Instead of bursting eggs at 300 yards, let's see how the Savage Stealth Evolution picks off clay pigeons at 650 yards. Savage's newest precision rifle is easily up to the task. The trigger man is the variable here.
A few weeks ago some friends and I tested this new Savage 10 BA Stealth Evolution in the Unknown Distance Challenge, hitting clay pigeons anywhere from 100 yards to 425 yards. ([ Ссылка ]) Today I want to go long range, all the way to the maximum distance at Tulsa Red Castle Gun Club: 650 yards. Today's conditions hover around 20 degrees F, with a variable wind from the North. Red Castle is known nationwide for difficult wind, and today the usual wind indicators of swaying grass and mirage are nonexistent. All I have is a ribbon hanging off to the side at 600 yards.
The equipment I'm using includes a Savage 10 BA Stealth Evolution in 6.5 Creedmoor, launching 140-grain Federal American Eagle ammunition. Out front I've attached a YHM Phantom 3300-Ti Titanium silencer. I'm looking through a Bushnell HDMR-II Elite Tactical scope, featuring the excellent Horus H59 reticle. Supports include a Blackhawk Sportster bipod and a Protektor rear bag.
Like I mentioned in the previous challenge, the Savage Evolution can be configured to fit the individual user, and it even includes buttpad cant and height adjustment on the Magpul PRS Gen 3 buttstock. The rifle feels solid and comfortable, matching up to my personal dimensions very neatly. With either the included muzzle brake or this YHM suppressor, recoil feels like a heavy .223 Remington. This means that when I take a shot, I can see the impacts downrange, a handy feature since today I have no spotter.
If you ever wondered why the market is foaming at the mouth for 6.5 Creedmoor, consider my scope adjustments: 4.5 MRAD of elevation and roughly 1 MRAD of wind in a full-value 10mph crosswind.
I've previously reviewed the Champion Duraseal clay pigeon holders: [ Ссылка ]
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