Re: Savage "Hog hunter" Model11
I tried my predator Hunter .260 for FV200 match shooting. It needs a few minor mods.
The cheek rest is decidedly lower than what I need. I'll be putting something together to address that.
Surprisingly, recoil with 140SMK's is rather haevy. I don't mind (or even notice it, but my Wife did and suggested it was pushing me around rather thoroughly. I have since filled the stock cavity with bucksot as a reversible response. The rifle is a lot heavier now.
I will also be doing load development with the 95gr V-Max, the 140SMK is not needed at 200-250yd.
Barrel heating is an issue. The contour is lighter than a varmint tube, and it has emphatic fluting. I am adding a mirage band, and will be working on loads to reduce the overall energy being dealt out. For paper, it's not necessary to be running at such a high throttle setting.
Very few of these issues would be nearly as significant in a hunting scneario.
Meanwhile, the Scout is simply a crowd pleaser, but it suffers an small ways from poor commercial ammo quality; Nobody seems to be providing much more from their offerings beyond the noise factor. I want more than that for/from this rifle; I think it can perform well enough to take better advantage of a good load.
Greg
