Savage 11 Trophy Predator Hunter 65 Creedmoor Review Forums
- Mar 2012
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IN, United states of america
Posted: 3/9/2015 4:07:48 PM EDT
A few months back, I discovered that Savage had introduced the xi Bays Predator Hunter package burglarize. When I discovered that they were making it in 6.5 Creedmoor, I decided I had to endeavour 1 out to see if the fabulous "do-all budget precision rifle" could actually exist at a level that the everyman could afford.
The 11 Bays Predator Hunter comes with a 22", medium contour barrel that measures 0.735" at the muzzle, which has a recessed crown. The rifle comes with an Axis-style bottom commodities release "plastic DBM" built into the Mossy Oak tupperware stock that holds four rounds, and a Nikon iii-9x40 BDC scope with no model-identifying markings that looks suspiciously like the previous generation ProStaff with a Coyote Special-style reticle. The 6.5 Creedmoor version of the xi Trophy Predator Hunter package is SKU 22216, and the rifle is also offered in 223, 22-250 and 243. My rifle tips the scale at 8lb 10oz, unloaded.
I picked the rifle up from Whittaker Guns in Owensboro KY a couple weeks agone; the sticker price was $543.99 and after Kentucky sales tax and a 2% credit carte fee the package was still a bit less than $600 out the door. Barbarous is currently offer a $l rebate for Bays Predator Hunter rifles, and then that helps knock the price down even farther.
Today, I was able to striking a very wet/snowy/dingy/soupy range to try the eleven TPH out (forth with the Ruger American Rimfire Predator in the background).
Given limitations of the range today, I was only able to fix my target up at 94 yards per the Elite 1500 LRF. I was shooting decumbent with a squeeze sock.
After firing 10 rounds of Hornady 140gr Amax Lucifer armament (lot 3141521) to go the rifle sighted in and a baseline velocity on the Magnetospeed V2 (2723fps average), I fired iv five-shot groups at the 94 thou max range available to me today. Those groups are Targets i, two, 4 and five and were shot in that order, with a cooling menses between targets 2 and 4.
Average group size: i.23" or i.25 MOA at 94 yards. Pretty unimpressive, right? Non the typical net "Its a Savage, it'll do i/4 MOA out of the box!", eh?
I would more often than not concord, but looking at the target, 3 of the four groups had 4 shots clustered inside of a one-half inch with a flier to the correct that opened upwardly the group. I know for a fact the flier for the grouping on Target 5 (terminal target of the group) was a pull from an uneven trigger pull caused solely by the operator, and doubtable that combined with the limitations of the factory optic contributed to the other fliers. While I have NO Idea what happened in my second group, I think the groups for Target 1, 4 and v prove that accuracy potential definitely exists in this organisation.
I practice take to say, however, that the BDC reticle that comes with the Nikon scope is the worst I've EVER tried shooting groups with.
At 94 yards and 9x magnification, the circle in the center of the crosshairs was larger than the orange diamond bullseye...making precise aiming somewhat hard. I believe a higher magnification optic with a better reticle would assist ostend the rifle's mechanical accuracy.
In all, for less than $550 afterwards rebate, I call up this is a compelling choice for somebody looking to get into the sport on a upkeep. I look frontwards to stretching its legs to 650yd once the weather finally breaks...and besides formally doing a submission into the "MOA all solar day" claiming.
Source: https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_16_3/1427_Savage_11_Trophy_Predator_Hunter_6_5_Creedmoor_mini_review.html
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