BUYING A NEW HUNTING RIFLE | SAVAGE HIGH COUNTRY 6.5 PRC

[@duane.pearce]

1- unstrap the gun. You're changing the harmonics of the barrel. 2- take the scope off, check rail screws in the action. Remount the scope and make sure they are torqued down with loctite! 3- try different brands and weights. The rifle will out shoot you just find the rhyme and reason why it's inconsistent

[@sourwineboyzoutdoorz7822]

Nailed it

[@MrTee2212]

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[@BOSSTOWN10]

The ratchet strap is what hurt your accuracy

[@kennethstraining237]

Absolutely perfect also make sure to torque it down to the right measurement and pounds of what the scope and scope-rings call for you will mess up the parallax ok the scope if you do not

[@michaelwoods3371]

You never want to put pressure on the barrel, it’s free-floated for a reason. You’re changing the barrel harmonics when you put the barrel in a bind with the strap.

[@preyingmathis2517]

I'm just going to go out on a limb and say the strap is the problem I have never seen anyone do that before LOL

[@deangoodman9414]

Hornady precision hunter 143grain. That’s what I shoot out of my 6.5 PRC. I have a leupold varix 5 with the turret. I really think it’s going to be your torque or rings or bases. I had the same thing happen with my 270 browning. It shot perfectly one time then way off. I had a stripped screw on my mounts. I love my 6.5 PRC. I have a sig. Definitely un strap it!

[@Michael_P23]

12:25 When this happens i usually put my crosshair on where i want the bullet to hit and then move the crosshairs to where the bullet actually hits.

[@Official_Anthony22]

I found you through of Braden I’m glad to see your doing Good in life keep it up

[@Itsoundslikethat]

The ratchet strap is going to change the way things hit man I would double check again

[@brandonkizziah9719]

If the barrel is anything like my 30-06 it has the floating barrel and I've noticed if I throw my finger over the barrel while shooting it throws the shot off cause the barrel moves thought about this cause you had the strap on the barrel worth a shot

[@JohnShields-i4n]

I have a Bergara HMR Pro in 6.5 PRC, and I'm getting groups of .3 inches. I don't use a sled, I use an adjustable front rest and a rear sandbag. I also never put pressure on the barrel.

[@leroydaniels5793]

This is not a ammo issue. the traveling all over the target that amount of distance is either, Scope base not properly torqued, action screws need to be checked, or scope issue. I can tell you know i have owned one of them Diamondback scopes before they are more suitable as a paper weight.

[@zachbauer4378]

Torque action screws to proper spec (may have to play with it) Check scope base screws Check muzzle break is tight if it’s loose can throw shots but probably not that bad. I had a high country 300win and it was stupid picky on ammo and action screw torque

[@brockhalper7057]

Try making sure everything is torqued to spec and I would take the ratchet strap off you could have the barrel in a bind.

[@s.gfishing3352]

One thing is take the strap off, barrel is supposed to free float in the stock. I have seen people have issues with suppressors because the weight makes the barrel touch the stock. Pull the scope off and check the screws in the bases. Clean it good. Do the research of what the recommended break in procedure for that rifle is. If none of that works you have a ammo issue

[@danielbell5140]

From the looks of it, you should try different brand ammos and weights. I just sighted in a 45-70 at 100 yards. It hated Buffalo Bore Magnum 300 grain. But shot the barnes 300 grain that was slower at just over 1 moa. But the 45-70 Shoots the hornady 325 grain ftx the best at 1moa. Just have to spend the money and try different ammos. And when you find the best ammo. Buy a bunch of it. Did have a buddy who bought a 243 savage that got real erratic groups like your video finished, we swapped scopes, cleaned gun, ammo etc. We returned it and come to find out the barrel had a defect inside the barrel. Dealer sent it to savage and it was replaced. The replacement shoots great.

[@David-i2u7s]

I had the same problem and found the base screws was a little too long and bottoming out. The bases felt tight, but was just loose enough to cause the problem. This was on a savage 116.

[@Johnparker508]

Check the ammo rings and the ring base and torque everything to spec

[@808Cummins]

Wait! You strapped the gun down? 🤣🤣🤣. Please...why? Harmonics. It needs to be free floating.

