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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 05:35:46 PM

Title: Hornady
Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 05:35:46 PM: well i have been trying some factory ammo in my 2506 but it just wont shoot with it. Thought I would ask your opinion before I tried this. have any of you had luck with Hornady Custom Ammo? Good or bad? Good for the price? :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
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Post by: FC on February 01, 2011, 05:56:34 PM: Top quality stuff.
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Post by: Thenewguy on February 01, 2011, 05:56:56 PM: I really like their "light magnum" stuff. accurate and a pretty hot load
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 06:29:38 PM: I use Hornady bullets, but I haven't purchased factory ammo in years.

Is there a load of a different brand that you do shoot well from that gun?

I'm leading up to another question... But can't ask until I know that answer.

-Steve
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Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 06:40:02 PM: No I havent found another load in factory ammo that will shoot yet.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 06:53:20 PM: OK then. .. What have you shot throug that gun and what are the results?

-Steve
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Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:08:20 PM: The only thing I have got it to shoot so far is hand loads. no factory yet. the hand load bullets are hornady 120gr hollow point. It shoots amazing with that but those supplies are getting hard to come buy and i would like to have a factory load that works.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 07:39:42 PM: Ah Kay.... I had to figure out if you/it could shoot or not.

So, your hand loads of 120gn hp's shoot well. How well? MOA at 200yds? 300?

You could buy some premium ammo.. I don't even know what to suggest, maybe some.. Uh... Federal 'whatever their good stuff is', or see if you can get some Remington Bronze tip ammo.

Hand loads if refined to be that incredible will not be duplicated by factory ammo. Factory ammo has gotten better over the years. Some of it is great. But you do have to experament with some to see what your rifle likes the most.

That said... Remington CoreLokt out of the box shoots well out of any rifle I've ever shot it through.

Other than that, you need to work with different bullets, powders and seating depths to find multiple loads that are sufficient in your rifle.

I have a few loads for a custom rifle of mine.. I can push the Speers and get hunting accuracy with phenominal terminal velocity, but I can't push the Sierra's, but those I can download them a bit to get extreme accuracy. Yet another heavy load with a Hornady BT, gets me the best of both worlds.

-Steve
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Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:44:14 PM: 100 yds, 4 shots touching. 200yds, half in groups, 300, 1.1 in groups.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 07:48:20 PM: Quote from: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:44:14 PM
100 yds, 4 shots touching. 200yds, half in groups, 300, 1.1 in groups.

I doubt you'll never get that from factory ammo. Not even close.

-Steve
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Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:58:27 PM: what might i be able to get?
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 08:11:42 PM: I have to ask what rifle you're getting sub moa at 300yds with?

Don't expect moa with factory rounds. If you get it, great. But don't expect it. If you get 1.5moa be happy.

-Steve
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 01, 2011, 08:13:22 PM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 07:48:20 PM
Quote from: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:44:14 PM
100 yds, 4 shots touching. 200yds, half in groups, 300, 1.1 in groups.

I doubt you'll never get that from factory ammo. Not even close.

-Steve

x2 That is some great groups! I would try really hard to find the componets :drool:
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on February 01, 2011, 08:23:36 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on February 01, 2011, 08:13:22 PM
Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on February 01, 2011, 07:48:20 PM
Quote from: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 07:44:14 PM
100 yds, 4 shots touching. 200yds, half in groups, 300, 1.1 in groups.

I doubt you'll never get that from factory ammo. Not even close.

-Steve

x2 That is some great groups! I would try really hard to find the componets :drool:

x3 If my 25-06 grouped like that I would stock up on components... ;)
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Post by: 2506 on February 01, 2011, 08:29:54 PM: the rifle is a 1990s rem model 700 mountain rifle
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on February 01, 2011, 08:31:58 PM: What's your recipe?
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Post by: GEARHEAD on February 01, 2011, 11:45:30 PM: I love the hornady ammo. i shoot the lightmag stuff, both in a 30-06 i used to have and really regret selling,and now my customized 7mm-08. i shoot the SST. with the 7mm-08 SST i managed a deer at 456yrds, complete pass thru. it shot consistantly at or better than sub moa, not bad for a factory round. i dont shoot enough to reload. i wish Hornady would load the 300WSM though, they are really pissing me off on that one.