6.5 winchester deer season xp

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  • JimmyJames

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    Anyone ever had issues with this round? First time I've tried using it, and the damn thing completely missed the paper at 25 yards! I'd gone through 3 rounds at 100 yards, couldn't find the hits, tried again at 50, backed off to 25, still nothing. Thought maybe I was going crazy, so I got out my Hornady match grade and it was sub MOA at 100 yards. By the time I was done confirming it was the rounds I'd shot half the box. I've never seen any rifle hate a particular cartridge THAT much. Wondering if I should write this one off completely or try again with another box.
     

    hunter5567

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    I'd try different ammo. Your rifle doesn't like that Brand/Model/bullet weight.
    My CVA 350 Legend single shot rifle won't shoot the Winchester Powerpoint 180gr ammo consistently into a pie plate at 50 yds. It does like the Winchester Deer Season 150gr ammo and my Hornady 165gr FTX and 180gr XTP reloads. I had an AR15 in 6mm ARC. It wouldn't shoot the factory hunting ammo worth a darn and couldn't get 2 bullets to get any closer than 4" from each other. I didn't buy it for shooting match ammo all the time so it went bye bye.
     

    twinin

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    I have some of the 120 grain all copper. It shot as expected for factory hunting ammo in a known accurate rifle. Not under an inch but not over inch and a half
     

    Seadonist

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    Guys on the 6.8 forum have posted about this ammo and said that it’s pretty inconsistent from box to box in 6.8 SPCII. Guy chimed in with experience in .308 and said it was a heavy hitter but I don’t think he sent a ton of rounds down range. I think Winchester hunting ammo is pretty inconsistent in general.


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