[@egertonridout4102]

You may need to take your scope off and check your scope base. They may have worked themselves loose. I always torque my bases to my receiver, make sure you degrease the screws and receiver screw holes to clean the grease from the factory and use blue locktite on the screws and please wait, well I always have, wait 24 hours for the locktite to dry. When you torque your bases down, I use 18 inch pounds, 22 inch pounds for my scope rings to the base and 18 inch pounds on the scope rings themselves. Hope this helps

[@davidcooper7062]

I feel your pain...a gun like that with good glass should group sub moa. I bought a Savage model 11 hunter .308 package that came with a Nikon and expected 1" groups. Did the old break in 1 shot clean for 10 rounds using cheap super X ammo and got 1.75". Bought some expensive precision hunter and it grouped 3+", bought more expensive superformance ammo...4+", bought a box of super X and it grouped 1.75". Change out the scope, if it throws them all over the paper send the rifle back to Savage. Did your rifle come with a proof target?

[@terrybrennan2534]

Man, I hate that for you! But you have me nervous now, I just bought a Winchester XPR Varmint in 6.5 PRC and haven’t shot it yet! Opening day is Saturday so I gotta figure something out quick! I believe you made the right mistake and will be happier with the PRC from the research I’ve done!

[@chrissyholloway4605]

love the video-can’t wait to see what happens with the gun

[@michaelbarlow6062]

It’s probably gonna be the bases or the scope rings make sure there the right ones because the back one looks taller than the front one

[@jasonsellers8896]

Check the scope bases where it mounts to the gun i had one doing the same thing one of the front screws was a little loose

[@kwoutdoorproductions495]

Take the strap off the barrel, and make sure you didn’t over torque the scope base and rings

[@stevendillard2174]

The strap is killing your accuracy. Torque action screws, base and rings to spec. Also check the scope level.

[@EroX_FN]

Just got me a 7mm prc and man I love mine I was gonna get the same thing you got but that 7 mag looks so good

[@jdeere6087]

These guns love Remington ammo, I have same gun in 270, using regular ole core lokts 130gr...it's a tack driver. May want to upgrade your scope.

[@markyoung1055]

I have the High Country in 300 Win Mag and I can get 1" groups at 200 yards.

[@GiJoeBLAKETHEGR8]

Nice I got the cva cascade long range hunter in 6.5 prc this year

[@tylernester218]

Try the Hornady precision hunter. That’s what I’ve had the best luck out of with my 6.5 creedmore and my 7mm prc. I’ve tried other brands and it seems to throw rounds

[@cameronadams8101]

Id put some 156g bergers in that PRC to hunt with i had trouble with blood trails from eld-x

[@chriswalker8642]

my 6.5 shoots crazy like this with any ammo other then the horandy match ammo it shoots it flawless and consistent but if i shoot any other ammo through it it does this right here

[@TennHuntFarmGuy]

I have the exact same rifle and it is a tack driving machine. You have a scope issue. Have you over tightened the mount/ring screws? Doing so can damage the scope and cause the eratic shots.

[@JackViner]

I know it sounds crazy. I thought the ammo was it tried different scope then for giggles I ran a brush down the barrel. Omg it was a different rifle. Clean it good and I bet you make a video about it. I did. Savage lightweight storm 7mm-08

[@Deerfield5]

A gun you need to invest in is a 30-06 a 30-06 and 243 is my go two for deer hunting hell even a rifled 12 gauge cause ours can shoot up to 300 yards it's got the big heavy bull barrel and also I have a 30-06 Remington 783 and my step dad has a 30-06 that's a 6000$ gun that's had a lot of work and it's the prettiest gun we have

[@duvielhernandez2887]

Brother same thing happened to me with my savage high country 6.5 prc bought it by mistake thinking it was a 6.5 creedmoor and best thing that could have happened lol. What a coincidence

[@jamessammann9183]

Check action screws make sure 60.onch lbs

[@mitchoneal2849]

Had this problem with a 300 wsm and even Bought a new scope but turns out it was just the ammo

[@TimothyGibson-d4i]

My 6.5 creedmoor did the same thing

[@calebbacle7156]

The 6.5 has a brake in period, after so many shots clean it. Rinse and repeat. I don’t remember the exact shot number but you can look up the break in process.

[@zachaubichon2837]

6.5 PRC in a Tikka has zero break in period

[@HazardousRob]

No it doesn't. I hate when people spout this stupidity

[@zachaubichon2837]

The tikka t3x does not need a break in period, look on the website.

[@tammyfuller8827]

How long you been shooting trees?

[@brianhuffstutler6837]

Strap is causing it and check the screws that are holding barrel to stock

[@sniperlegend5644]

it’s the ammo some rifles act weird with diff brands

[@HazardousRob]

It's not the ammo. The moron has a ratchet strap pulling down on the barrel.

