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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
223 or 22-250
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1033790" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>That depends a lot on the chambering, IME. Generally speaking, I tend to have low expectations of factory ammo. In 22-250, most factory ammo I have tried hovered around an inch @ 100 yards. In .223/5.56 NATO, I have seen a lot of milsurp ammo shoot between 1.5" and 2.0" @ 100 yards. The sporting and match ammo I have seen tends to do much better. </p><p> </p><p>A similar dynamic seems to be in place with .308/7.62 NATO (That is why I was so impressed that the Ruger American was shooting well with milsurp ammo. Even my 700 VS wouldn't turn in performance like that shooting milsurp).</p><p> </p><p>On the other end of the spectrum, I have had Hornady factory loads in .243 and 6.5x55 that produced sub-.5" groups @ 100 yards.</p><p> </p><p>With factory ammo, I think a lot of it is luck of the draw. Achieving good accuracy with factory ammo is simply a matter of finding something your rifle likes. In that respect, probability favors the common chamberings that have a wide variety of factory ammo available. Even so, it can take a lot of experimentation before finding the right factory load. It is not hard to spend more money experimenting with factory ammo than one would spend for a basic reloading setup.</p><p> </p><p>As an aside, over the years I have gravitated toward using basic Winchester White Box ammo as a performance baseline for a given rifle. Sometimes there are factory loads that shoot better, but I have found it to be a pretty reliable gauge of overall potential. I also measure my own handloads against it in terms of cost, velocity, and accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1033790, member: 22069"] That depends a lot on the chambering, IME. Generally speaking, I tend to have low expectations of factory ammo. In 22-250, most factory ammo I have tried hovered around an inch @ 100 yards. In .223/5.56 NATO, I have seen a lot of milsurp ammo shoot between 1.5" and 2.0" @ 100 yards. The sporting and match ammo I have seen tends to do much better. A similar dynamic seems to be in place with .308/7.62 NATO (That is why I was so impressed that the Ruger American was shooting well with milsurp ammo. Even my 700 VS wouldn't turn in performance like that shooting milsurp). On the other end of the spectrum, I have had Hornady factory loads in .243 and 6.5x55 that produced sub-.5" groups @ 100 yards. With factory ammo, I think a lot of it is luck of the draw. Achieving good accuracy with factory ammo is simply a matter of finding something your rifle likes. In that respect, probability favors the common chamberings that have a wide variety of factory ammo available. Even so, it can take a lot of experimentation before finding the right factory load. It is not hard to spend more money experimenting with factory ammo than one would spend for a basic reloading setup. As an aside, over the years I have gravitated toward using basic Winchester White Box ammo as a performance baseline for a given rifle. Sometimes there are factory loads that shoot better, but I have found it to be a pretty reliable gauge of overall potential. I also measure my own handloads against it in terms of cost, velocity, and accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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