Rifle Ammo ideas

[kendigar]

Hey guys, I just got a new Savage 223 and am looking for some good ammo. I bought some Remingtons from walmart so I could shoot my new gun and they aren't patterning very well out past 75 yds. I haven't had much time (or money) to look for and buy good ammo lately, but to make the search easier, I had to go the experts. (yes, I called you guys experts) Any good tips on ammo to start testing without breaking my bank?

[wildohio22]

im not an expert but a shooting instructor tipped me off to this link and says it works wonders when you first start shooting oyur gun especially center fire rifles, i dunno may help http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm.rifle-bore-cleaning.html

[Rick]

I would buy the Wal-Mart stuff to brake it in but after that I would get some Black Hills ammo if your not a reloader.

[mikew]

I shoot the Savage BVS112 22-250 bull barrel. I went through almost all the Manufactures rounds and found Winchester Supremes to work best. Next was Hornady and then Federal. Once you get that figured out, play with the bullet grains. Ex Winchester 50gr groups better for me than 55grs at 200yds, Hornady 50grs is OK but 40grs is awful. Play with it, you're in for alot of fun.

[Deehntr56]

Hey guys, I just got a new Savage 223 and am looking for some good ammo. I bought some Remingtons from walmart so I could shoot my new gun and they aren't patterning very well out past 75 yds. I haven't had much time (or money) to look for and buy good ammo lately, but to make the search easier, I had to go the experts. (yes, I called you guys experts) Any good tips on ammo to start testing without breaking my bank?

My general rule is you try different ammo. Each gun and each brand will have different results in every gun.

If you re-load, then different variations of bullets and powder ranges will determine what is best.

I always will take the gun to the range the 1st time with the intent to try several diffferent ammo combinations until I find which one is best for the gun.

Sometimes this will take several attempts and several sessions to determine that. It all depends.

Good luck.

[antiqucycle]

The other variable is YOU. do you have a good rest setup where you can repeat each shot in the group exactly the same or is the group too big because you keep moving the gun around.
You did not mention if you have a scope on it or what kind of scope, power wise? and a loose scope will make big spreads in groups.

[Deehntr56]

I agree AntiQ......

If your able to get a good rest like using a caldwell gun rest or similar one, and eliminate the "variable" of the gun moving, or not having a good solid rest you then essentially have established a firing point that is consistent, once zeroed in.

If you consistently hit the 10x using that method, once your off the rest, any shot that doesn't hit the 10 ring is the shooters fault.

Having a consistent soild rest in the zeroing process helps eliminate "variables" outside of the ammo used and eases the process.

[bb0bbby]

im not an expert but a shooting instructor tipped me off to this link and says it works wonders when you first start shooting oyur gun especially center fire rifles, i dunno may help http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm.rifle-bore-cleaning.html


Great link wildohio I think i'll start a thread with the info from this link.

Thanks !:woohoo1:

[BigV]

If you are serious about accuracy I would suggest you look into reloading your own. I shoot both .223 and .22-250 and could only get 3” to 5” groups out to 200 yards. I tried all different types of ammunition and found some to shoot better than others (Federal in both .223 and 22-250 shot best). Then I began to reload. I found that reloading allowed me to dial in the exact amount of powder that performed the best. With factory ammunition your loads can have as much as 10% variance in powder. The accuracy I obtained was unbelievable. My groups tightened up to less than 1” out to 200 yards in both rifles.
Reloading will also save you some $$$ in the long run and allow you to shoot more. With the availability of ammunition it only makes good sense to “roll your own”.

[HillbillynOhio]

Howdy Ya'll. All I have hunted and shot with is High powered rifles for the last 35 years, so you can take it for what it's worth. I use the .223 Remington Lokt Core Remingtons and at 100 yards with a 55 grains I'm holding a 1/2" pattern the target center. I don't think that is to bad I don't reckon.

I have a Steven/Savage and it is a good shootin rifle. Last year I took down a Ground Hog over 260yrds with that rifle I was happy with that.

I have a Remington ADL .243 and BDL .270 AND at 200 yard I can clover leaf with That ammo.