Tried a pretty wide variety of load combos, but have settled on the 300gr XTP, MMP black sabot and 43 gr of IMR4759. Accuracy has been consistently good and the bullet effective on deer over the last 2 seasons.
4759 seemed to give me just a little better performance than 5744.
Both the mag and regular version of the XTP shoot well, but am not yet able to comment on hunting performance as I have only hunted with the mag version.
I put a Nikon Omega on my Savage, and it seems to work well, tho I have Leupolds on most of my rifles. The constant 5" eye relief of the Nikon was my primary reason for trying the Nikon. It is a good scope, but I won't be buying more.
