Savage Axis .223 Ammo Testing at 200 yards...

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Temp 75
Wind 5-10 mph
Shooting off of Coldwell bags

Distance 200 yards




Federal American Eagle 223 Remington Ammo 50 Grain Tipped Varmint AE223GTV




Hornady 223 Rem 53 gr V-MAX® Superformance 8025




Hornady 223 REM 55 Gr. V-MAX 20rds 8327




Federal Gold Medal 223 Rem 69 Gr. Sierra MatchKing BTHP GM223M



I am sure I could do better with the wind down!

Trying to find a morning with 0 wind to test 300 yards.

This is the ammo I have tried:
.223 55 Grain V-Max Hornady Varmint Express - 20 Rounds
.223 55 Grain FMJ Black Hills - 50 Rounds, Factory Reman.
.223 52 Grain Match HP Black Hills - 50 Rounds, Factory Reman.
.223 60 Grain V-Max Black Hills - 50 Rounds, Factory Reman.
.223 68 Grain Heavy Match HP Black Hills - 50 Rounds, Factory Reman.
.223 53 Grain V-Max Hornady Superformance Varmint - 20 Rounds
.223 68 Grain BTHP Hornady Custom - 20 Rounds
TS223A - 223A PMC Bronze 223 Remington Ammo 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket
TS50163 - 50163 Armscor USA 223 Remington Ammo 62 Grain Full Metal Jacket
TSL223R3 - L223R3 Remington UMC 223 Remington Ammo 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket
TSTA223620 - TA223620 TulAmmo 223 Remington Ammo 62 Grain Full Metal Jacket
TS223CA - 223CA Fiocchi Canned Heat 223 Remington 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket
TSX223P1 - X223P1 Winchester Varmint-X 223 Remington Ammo 40 Grain Polymer Tip
TSAE223G - AE223G Federal American Eagle 223 Remington Ammo 50 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point
Federal Gold Medal 223 Rem 69 Gr. Sierra MatchKing BTHP GM223M


Did I miss any to try?

[Reeseman]

I tried many of the same factory ammos you have listed because I don't reload . The Hornady 55 grain V MAX shot like a laser for factory ammo out of mine . A little under 2'' at 200 yards in calm conditions with a 6.5 -20 AO scope . I was just using Hoppes # 9 and a couple passes with a brush to keep the carbon cleaned out followed by couple dry patches . Worked great only requiring only 2 or 3 fouling shots to get it's full potential back . I shot a lot of rounds thru it this summer and decided to give it a deep cleaning with KG12 copper solvent . It works like it is supposed to and I could not believe the amount of copper fouling that came out with several patches finished it off with the Hoppes #9 . Next time out my accuracy was gone . It probably took 100 rounds of ammo to get close to the way it shot before . I wont use copper cleaner again unless my accuracy falls off .

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Savage Axis .223 Ammo Testing at 300 yards...
Temp 75
Wind 0-2 mph
Shooting off of Coldwell bags


Wind makes all the differance!!


Hornady 223 Rem 53 gr V-MAX® Superformance 8025



Hornady 223 REM 55 Gr. V-MAX 20rds 8327



Federal Gold Medal 223 Rem 69 Gr. Sierra MatchKing BTHP GM223M