Thank you Kent for inspiring me to try this ammo. I also have a Savage Axis 2 XP in .223 caliber. Mine is the hardwood edition. I've added a Weaver rail and switched the scope to a Barska 6-24x 50 varmint kind, cheap stuff but works. I went to Cabella's and purchased a couple of boxes of the Norma Tac .223 55 gr FMJ ammo, and tried it at the local 100 yard range. It's pretty good stuff, for $9... I shoot from a Caldwell bags filled with beans, and I'm a beginner shooter. Here are my 10 groups of 3 shots results:
Group Size 1 1.57 2 0.52 3 0.758 4 0.667 5 1.01 6 0.758 7 1.12 8 0.85 9 0.83 10 1.48 Average 0.9563
The first group was a fouling group, and the last one was a 4 shot group. The conditions were a bit windy, about 10 mph at times, and the temperature around 32F. I've also tried a couple of 3 and 4 shot groups with the cheap Wolf Polyformance steel ammo, and the results were a bit worse:
1 1.39 2 0.77 3 1.15 4 0.76 5 1.76 6 1.22 Average 1.175
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