Going back a few weeks, I was shooting Black Hills (blue box) 60 gr Vmax. I really wanted to shoot these based on reviews on this board. However, I got pretty sporadic grouping if about 2" or so. Not what I want in a heavy barrel .223.
So, I purchased 2 boxes of the Hornady Superformance 53 gr Vmax because of positive reviews on here as well. They didn't shoot any better, and possibly worse at 2-3" groups.
Then a good friend of mine gave me some reload that he said are his "any .223 will safely shoot this load very well". So I shot a 5 shot group of right at 3/4". I adjusted 13 clicks as they shot about 2" low and fired another 5 shot group of about 1".
I told you all that to ask your opinion on this.....do I.....
1) Just shoot the reloads and leave the gun alone?
2) Try some 68-69 gr factory, such as Federal, Black Hills or Ultramax?
3) Do I buy a Bell & Carlson light Tactical stock and try the BH 60 gr Vmax again? Will the stock make that much difference?
Thanks for all your time and help on this. I love PM!
Steve
So, I purchased 2 boxes of the Hornady Superformance 53 gr Vmax because of positive reviews on here as well. They didn't shoot any better, and possibly worse at 2-3" groups.
Then a good friend of mine gave me some reload that he said are his "any .223 will safely shoot this load very well". So I shot a 5 shot group of right at 3/4". I adjusted 13 clicks as they shot about 2" low and fired another 5 shot group of about 1".
I told you all that to ask your opinion on this.....do I.....
1) Just shoot the reloads and leave the gun alone?
2) Try some 68-69 gr factory, such as Federal, Black Hills or Ultramax?
3) Do I buy a Bell & Carlson light Tactical stock and try the BH 60 gr Vmax again? Will the stock make that much difference?
Thanks for all your time and help on this. I love PM!
Steve