I bought two boxes of this ammo to try it out in my Howa 1500. It shoots Factory Hornady 155eld ammo like a laser at 2900fps.
I zeroed the federal and I was surprised that the elevation didn’t need any adjustment. Just two tenths left and done. I had a reduced IPSC setup at 480yds, wind was calm 5mph tops.
I estimated the MV to be 2650fps with a 26” barrel and suppressor. I dialed 2.8mils according to my AB app. Missed and hit low. I tried a couple more just incase I biffed the shot. Measured with the reticle and made a .5mil adjustment up. Dialed .5 and missed .5mil high.
I was so frustrated. The brass was all over the place. Some casings had no swipes, moderate swipes, and really bad swipes with a heavy bolt lift. This ammo didn’t seem consistent at all.
I went back to 100yds and checked the zero again. It was .5mil low. My guess is after sending 20 rounds of the ammo downrange it fouled the barrel with the 185gr vs the 155’s I’ve been using.
I fixed it and went back to 2.8mils at 480 yards. Still low. Measured, adjusted, then high again. I got so frustrated I just packed up and left. I’ve never struggled so much with so little results at 480 yards.
I am really leaning towards ammo on this one. I’ll be sticking with hornady from now on.
I zeroed the federal and I was surprised that the elevation didn’t need any adjustment. Just two tenths left and done. I had a reduced IPSC setup at 480yds, wind was calm 5mph tops.
I estimated the MV to be 2650fps with a 26” barrel and suppressor. I dialed 2.8mils according to my AB app. Missed and hit low. I tried a couple more just incase I biffed the shot. Measured with the reticle and made a .5mil adjustment up. Dialed .5 and missed .5mil high.
I was so frustrated. The brass was all over the place. Some casings had no swipes, moderate swipes, and really bad swipes with a heavy bolt lift. This ammo didn’t seem consistent at all.
I went back to 100yds and checked the zero again. It was .5mil low. My guess is after sending 20 rounds of the ammo downrange it fouled the barrel with the 185gr vs the 155’s I’ve been using.
I fixed it and went back to 2.8mils at 480 yards. Still low. Measured, adjusted, then high again. I got so frustrated I just packed up and left. I’ve never struggled so much with so little results at 480 yards.
I am really leaning towards ammo on this one. I’ll be sticking with hornady from now on.