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Savage Axis for long range gophers?
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<blockquote data-quote="MachV" data-source="post: 719556" data-attributes="member: 93"><p>The 25-06 Axis barrel shot well for a sporter weight factory barrel=Nuthing shot more than 2MOA.</p><p>This was one unit I bought quite a few boxes of factory ammo for, keep in mind this was intended to be a hunting rifle so the selection also was geared tward elk.</p><p>Winchester 115 Ballistic silver tips= Just under MOA</p><p>Winchester 120 Positive expanding point=Just over MOA</p><p>Federal Nosler 115 grain Partitions=Shot 3/4 MOA</p><p>Hornady 117 SST=this was the 2 MOA load</p><p>Hornady 117 BTSP=MOA +/-</p><p> Reloading had about the same results with 100-120 grain bullets MOA +/- a little. What this barrel really liked was the 75 grain Vmax! With a few different powders it was 1/2 MOA and fast!</p><p>I had a Shaw sporter barrel laying here so the 25-06 barrel was swapped out for the 6.5-284 Shaw barrel. Have tryed to get it to shoot 140 Partitions(my favorite bullet),140 grain Amaxes(got a lot of them) and 95 grin Vmaxes with a few powders with mixed results so far but here again the lighter 95 grainers seam to be showing the most promise? The loads have stayed right around MOA with limited testing.....Till I fix the clip and ejecter, at this point its been put on the back burner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MachV, post: 719556, member: 93"] The 25-06 Axis barrel shot well for a sporter weight factory barrel=Nuthing shot more than 2MOA. This was one unit I bought quite a few boxes of factory ammo for, keep in mind this was intended to be a hunting rifle so the selection also was geared tward elk. Winchester 115 Ballistic silver tips= Just under MOA Winchester 120 Positive expanding point=Just over MOA Federal Nosler 115 grain Partitions=Shot 3/4 MOA Hornady 117 SST=this was the 2 MOA load Hornady 117 BTSP=MOA +/- Reloading had about the same results with 100-120 grain bullets MOA +/- a little. What this barrel really liked was the 75 grain Vmax! With a few different powders it was 1/2 MOA and fast! I had a Shaw sporter barrel laying here so the 25-06 barrel was swapped out for the 6.5-284 Shaw barrel. Have tryed to get it to shoot 140 Partitions(my favorite bullet),140 grain Amaxes(got a lot of them) and 95 grin Vmaxes with a few powders with mixed results so far but here again the lighter 95 grainers seam to be showing the most promise? The loads have stayed right around MOA with limited testing.....Till I fix the clip and ejecter, at this point its been put on the back burner. [/QUOTE]
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