[@jordangidzinski1434]

Shooting multiple shots one after another getting heat in the barrel will throw the bullets off my savage .270 did the same exact 💩

[@upstatearms4]

You will be incredibly happy with thar vortex scope. If anything you won't want to shoot that 243 with the bushnell after lol edit- vortex has specific torque specs for thier scopes (like most all) especially if you're using vortex rings and bases. If that's not loose and not saying you did anything wrong but at that juncture it's either ammo issue or that barrel shouldn't have made it through Q.C

[@loganhildebrand4924]

Rachet strap on a free floated barrel. Thats a big issue.

[@jamessammann9183]

18 inch lbs on top rings ..30 on.vortex lower rings

[@sethmiller1189]

Check the muzzle break

[@triplej4043]

Congratulations on your new tool.. I'm a little old school and my favorite is the .270 which is pretty much the same...6.5 PRC is way better than the Creedmoor ...Creedmoor are for target practice not hunting.

[@flynnryder7798]

Creedmoor works just fine for hunting game under 500 lbs

[@omarnavarro97]

Scope rings might be over tightened.

[@benmcmahan2974]

Can you post every week

[@tommyboggs22]

Could be ammo my savage won’t hold a group with certain ammo

[@austinhamby2976]

Change ammo not all ammo is loaded the same i had the same problem try running federal do that instead of trying to fix the scope

[@BenBussell]

Did you break in the rifle

[@darren.eubank]

Need to change your ammo and also bore your scope rings 90% of the time scope rings are not square brand new. And you have to break in the Barrel need like 50+ rounds through it and clean it and wire brush it out after every 10 rounds, then finale sight it in

[@emmamaslar3950]

whats the thing on the 243 barrel

[@joshpittman6021]

Lots of ignorance in the comments. 6.5mm cartridges have been killing big game for over 100 years. You cant blame a gun for bad shot placement.

[@American_Redneck]

It kills fine, the biggest complaint though that I’ve heard is the hole they make is tiny so they don’t leave much blood. Harder to track

[@joshpittman6021]

@@American_Redneck I can see that, but that could be true with lots of calibers. I think people choose terrible bullets to kill game with as well as terrible shot placement.

[@codychambers7792]

Depends on the ammo u use. I have takemobout 20 deer wirh mine and the farthest one has went was 60 yards ​@American_Redneck

[@joshmontano7052]

they still don’t kill anything better than any other similar cartridge inside reasonable distance. only cartridge i’ve seen bounce off a shoulder blade as well

[@phillipoliver4289]

@@joshmontano7052I know that is bullshit

[@hutsinmoore]

The ammo is your problem get some Hornady precision hunters they shoot good about of all of my guns

[@danielleodonnell1427]

What day are you going hunting

[@redneckreality]

243 is probably the best deer rifle . it can drive nails at 200 yards and still have plenty nock down power.

[@caleblemmon2646]

It’s the ammo my 6.5 creedmoor does that

[@Crowesonthefly]

Awesome

[@shananmccain1328]

That's going to be a ammo problem some pews such as savage will only shoot a specific brand of ammo accurately my dad has a savage 30-06 that will only shoot Remington core lock 180 grain accurate or it shoot sporadically like your 6.5 PRC is doing so I would start there and see what happens🤷

[@henryrainey9540]

My rifle was doing the same thing an I said ammo could be the issue

[@brandonberry7840]

Yes I agree with this I had the same issue with my savage axis in 308 was shooting Winchester bullets was doing this same thing switched to Hornady and it completely stopped and shoots very very accurately now!!

[@henryrainey9540]

My savage axis 7mm08 don’t like the whitetail hornadys i just tried them cause a coworker asked me an he stands on them, I started back shooting Winchester ball point an remington core loc an it got right…

[@leviparker9902]

You have to shoot at 20 yards first then 50 yards

[@kadencollins5303]

Squeeze the trigger slower torque everything downs clean the barrel try some different ammo and try it again

[@tylerparker3024]

Dude lose the ratchet strap lmao how did you expect it to group like that

[@GLORY_GOD4]

Different scope rings

[@ColeHoffman-ib7kp]

Love all of your videos

[@JohnShields-i4n]

PRC means Precision Rifle Cartridge.

[@GLORY_GOD4]

Honady precision hunter

[@huntereisenhart5263]

can you not order ammo online where your at?

