Went to the range today. Took me a while to zero in but when I did I was very happy with the results. I used 55g federal
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Went to the range today. Took me a while to zero in but when I did I was very happy with the results. I used 55g federal
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That was my best group
Very nice!! Glad your happy with your Axis..
5 shot group?
No it was three
I was gonna do a Five shot but after those three I didn't want a flyer to screw it up
Going back to the range next week gonna try some 300 yard stuff
nice enuf group. looks like yer doing good and havin fun, what it's all about.
gotta love these lazy man smokeless rifles, all tricked out with scopes and jacketed bullets that anyone can hit stuff from afar.
just load 'n' shoot, with weapon cleaning optional. :o ;) :( :p :cool:
Well that was my best group. I could show you others that weren't so close
I just cut a little over a spring off the trigger feels a lot nicer. Hoping that it transfers over to a tighter group. Either way I like the feel of it better. Easy 15 min job and I'm no gunsmith by any means
Went out today to a new shooting range. It was great, got to hit some 300 and even 400 yard steel. I really like the trigger a lot more now that I cut the spring.
I hit the 547 yard mark today!!
Very happy
Nice! It's a darn good feeling, isn't it?
Yeah I was pretty surprised. I got to use my rangefinder for the first time. That and the info from my ballistics calculator make it pretty easy on me.
I've had good luck with the 55gr Federal bulk pack (100). Seems to be very consistent for factory ammo much less bulk pack stuff
Nice group!!
I have had very good luck with the Federal 55 grain bulk also in my Axis heavy barrel and my 11VT . Slightly over 1'' groups at 100 yards and 1.5'' to 1.75'' at 200 . Not bad for cheap bulk ammo . The Axis will shoot Hornady 55 grain V MAX under 1'' at 100 yards with the Rifle Basix trigger I have in it now . Got it set at 1.5lb and no bump fires . I like it better than the Accu Trigger . I do get some bad fliers with the Federal .
I like the 55G federal but I always get two or three out of the box of 100 that don't fire. I have also used the Winchester 62G match and got some really good groups from them
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A nice day at the range. I found out my rifle doesn't like fiocchi ammo. I tried a few rounds and they shot fine but I had to crank and muscle the action to get the spent brass out. I have not run into this problem with other ammo I have tried. When I put the round next to my federal rounds they looked the same???
didja check the bolt for residue? keeping the bolt clean from blow back is what i'll do with newly formed brass. once it's formed, i won't full resize, i'll collet neck size and then the bolt residue issue is either minimal or non-existent.Quote:
"I tried a few rounds and they shot fine but I had to crank and muscle the action to get the spent brass out."
had some great weather today and baptised the .223 axis hb with my hand loads of varget under smk 69's. i prefer long range so i see no need to start at less than 200 yards and that's where i did today's shooting. i did my barrel break in process and that always causes fliers, which is of no concern to me as it will usually take a few hundred rounds for the barrel to show its true potential, and then there's the required load development testing. anyhoo, aside from the flyers, i did ok - the aiming spot is 2".
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The bolt looked fine and worked with the other ammo. The fiocchi was the only stuff that gave me trouble
did the fiocchi chamber smoothly and easily?
if not, there's probably a dimension of the brass or bullet or oal that's not making yer rifle happy.
if it does, there could be an issue with the brass and/or charge.
either way, the solution with fiocchi is clear.
hand loads are SO much better. :smile-new:
Another fun day at the range. I shot very well but I could not for the life of me hit the 750 yard steel. I could get close but it just wouldn't happen. I guess that just out of the 55 grain capabilities
with its 1:9 twist, i have no problem stabilizing those excellent 69 grain sierra match king boat tails - give 'em a try!
I think I will. Will I have to RE- zero the rifle when going to a higher grain?? My guess is that I will
I'm not sure how much a HB Axis differs from a model 12, besides a slightly shorter barrel and .050 or so less on barrel dia. on the Axis however, I'll offer a few suggestions nevertheless.
I have found that American Eagle 50 gr, Varmint tipped ammo (p/n AE223GTV) shoots very well out of my 223. It's cheap from Palmetto State Armory and shoots sub MOA. I use as a warm up load, and as a benchmark load if I suspect something is a bit off, whether it's me or the gun. It is a 3350 FPS load and I've shot it as far as 700 yds. with surprisingly good results.
