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Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:39 pm
by Hairydavey
Local rfd had these in stock for £16 for 50, proper Hornady 55 grn boat tail but steel case hence price (don't reload so doesn't bother me).
Anyone shot this stuff before? Just wondering how it groups at 100m.
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:45 pm
by saddler
It'll be the Russian made stuff...made by Wolf or Barnaul or whoever
May be a change from Privi...but if you want to use Russian made why have it after its been on a USA tour first?
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:54 pm
by Hairydavey
Not Russian made Wolf or Barunal, it's made in the U.S. by Hornady.
http://www.hornadyle.com/products/rifle ... t-training
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:01 pm
by John MH
Don't expect a lot.
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:08 pm
by Hairydavey
Fair point, I thought I'd ask here as I tried out Barunal once and the results were somewhat comical. I was kind of praying that it would be at least able to achieve some kind of group, though probably asking a bit much considering the price! :lol:
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:08 am
by Mr_Logic
Just reload, cheap and accurate. That said, I would try them.
I have about 600 Wolf that I never shot, from before I started loading (free to good home btw). I pulled the nasty cheap bullets and added a 55-grain Nosler ballistic tip. They shot to about 3/4-inch at 100 yards. And scarily, you can reload the steel cases just fine too.
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:04 am
by tackb
I have some , it's fine , I get moa with it out of my 1-8 sako 75
try it before you write it off , it works in some rifles ?
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:42 am
by DaveB
I bought 500 rounds of it a couple of weeks ago. I have fired a hundred rounds or so in my AR15. It goes bang every time, is reasonably clean, and reasonably accurate at the distances I am shooting (100 yards). I have only shot service rifle with it, so no bench rest grouping to determine its real accuracy potential. Seems pretty good value for money.
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:55 am
by Hairydavey
As you chaps have had reasonable results with it, I'll pick some up and see how I get on. I had to ask on here if anyone had used it, as I've used steel cased Barunal in the past and even though every round went bang, they were not very accurate or consistent.
It will be going through an AR15 with a 1-9 chrome lined floated standard profile barrel, I don't expect stellar accuracy but 2 or 3 inches @ 100m would be o.k. for me, it's purely for plinking really.
As for reloading, my wife and I work full time, and when I'm off work I'm looking after a 10 month old child so time is somewhat of a rare commodity unfortunately.....maybe one day!
Re: Hornady training ammo .223 what shoud I expect?
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:22 pm
by Hairydavey
Well I shot some of this today at 100m. 10 rounds into a 2 inch group which I could improve if I did my bit more I think. Can't complain for the money! smile2