Posted: 12/15/2015 10:36:03 AM EDT
| I have an 18" Stealth coming and I was wondering what the most accurate loads everyone has found? Bullet price is not and issue and I can find most powder locally. |
| Take a look at the MOA thread, there are some very accurate loads on the board. One of my favorites is the 77gr Berger hybrid over Varget. The 77 smk's are a close second. For whacking vermin I really like the 60 gr Vmax. For bigger game the Barnes tsx is a favorite. You will need to work up loads for your gun. |
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For factory, try the 75gr hornady match. Showed good promise in my 16" stealth. For hand loads, Sierra 69gr & 75gr match kings over RE-15 are very good. Unfortunately, it hate 77gr Noslers with every powder I have tried. 53gr V-Max are also very accurate with 322. |
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I have 4 stealth rifles and all shoot the same load (26.2gr varget / 69gr SHPBT). Several friends use same load also. My barrels shoot just about any round I run through them. Thats a compressed one! I'll have to try it out. I did some .2grain increment testing with my 18" stealth (LW50 Barrel) and this is what i've been using: 60GR NOSLER B.T. VARMINT - 25.8 GRAINS VARGET (I TRIED HOTTER BUT IT WASN'T AS ACCURATE, THIS LOAD PUNCHES THE SAME HOLE @ 100 YARDS FOR ME. BEST COYOTE LOAD I'VE USED) 69GR. SIERRA SMK- 24.9GR. VARGET 300 YARDS WITH VARIABLE WIND: 
75GR. HORNADY - 24GR. VARGET I don't mess with the COL much. |
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I have tried a lot of off-the-shelf stuff and my Stealth likes this inexpensive Federal stuff quite a bit. It is only 50-grain with a fairly low BC (.242), but I normally put 4 out of 5 shots in the same hole at a hundred, with one flier around an inch (http://palmettostatearmory.com/catalog/product/view/id/4550/). Looks like it isn't currently in stock, but I have seen it as low as $5.79/box at PSA.
As for heavier-weight ammo, 77-grain FGGM is also super good. I haven't shot a ton of this yet, but I had some good initial groups with this as well (http://www.sgammo.com/product/adi-outback/200-round-case-223-adi-outback-69-grain-bthp-sierra-match-king-ammo-aob223smk). And finally, Black Hills 77-grain SMKs. |
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