You will need to shoot 80grain;s to do anything at 1000. your savage will be fine; 77 grain to 600 will work. My savage shoots well to 1000 with 80G@2920. It has a shilen barrel with a wylde chamber[80 grain rounds are long: 2,50.
I own two savage's that I shoot in F-class.I am not a very experienced shooter.Both my .223 and 6.5CM have Shilen barrels that I put on them.
In Feb. I shot a 600 yard match with the 6.5 using copper creek 139 L.S. ammo.It was the first match with this gun.
196-8x 197-6x 195-6x...
I think a few people on here are a little naive.I do not reload or have much interest in doing it [I like to shoot].
Example: Black Hills has access to "powder" that no one on this sight has.[Hornady may also].
I know this because I acquired some of the rounds that BH made for the AM Team...
I have been reading this thread with interest.
This weekend I shot a 300/600--800/900/1000--1000 yard F-class match with my 6.5[first time with this rifle, except I won a 300/600 match 3 weeks ago with it{first time in a match with it}. A savage LRP with a Shilen 1/8 ultra match, 4 grove...