A Savage Axis II 6.5 Creedmoor Followed Me Home

j8064 · Oct 6, 2016

I don't know exactly how it happened. All I did was stop at Cabelas to browse. Next thing I knew I was filling out paperwork because this was the last "on sale" Savage they had chambered in 6.5CM. Much like a baby beagle that needs a new forever home...this poor little rifle was in need of a new place to live.

It will make its range debut at this Sunday's Hooligan shoot...

BUFF7MM · Oct 6, 2016

Where's the foot?

GunnerGunz · Oct 6, 2016

Nice rifle and how did you get the gun to stick to the cardbord box upside down like that :innocent0

MikeTF · Oct 6, 2016

I know the feeling. I ran into a sale at walmart on a Savage Axis II with an acutrigger chambered in .223 for $180. I whipped out the debit card so fast my wife was shocked because I am very frugal and patient. A deal is a deal. I get it!

outrider58 · Oct 7, 2016

How did you get it to stick to your Murphy bed like that? Nice. What kind of glass did it come with?

j8064 · Oct 7, 2016

Thanks all.

The cell phone pic was in my hotel room last night. Couldn't edit it on my IPad. Here's a better pic with some of the additional loot and the obligatory foot.

This is a rifle/scope combo with a Weaver 3-9X40 scope. The rifles are on sale for $399 with a $30 rebate from Savage. Not top of the line, but if it shoots like my other Savage rifles it will be a lot of fun. Besides, I now have one more caliber to reload...as if I needed that part.

It's time for a range day so I can break in the barrel.

:gun2:

44man · Oct 7, 2016

She's a beauty!

DaemonAssassin · Oct 7, 2016

Tarzan like. Tarzan want. Tarzan need 6.5 Creedmoor for fun happy time.

j8064 · Oct 7, 2016

DaemonAssassin said:
Tarzan like. Tarzan want. Tarzan need 6.5 Creedmoor for fun happy time.

Do you mean "Me Tarzan, you... ???" :rofl:

We need to get you to another Hooligan shoot real soon. There are many new toys showing up on range days you have not seen or fired in person...

Pale Ryder · Oct 7, 2016

Nice, snuck that foot in also.

DaemonAssassin · Oct 7, 2016

j8064 said:
Do you mean "Me Tarzan, you... ???"

We need to get you to another Hooligan shoot real soon. There are many new toys showing up on range days you have not seen or fired in person...

I'm going to try to make a trek up there after it gets warmer. If all goes well, I'll have something new to bring out.

BUFF7MM · Oct 7, 2016

DaemonAssassin said:
I'm going to try to make a trek up there after it gets warmer. If all goes well, I'll have something new to bring out.

see you in May 2017

DaemonAssassin · Oct 7, 2016

Buff7mm said:
see you in May 2017

Might have to look at late May or early June.

2:

outrider58 · Oct 8, 2016

DaemonAssassin said:
Might have to look at late May or early June. 2:

Let me know if it's OK for a tag-along?

DaemonAssassin · Oct 8, 2016

outrider58 said:
Let me know if it's OK for a tag-along?

Depends on if you bring the long things that are cylindrical. :innocent0

outrider58 · Oct 8, 2016

DaemonAssassin said:
Depends on if you bring the long things that are cylindrical.

dreadpirate · Oct 16, 2016

I wonder if I could use that excuse? "Honey, look what followed me home as I drove by Bass Pro!"

DaemonAssassin · Oct 16, 2016

dreadpirate said:
I wonder if I could use that excuse? "Honey, look what followed me home as I drove by Bass Pro!"

Yea, I'm going to try that in May with a Ruger American 300BLK and maybe a 6.5 Creedmorr.

j8064 · Oct 16, 2016

dreadpirate said:
I wonder if I could use that excuse? "Honey, look what followed me home as I drove by Bass Pro!"

DaemonAssassin said:
Yea, I'm going to try that in May with a Ruger American 300BLK and maybe a 6.5 Creedmorr.

Heck yeah. That type of approach works every time!
:lol2:

j8064 · Oct 16, 2016

Range Report

I realized I did not post a range report follow up of the Asis II's first outing at last Sunday's Hooligan shoot. Here you go:

We only fired 17 rounds of Hornady Whitetail 129 grain factory ammo. I have several other factory loads to try. The target below is the rifle's first five shots "out of the box" at 50 yards. Not bad. That's about where my Savage Mod 10 .243 started and it's a tack driver with my reloads now.

All of the Hooligans took some shots with the new Savage. Everyone liked how it handled. I can tell you it's loud and has a 5" muzzle jump when fired. Definitely more recoil than a .243, but not anything near some of the rifles we shoot.

4570 clocked the factory ammo on his LabRadar. It averaged 2867 fps. I expect the velocity will drop some in my reloads.

The empty cases were cleaned (of course) and neck sized only with my 6.5 Hornady die. I reloaded them with 139 gr Prvi JB's atop IMR 4064. I use both the bullets and powder in my T-38 6.5 Arisaka and had both on hand. It was as good a place to start as any.

We'll see how they perform next Hooligan shoot!

Stay tuned.

:thumbsup:

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