ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
ORIGINAL: CarpetBagger
I think what i am going to do is buy a box of hornaday SP 130s and 150s and see how the gun likes those....if it doesnt improve try another factory load...and so on...might cost me $120 to get 4 or 5 boxes of ammo, but in the end i should be fairly familiar with my rifle and what it likes.
I have grouped and killed deer with about 10 different factory loadings, you will see a big difference in not only groups but how they preform on deer as well as drop out to 300 yards...It's funny to me how guys will spend so much on a rifle and scope and then balk at spending money on different bullets to try...
Believe me ifI could rifle hunt moreI wouldnt even hesitate in getting into reloading. To get to a place where I can pull out the long gun is literally an hour drive. IfI hunt locally its bow and slugs only.
Im just looking to find a bullet that my rifle fires better and hits with a little more pop.
I use my rifle in northern PA and WV primarily. It a real no frills rifle, just use it to put meat on the table, but im almostgetting better groups out of my slug gun at 100 yrds than my rifle...