Best ammo company you can always find at the store

[ttucci16]

What ammunition manufacturer do you believe makes the most consistent hunting ammunition you can find almost anywhere? I'm not talking about the LAPUA that you would regularly have to order online, but something you can find at any run of the mill store. I've been running into issues lately with WInchester deer season XP (inconsistent groups, won't chamber, off center rounds) for my 6.5 creedmoor and started thinking about what my next choice of ammunition should be. I've run everything from Herters, Sellier, Federal, Hornady, Barnes, Remington, etc. and can pretty much say that for me I like Federal and Hornady look the best so far. What say you?

 

[ODB]

I’ve only tried the Barnes 270 recently and it shot exactly like my hand-loads.

 

[HuntHarder]

If I am buying basic ammo for rifles, I almost always go with Federal.

 

[TBHasler]

Hornady then Federal

 

[mncoolbeans]

X2 from above, Hornady and or Federal.

 

[browning2480]

X3 Hornady then Federal

 

[Daniel Boone]

Have always had good luck with Federal.

 

[Rich M]

Federal blue box ammo has always been very consistent for me.

 

[Titan_Bow]

Hornady Precision Hunter 143 ELD-X has been good for me in my creed. Its really accurate, and so far its taken a couple lopes, a deer, and a cow elk, and all have been DRT. My son shot a cow at 200 yards, shot was a little high forward, but anchored her right there. Perfect hole through the scapula, lungs were jelly, and about 70-80% of the mushroomed bullet in the off shoulder hide. I've read some other forum posts about people not have such good luck with it, but so far for me its been a good cartridge.

 

[Mossy]

I think it depends on the caliber and who’s entering/leaving office

 

[Mudpuddle]

I've always preferred federal, but truth be told all brands of centerfire seem pretty reliable. Federal uses the bullets I want to shoot, like gamekings and partitions.

 

[Skerhunter]

I have given up on finding the ammo I want in stores. Seems like whenever I need some they don’t have any or enough. I just find what a gun likes and order it online now.

 

[16Bore]

Federal.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Federal blue box all the way.

 

[Ndbowhunter]

Depends

Federal all for a general vanilla load.

Hornady precision hunter across the board is good stuff.

same with their match

 

[TxxAgg]

Federal, Hornady, and Barnes all seem pretty consistent to me

 

[tt_johnsclist]

X3 Hornady then Federal

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[rileybassman]

As said... Hornady, Federal, and Barnes would be my top picks.

 

[gopackfj80]

Nosler, Hornady, Federal, Barnes

 

[kennymsbe2]

Hornady followed by federal fusion


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