Cartridge for Savage 110 in 7mm-08

[Karl Blanchard]

Both of the guns we use love the Federal 140 Accubonds.   Tried the Hornaday whitetail and got too many bad rounds for my taste.  Hornaday claimed light primer strikes but from 2 different guns from 2 different makers that never had a issue before was enough proof for me.

I'm curious, was one of the rifles a Savage Axis by chance?

[jrebel]

https://www.shootersproshop.com/7mm-08-rem-120gr-ballistic-tip-hunting-ammunition-blem.html

In stock and not a horrible price. 

[Lumpy Taters]

Both of the guns we use love the Federal 140 Accubonds.   Tried the Hornaday whitetail and got too many bad rounds for my taste.  Hornaday claimed light primer strikes but from 2 different guns from 2 different makers that never had a issue before was enough proof for me.

I'm curious, was one of the rifles a Savage Axis by chance?

Nope one was a Thompson Dimension and the other is a Ruger American.  Both have never had a problem with any other ammo and I now have probably 200 rounds through the Thompson.  I have tried several brands of factory ammo and the Federal is by far the best in both of those guns.  The Thompson is a tack driver with either the 140 AB's or the 140 partitions  POI doesn't shift at all out to 250 yards.    I have not been the only one to have issues with the American Whitetail brand of ammo.  But i was terribly let down by the customer service I got.   

[NiteHawk]

I've been trying out multiple ammo types through my Kimber 7mm-08 Adirondack with an 18" barrel. I've tested the Hornady American Whitetail 139gr interlock, Nosler Balistic tip 120gr, and Norma Soft Point 150gr.

The Norma 150gr groups best (about 1"), Hornady second best (about 1.5"), and Nosler was about a 2"group. My rifle seems to like the heavier bullet.