I have a new Savage Axis II in .25-06 that I will eventually hand load for. I'd like to buy a few (three to five) boxes of different factory ammo to prove whether the rifle will shoot before I begin working up loads. The rifle will be used as a hunting rifle mostly for northern whitetails.
Which brands/bullets should I try? I'm not concerned about the cost. I want to know if the rifle has the potential to be accurate without years of trials and tribulation (I've discussed my challenges with a couple of Ruger Hawkeyes in other threads). Here are the brands I see available at Midway that have hunting bullets in the 100 to 120 grain weight range:
Hornady Superperformance (117 gr SST)
Barnes Vor-TX (100 gr TSX)
Federal (Fusion, Nosler BT, Nosler Partition, Sierra Game King, Trophy Copper)
Nosler (BT, e-Tip, Partition)
DoubleTap (Partition, Accubond)
Which three would you buy if your goal was to prove/disprove that the rifle is accurate?
Which brands/bullets should I try? I'm not concerned about the cost. I want to know if the rifle has the potential to be accurate without years of trials and tribulation (I've discussed my challenges with a couple of Ruger Hawkeyes in other threads). Here are the brands I see available at Midway that have hunting bullets in the 100 to 120 grain weight range:
Hornady Superperformance (117 gr SST)
Barnes Vor-TX (100 gr TSX)
Federal (Fusion, Nosler BT, Nosler Partition, Sierra Game King, Trophy Copper)
Nosler (BT, e-Tip, Partition)
DoubleTap (Partition, Accubond)
Which three would you buy if your goal was to prove/disprove that the rifle is accurate?