store bought ammo
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: chiefland Florida USA
Posts: 5,417
RE: store bought ammo
thats like who make the best truck!!!!
I prefer Winchester.
I don't shoot the 223,I shoot a 243,with Winchester 80 grain PSP.they do a great job for me on everything I shoot.<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
I prefer Winchester.
I don't shoot the 223,I shoot a 243,with Winchester 80 grain PSP.they do a great job for me on everything I shoot.<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Monongahela PA USA
Posts: 46
RE: store bought ammo
TrapperDave is right. I recently did this with my 223. I tried 3 types of ammo; winchester 55gr(plain white box), winchester ballistic tips 50gr, and black hills 55gr psp. the ballistic tips produced 1/2 inch groups at 100y, black hills about 3/4 inch groups, and winchester( white box ) 2 inch groups. That doesn't mean that your 223 will like the same loads. My dad and I both have rem 700, 7mm rem mag, his prefers 175gr corelokt, mine 150gr ballistic tips. I plan to try several more brands/weights etc to achieve optimum performance. Any leftover rounds are still good for plinking and ground hogs in the summer. Keep trying until you find what your gun likes.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Gypsum KS USA
Posts: 1,289
RE: store bought ammo
I really like Winchester Supreme Balistic Silvertips, in everything I've shot them out of, they do very well for factory ammo. You'll pay a pretty good price for them, bout 5-10 bucks more per box than even Winchester Super-X ammo, but it's a bit cheaper than hornady's and maybe a buck cheaper than Federal Premiums, which don't group for crap in my opinion, especially for that kinda money, cheap Rem. Corelocts group better than those Fed.s!!
Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!
Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!