As for a heavier load, I've found the 69 gr. Sierra Tipped Match King over IMR4320 to be particularly good in my 26 inch, 9 twist varmint barrel model 12. I shot three, 5 shot rounds today and got .298, .315 and .358 MOA results at 200 yds. in light rain and wind.
I've also worked up a load using 75 gr Sierra HPBT and IMR 4320 that shot spectacularly well when temps were over 90F, but fell off considerably below that temp. Nothing I've tried so far has recouped that group size with the fall temperatures. Guess I'll have to wait for summer and see if history repeats itself.
Never a dull moment….
texas10, any stability issues with the sierra 75's? i wasn't sure about the smk 69's but they fly good out to our max range distance of 300 yards. love the axis hb!
Yes, I'm going to go with stability issues to explain my experience with the Sie 75gr BTHP. I posted a question about it, but got no response except to "try Varget", AKA "unobtainium".
In my initial load workup at 100 yds, I started near minimum load, progressing in .5 gr increments. First group measured 2.3g inches, and gradually tightened to a very respectable .190 at just over max book (Hornaday) load.
My next trip to the range with 15 rounds loaded at best tested levels yielded three 5 shot groups measuring .189, .298, .316.
After trying another primer, and powder, I settled on IMR4320 and CCI400 primer as the best and continued to see similar results, until fall temperatures arrived and groups suddenly opened up to over an inch.
Interestingly, I shot Hornaday factory loaded 75gr. BTHP Match ammo side by side with my load and the Hornaday grouped with overlapping holes while my load was more of a pattern than a group in the cooler temps of Fall.
So yes, I'm going with stability issues in the denser air of Fall to explain the change in group size.
Conditions during best groups: 95F, 680 ft. MSL, 29.90 Hg., light winds, high humidity. Temps when poor groups were experienced; 70F - 80F, dry air.
My apologies to the OP if I've hijacked the thread.
texas10 - i meant bullet stability in terms of a 1:9 twist barrel spinning a 75 grain bullet with no key holing in the target face.
Exactly, 12FV. It is my understanding that wobble will not only cause keyhole, but also cause in-flight deviations from POI, with progressive scatter under increasing air density.
Is this what you're experiencing?
Wow what a difference the weather makes in keeping your barrel cool. It was in the high 50's this morning( that's cold for us California people) and my barrel stayed nice and cool all morning. I went through a lot more ammo not having to wait as long in between shots. Saw an amazing rifle next to me on the line. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...45e8a247c5.jpg
now that, good sir, is a REAL heavy barreled rifle. :cool:
gonna give these little babies a try. 700 yards here I come
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'swhat i use, 'cept i roll my own. the sharpie colors on the tips correspond to a specific charge of varget ...
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really looking hard at the same gun in my area. the price is 319.00 it doesnt feel too bad but i just cant like the stock. boyds has them for 144.00. the local big chain store has a model 12 in 223 and for another 300.00 it feels alot better including stock.choices.... choices
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Got to go out and shoot with my new stock. I didn't see any difference in accuracy but it had a much nicer feel to it when shooting. I'm really happy with the way it came together
Nice shooting! Is that the Primary Arms 4-14 mounted up top?
I talked for a while to the owner of this rifle. He was a really nice guy showed me his whole system. He told me when he shoots out in the desert the heat mirage from the barrel can really mess up the view through the scope. I have never experienced this problem on my rifle.
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This is my best three shot group so far. I wish I could tell you l always make groups like this. Not bad for a $300 rifle
Nice shooting! I just picked up this rifle for my son for Christmas @ $199! Couldn't pass it up. I also picked up a Burris C4 3-9x40 optic. What base is that you're using on yours? I've been looking for a 1-piece mount like that. I've seen a Leupold at MidWay for $10? Any others out there? Also looking for suggestions on rings.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/154...g-action-matte
Guy has more $$ in just the shooting rest than I have in rifles!
I got the rail from EGW it works great. Looking back I wish I would have went with the 20 MOA rail instead
http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=product&id=1304
I think the rings are Warene?? Low profile but I cant remember
Also have Savage in HB and reload for it. At the range today at 100 yards put three in almost the same hole (should have stopped at that point) fired three more and they were about 1/2 or so away from the three shot group - guess I photobombed my best group average 100 yard group was around an inch.
These are great I got mine in 22-250 sub moa nikon.pro staff 5 4.5-14x44 it is great. is that scope FFP? is it clear ? I here a lot ok pros on it.