big country..

i have the same gun but chambered in the 30-06sprg. mine aswell shoot the 165gr. federal gamekings just alittle over a inch at 100yds.
but for some reason my gun did not shoot the hornday inerlocks 165gr. about 1.5" to 1.275" . so i never really got into them as mush as i do federal

I have always had good results with the Horady custom loads out of all my guns .That is when I am forced to shoot factory ammo.

Thanks guys for all the replys.

Uh vapordog, uh ok. Not really sure what your getting at on your post. I mean everybody knows, if you don' t like them, stop buying them. Not really making much sense. If you have anything to add about light magnums, then post it. Not really talking about their bullets. This is a forum where we can share our opinions and experiences. What kinda " special reloading technique could they have???? I have reloaded for a long time, I would like to hear there special reloading technique. Seems simple to me. They get 200fps faster than any of the powder manufactures or bullet manufactures. They are probably blending powders. And if you do reload, and I assume you do since I have answered back to you a few times on the reloading forum trying to help and give advise, you know that the hottest load is usually not the best load. Just thought it might be a good discussion for this forum.

Handloader, I was planning to load up some. I bought this gun used and the guy gave me a week to evaluate and shoot. So a friend had 5 different types of ammo, and I picked up the light magnums just to try. I always like to shoot factories first before reloading for a new gun. Just to have a starting point. But as usually I can' t beat the accuracy of those gamekings. I have yet to see those bullets not shoot good out of reloads or Federal premiums.

I was just shocked and wanted everyone to know my experience with this ammo. Especially at 25 dollars a box. Seems I am not the only one that has experienced this. Stay away from light magnums, Junk

I had the same experience with my .308 Win. It normally shoots 1-1.5" groups at 100 yds. With the Hornady 150 Light Mags. it shot 4-6" groups. I couldn' t belive it. At first I thought something had come loose on my gun, but I checked it and shot another brand of ammo through it, and it shot just fine. I thought this was just an example of a particular gun not liking a particular load, but if this happened with three of your guns as well, it makes me wonder.

Big Country- You bring up a good point about bullet velocity, fast does not always equal accurate.
From my experince with reloading rifle ammo I might have used Honady once or twice but tend to buy Sierra and some Speer bullets. By comparison in my .300 WM both do nearly as well.
But I know a few varmint hunters that love the smaller dia. Hornady' s in .223 and .22/250 re-loads.[&:]

I can tell you from experience, I have shot Hornady Customs in my .257 Roberts and 6.5x55, both loads shot very well sub moa if I did my part. The only light magnums I have shot have been for my 06, that was when I was still thinking I would be taking the longer shots on a regular basis. You don' t say what your twist rate or length of your barrel, both factors that can really affect performance. With my 06, 24" barrel as I recall the average was about 1.25" - 1.75" @ 100 yds. Sounds like your gun just don' t like them. It happens.

Never shot their factory stuff but I sure like the way their bullets perform. Never had one fail in any way.

Not just my gun thndrchiken, also three other guns also. And a FN tactical sniper rifle that will chuck rocks out with less than 1" groups. Seems I am not alone, kinda like rangerlab.

light magnums group the worst in my 308...its not hornady its their light magnums

One more dissatisfied customer. I don' t care if I am getting 2400fps as long as they make a tiny little group.