factory Gun Wins Hickory Shoot. Savage 6mmBR Ships This Week.
600-yard World-Record-holder Terry Brady gave us a call this morning and reported: “You may not believe it, but a factory Savage won it all this year at the Hickory Groundhog Shoot.” Terry said it was raining through much of the event, and many of the custom rifle shooters had tight groups but were not centered up on the target. This is a score event, with concentric scoring rings on cardboard groundhog silhouette targets at 100, 300 and 500 yards. The overall match winner shot a Savage factory.223 Rem varminter, according to Terry. “A couple of them Savage guys had their groups nicely centered up on the targets, and that’s what it took to win.”
In related news, the Savage factory 6mmBR rifles will start shipping this week. The 6mmBR chambering is now offered in three versions: F-Class, Varmint single-shot, and Varmint repeater (with box magazine). The 6BR F-Class model is a right bolt, right port single-shot weighing 13.3 lbs without optics. It features an 8-twist 30″ barrel and a heavy, laminated wood stock with a flat buttstock toe that runs parallel to the underside of 3″-wide forearm. The Long-Range Precision Varminter (LRPV) has a 12-twist, 26″ barrel, and a synthetic, H-S Precision stock with alloy bedding system. The LRPV is offered as BOTH a right bolt, left port single-shot, AND as a right bolt, right port repeater.
Well done!
Lets see the winning target!! Please!!!
Way to go Savage and the shooter for doping weather conditions.
I don`t own a Savage yet,but very close to buying 6.5-284.I had a conversation with a local gunsmith who is building custom guns using the Savage actions instead of the Rem 700.He is reporting better results.Might be time for Rem. to pay attention to what the shooters want and that they can`t live on their rep forever.I have had a problem with Rem. for the lack of offering the .260 in more then one model.Kind of clear they are not paying attention to what cals. are winning various matches.So lets go Savage I`m about to join the ride. Later