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TRIGGER

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Good deal. Honestly, over the last year, I have found Norma ammunition to be the most consistent and Hornday all over the place. Norma makes a 180 gr bondstrike that would be good to try as well if you can find any but that Norma soft point should be a great deer bullet.
I will try to find some. I would like to shoot a heavier bullet. 300 yards is the longest shot I have. It shot the 150's the best then the 180's were around 1.25" then I shot the 165 and they were all over the place ~3.5" and then it tightened back up a little with the 168 grain at 1.5". I didn't measure them but the 1" target stickers would cover all three shots with the 150's. 3 groups of 3 rounds.
 

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I will try to find some. I would like to shoot a heavier bullet. 300 yards is the longest shot I have. It shot the 150's the best then the 180's were around 1.25" then I shot the 165 and they were all over the place ~3.5" and then it tightened back up a little with the 168 grain at 1.5". I didn't measure them but the 1" target stickers would cover all three shots with the 150's. 3 groups of 3 rounds.
Good deal. My Bergara 308 didn't like 175 SMK's but the 168 SMK's did pretty good, just under an inch, but it's favorite load was 168 Berger Hybrids loaded by Federal.
 

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I will try to find some. I would like to shoot a heavier bullet. 300 yards is the longest shot I have. It shot the 150's the best then the 180's were around 1.25" then I shot the 165 and they were all over the place ~3.5" and then it tightened back up a little with the 168 grain at 1.5". I didn't measure them but the 1" target stickers would cover all three shots with the 150's. 3 groups of 3 rounds.
 

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