[@gmanthedsftw2672]

Ya uhm the 6.5 is going 2800 ish fps which is not too fast to make a blood trail that is not how that works just choose the right bulletts

[@Martin-tc5pc]

I used a 6.5 creedmoor for the past 3 years and all my deers got drop on the spot even a hog

[@djl0fne]

Use Hornady whitetail ammo

[@nicholaschernega9789]

Wow. Some of the comments in here are just classic. FFS. 😂

[@steemerxaxon1643]

If you will use HORNADY AMMO. you WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED... ive got the same Rifle Only the CREEDMOOR & i always shoot sub. Moa at 100 yards

[@ZachHudgins]

I think it’s the strap

[@ColeHoffman-ib7kp]

Get a 450 Roger riffle it is a good hunting riffle

[@Johnparker508]

Killed plenty of deer with a 6.5 but hogs are tough as hell

[@zacharyharris919]

Take that ratchet strap off the barrel, you don’t want anything touching the barrel. It affects accuracy. Also as you foul the barrel your accuracy will improve. It also appears that You’re slapping the trigger. Next try different ammo, every barrel will prefer different ammo. Try some different grain bullets and some different brands.federal gold medal match, hornady eld match and Eld-X are very consistent loads. From my experience savage stocks are…flimsy to say the least, look at getting a Boyd’s stock for a replacement or a chassis system if you really want to see what that weapon system is capable of. 6.5prc is a very good round especially at long range

[@phillipoliver4289]

My savage 6.5 will only shoot Hornady nothing more nothing less when I use anything different it will go all over the place

[@kyleniederkohr9719]

Never put anything on your barrel like you did with the strap look up barrel harmonics! That’s why a free floating barrel typically shoots better than a barrel that’s not free floating

[@MikeLloyd-g8p]

My dad has 6.5 it shoot 600 yards an it sweet but I can never disown my 308 If I see it that a dead deer The rifling in the rifle barrel is no good. Just get a new rifle. They'll replace it. My dad had the same problem. Got a new gun was perfect but y'all shoot definitely then me I can shoot at 100 yd never bore sight an get it set in 3 to 4 shoots but my grandpa touched me how to shoot he was in the army in world war II and the Korean war so I always shoot like him

[@dalethelegend4417]

My first thought would be to try a different brand of ammo i got a 30-06 that eats remington brand like candy but has lots of inconsistencies with other brand ammo, I've also heard of barrels sometimes needing several shots to get consistent groups after being broken in. Easy way to know if its a scope issue is flop it to another rifle and test it but my first though would be a ammo issue.

[@CT15MK18]

Try different ammo. Different guns like different ammo IME

[@huntereisenhart5263]

also pls do not ratchet strap down the barrel its gonna mess with accuracy.

[@teeganoutdoors1256]

Definitely not the scope, I’d try different ammo the gun might not like the ammo for what ever reason if that doesn’t work it’s probably the gun

[@guyelliott7610]

Take the ratchet strap off

[@rosswitte]

Don't shoot anything strapped down please. You are asking for lots of trouble. Scope rings have a max tension set by the manufacturer. Also, check the mount. Don't trust them when factory mounted. Again the mount has a set tension. Always use medium strength thread locker.

[@Carter_Lapage]

It’s the ammo I think I got a 6.5creedmore savage and if I shoot 140 grain it’ll shoot all over the place like your gun but when I shoot 123 grain it’ll shoot a tighter group I wanna try 129 grain for my 6.5

[@mitchellwilson2723]

As stated multiple times. Simple mistake. Check your scope rings and bases. More then likely the scope shifted or is loose. The ratchet strap is good idea in theory but changed barrel harmonics. Best lessons learned come from failure. Learn from It and move on man, you’ll be alright.

[@dewittjackson432]

Un strap it

[@coltontaylor9161]

Try new ammo some guns are really picky

[@eskimoreloader]

😂

[@jamessammann9183]

Ita your strap Dude take it off my 6.5 prc shoots quarter inch

[@logancarle3432]

You might just have to break the gun and don’t strap the barrel down

[@huntingusa5173]

Take off the ratchet strao

[@codychambers7792]

Change your ammo not every gun likes whatever you put in it

[@travispittman2119]

6.5 are picky my ruger american is very picky can't hold a group at 100 yards not a fan of 6.5 better off a 308 or 270 or stay with the 243 there better than 6.5 creedmore and 6.5 prc 😂😂😂

[@trinityyin9190]

Take the strap off the barrel see how that goes