Do guns reall "like" some ammo over others?

[KRS]

My 7mm-08 REM (savage) for the kids will NOT shoot winchester ammo (black box) worth a darn. Handloads are dead-on though.

 

My 270 REM (winchester) shoots the cheap blue box federal stuff dead-on at 400 yards (nikon BDC scope), but ANY "performance" ammo is all over the place.

 

KRS

[AxisWorks LLC]

I even wonder if a rifle shoots different on a bench, on a lead sled, or on my pack out in the field. The best way to check is to shoot one shot per day using field conditions.

 

I have befinatly noticed a big differance shooting from lead sled VS shoulder. I only use my lead sled during load development. Once I have chosen a load the zeroing is done from the shoulder.

 

Speedy.

 

 

Interesting info. I shoot of a sled when zeroing and then make small adjustments when shooting of my pack or tripod as I would in the field. But isn't the difference from sled to free hand just my poor habits effecting the shot? Always wondered that.

 

Sorry should have elaborated on the from shoulder. (by all means not free hand from shoulder.) I still use sandbags on a bench when zeroing from the shoulder. I can shoot just as good of groups but it seams they always group lower when shot from the shoulder. The only thing I can think is the lead sled is creating a pivot point at the lower portion of the butt on the rifle. (recoiling up) When shot fron the shoulder my body moves back obsorbing the recoil. Just an observation I have made with multiple rifles.

 

Speedy.

[apache12]

I even wonder if a rifle shoots different on a bench, on a lead sled, or on my pack out in the field. The best way to check is to shoot one shot per day using field conditions.

 

I have befinatly noticed a big differance shooting from lead sled VS shoulder. I only use my lead sled during load development. Once I have chosen a load the zeroing is done from the shoulder.

 

Speedy.

 

 

Interesting info. I shoot of a sled when zeroing and then make small adjustments when shooting of my pack or tripod as I would in the field. But isn't the difference from sled to free hand just my poor habits effecting the shot? Always wondered that.

 

Sorry should have elaborated on the from shoulder. (by all means not free hand from shoulder.) I still use sandbags on a bench when zeroing from the shoulder. I can shoot just as good of groups but it seams they always group lower when shot from the shoulder. The only thing I can think is the lead sled is creating a pivot point at the lower portion of the butt on the rifle. (recoiling up) When shot fron the shoulder my body moves back obsorbing the recoil. Just an observation I have made with multiple rifles.

 

Speedy.

 

 

Understood, that makes sense. Thanks