Hit the range yesterday to verify some 100 yard zeros:
Hornady zmax 55gr
Freedom Munitions vmax 55gr
PMC Xtac 5.56 55gr
Prvi Partizan 5.56 55gr
Black Hills Sierra Match 68gr hollow point
Hornady, Freedom, Black Hills I verified zero
PMC & Prvi was still not consistent with any zero I thought I had verified… One more shot next time to verify it.
Some notes:
Hornady consistently gives me 1.5 - 2 MOA at 100 yards
Freedom Munitions has been consistent the past 2 sessions with 1 MOA at 100 yards which has been the shocker.
Black Hills has been consistent with 1.5 - 2 MOA at 100 yards which surprises me…. I'm not happy with this higher grain bullet and I feel MY barrel doesn't like it
200 Yards:
I took the Hornady Zmax, Freedom Munitions Vmax and BH Sierra Match out to 200 yards for 5 shots slow fire (min 2 min between shots) to have a fairly cool barrel with each shot.
Results:
Hornady Z Max
Seems consistent in the 2 MOA category as previously tested. Using the BDC on my scope at 200 yards. The bdc just covers the entire orange at 200 yards.
Freedom Munitions
I continue to be surprised with Freedom Munition's 55gr Vmax new production ammo. Shooting SUB MOA at 200 yards blew my mind as well as having 3 shots so close at the established bullseye. I will be putting in ample stock of this ammo which literally costs less than half of that from Hornady.
Blackhills 68gr Sierra - it literally doesn't deserve a picture. It grouped for the second time the WORST out of the bunch with the exception of the M855 ammo (which I'm surprised hits paper at 200 yards). 3.8" or almost 3 MOA for something that should be more consistent from other people's ammo posting on the internet. My barrel hates it. I will be destroying the ammo calculation pages I have in my book and sending a pink slip to the ammo's cubical come Monday morning.
I will be focusing on 55gr and lower for my tests with the exception of the Barnes 62gr TSX bullet which I will be testing out for future hunting endeavors. I hear 50gr Vmax Fiocchi shoots like a beast so I will be testing that out in a month or so once I get my hands on it.
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