thebman80

Shot it last night boys and she never jammed once using all the test shells above. Here's how they turned out: All testing was at 100yds, Win 150gr. Super X Power Point (7stars out of 10) - These felt really nice but the grouping varied from 2.5" - 3.5". Win 180gr. Supreme Ballistic Silvertips (8-10stars) - Out of all the shells fired, these were by far the best feeling shells but at 100yds they were consistantly 2"higher than any other shell. I can work with this if it were the only ammo that I would ever fire but I'd hate to have to re-site my scope everytime I used a different ammo. Remington 150gr. Core-lokts. (10-10) - These are great shells. They grouped at 1.25" to 1.5" which is decent for me. No complaints. But the hands down winner is the Hornady Ballistic Tips. 165gr. The were .75 to 1.375" consistently through an entire box. 20 shells later I could but a foam coffee cup over the entire group. My choice is Hornady's or the Core-lokts. They both were overly acceptable for my use. Hope that clears up any questions you might have had. I truelly don't think that the previous owner put many shells through this thing. I love it!

Thanks for the info. I just picked up some Core-lokts, Win Super X Power Point, Hornady's, and some Win Ballistic Silvertips. I'll post back with what performs the best. I got 150gr. 168gr. 180gr. The Hornady's and the Silvertips are some sweet looking shells.

Thanks guys, just picked up four boxes. Remington Core-lokt 150gr., Win Super X 150gr., Hornady LeveRevolutions and Win Ballistic Silvertips. Probably thinking I'm crazy, but a buddy gets shells at cost so it wasn't that expensive. I'll let you know what comes out the best.

I recently purchased a Remington 7400 30-06. Yes, I know "Jam-Master". But for $100 (Divorced wife getting rid of things), I couldn't pass it up. The exterior of the rifle is fantastic. I broke it down and did a thorough clean and lube on everything, I clean my guns after every use regardless of whether it's been fired. The previous owner kept it in great shape. I contacted Remington regarding its background and discovered it is a 2nd run 1981 production model. Being as this is my first Rifle in this caliber for MN Whitetail, i'm searching for recommendations on ammo. I currently shoot either a bolt .243 or a Win 94 .30-30 (Hornady LeveRevolutions) and I've tried just about every factory ammo out there. But I've heard that these Remington Semi-Autos are picky about their ammo and have jamming issues sometimes due to the wrong ammo being used. I'd like to avoid that situation. So here's my question. I'm not into reloading so I strictly use factory ammunition. Does anybody have any history with this rifle and have any recommendations for ammo to use? Thanks in advance

I've been using 160gr. here in MN for a couple years now. Love it.

I recently purchased a Remington 7400 30-06. Yes, I know "Jam-Master". But for $100 (Divorced wife getting rid of things), I couldn't pass it up. The exterior of the rifle is fantastic. I broke it down and did a thorough clean and lube on everything, I clean my guns after every use regardless of whether it's been fired. The previous owner kept it in great shape. I contacted Remington regarding its background and discovered it is a 2nd run 1981 production model. Being as this is my first Rifle in this caliber for MN Whitetail, i'm searching for recommendations on ammo. I currently shoot either a bolt .243 or a Win 94 .30-30 (Hornady LeveRevolutions) and I've tried just about every factory ammo out there. But I've heard that these Remington Semi-Autos are picky about their ammo and have jamming issues sometimes due to the wrong ammo being used. I'd like to avoid that situation. So here's my question. I'm not into reloading so I strictly use factory ammunition. Does anybody have any history with this rifle and have any recommendations for ammo to use? Thanks in advance