Hi Guys,
I have a shoot coming up that is going to be out to 1k yards. unfortunately i don't have the time to work up a load and my current 168 gr berger vld load just won't cut it .
I'm trying to decide between all the major manufacturers 175gr offerings for match ammo. Of course i'm leaning towards the Federal Gold Medal match 175gr smk, but i've heard good things about Fiocchi Exacta and HSM. They're all around the same price give or take a few dollars .
On the table as well would be black hills 175 gr smk and the hornady match 178gr. My rifle didn't care for the 168 gr hornady but we'll see . Tomorrow i'm testing out the hornady and black hills but i already don't like what i'm seeing. The black hills ammo has more then .007 runout on every round . The best were the 168 gr federal gmm that i have at around .003.
Has anyone had good luck with any brands? I'm running a 26" remington varm barrel , regular rem varm contour , 1 in 12 twist ( i know , my new obermyer will have a 1 in 11 ) , muzzle brake in a b&c stock. I've shot sub half moa with this rifle with FGMM 168gr rounds and my own handloads so i know it's capable
thanks very much for all your input
Aaron
I have a shoot coming up that is going to be out to 1k yards. unfortunately i don't have the time to work up a load and my current 168 gr berger vld load just won't cut it .
I'm trying to decide between all the major manufacturers 175gr offerings for match ammo. Of course i'm leaning towards the Federal Gold Medal match 175gr smk, but i've heard good things about Fiocchi Exacta and HSM. They're all around the same price give or take a few dollars .
On the table as well would be black hills 175 gr smk and the hornady match 178gr. My rifle didn't care for the 168 gr hornady but we'll see . Tomorrow i'm testing out the hornady and black hills but i already don't like what i'm seeing. The black hills ammo has more then .007 runout on every round . The best were the 168 gr federal gmm that i have at around .003.
Has anyone had good luck with any brands? I'm running a 26" remington varm barrel , regular rem varm contour , 1 in 12 twist ( i know , my new obermyer will have a 1 in 11 ) , muzzle brake in a b&c stock. I've shot sub half moa with this rifle with FGMM 168gr rounds and my own handloads so i know it's capable
thanks very much for all your input
Aaron