Choosing Ammo

[Quarry Man]

Just purchased a Remington 700 Magpul Enhanced chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. I am planning on using this rifle for hunting and target practice between 300-1,000 yards.

 

going to purchase 4 boxes of ammo, 2x 140 gr Remington Core-Lokt PSP Rifle Ammo, and 2x 143 gr Hornady Precision Hunter ELD-X Rifle Ammo. Planning on using the Hornady for actual hunting, and the Remington for sighting the rifle in and target practice. Will go through the two Remington boxes first and then one box of Hornady in the first range session. 

 

- purchased a Nikon PROSTAFF 5 2.5-10X40 BDC

[Jig Man]

If you want to break it in properly, clean it after every 5 rounds and clean out the copper every 25 rounds up to the first 100 rounds.  That will improve your groups.

[jbsoonerfan]

That Hornady is the same ammo I shoot out of mine. It is the Ruger American 6.5 Creedmooor with a Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 3-9x40

[Way2slow]

Other than 22 rim fires, Choosing ammo is something I've never done.  I bought my first rifle, a Marlin 336C 30/30 in 1965, and bought the dies, press, brass and everything needed to load them at the same time.  I now have over 30 guns, and to this day, I still have not bought a box of factory rifle or pistol ammo.  I have bought some shotgun shells, in special types, and used to could buy AA skeet and trap loads cheaper than I could load them through a military range I shot at.   It makes life a lot nicer when you can tailor a load for a specific gun rather than use that over the counter stuff that might shoot OK at best.

 

[Way2slow]

Why I don't buy ammo.

Came across some old load development targets cleaning up my work room today.   These is from a Remington Model 7, 260 with a 20" barrel at 100 yards, shooting five shot groups off sand bags resting on the tool box of my truck.  Wasn't even using a steady bench rest.  Of course, it probably wouldn't have made a lot of difference, I do know how to shoot.

Center of target is a 1" rings.  The top one was one of different powder loads of H4350, the bottom one was one of different primers using the H4350.

This rifle now shoots 2 1/2", five shot groups at 500 yards all day long, and one big raged hole at 100 yards.

 

[Way2slow]

Thought I would show you the pea shooter.  Just a plain Jane deer rifle.  I'm left handed, that's why the ammo band is turned the way it is.

You can tell by the wear on the factory camo being worn off around the receiver, it has been shot few times.

[Way2slow]

Ok, I guess I need to be totally honest, the rifle looks plain Jane, but looks can be deceiving.  If you look at the factory Model 7, 260, the barrel looks like a drinking straw.  This one looks way fatter, because it is.  

The action has been completely blue printed, and accurized.  The stock was machined out and there is an aluminum V-block, bedding plate for the action imbedded in the stock, and the action has been pillar post bedded and heavy steel floor plate added to stiffen it.  The barrel is a Shieling, select #7 light target, that has been air gauged.  So, what you have is a very plain Jane looking rifle that will hold it's own it most any target competition.  

Like I've said, I'm an accuracy freak, and since I can do the work myself, almost all my rifles are of competition target quality.