Dose anyone shoot a 6.5 creedmoor Franchi horizon and what ammo have you used that works best? Started with the Hornady 143 gr eld-x 4 to zero it then 3 in a 1.5 inch group was happy with that, out last night and missed a fox so back to target and they were all over the A4 sized target. Swapped over to the 120 gr outfitter copper ammo grouping was better to start then the same again. Any info or tips to try would be helpful. Thanks
Franchi horizon 6.5 creedmoor
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Yes new rifle with a vortex venom scope 5-20x56
Since this is a new rifle, I'd encourage you to get at least 100 rounds through the rifle, before you start judging accuracy of one ammunition over the other. Barrels require some time to "break in" and "settle down". More times than not, muzzle velocity will also change as the barrel breaks in.
We’re 30 rounds in already, just strange how it can go from 3 in a 1.5 inch circle to wild A4 sized grouping. Will perceive with it and hopefully get to the bottom of it as apart from this issue I do like the gun. Much appreciated for your input.
Looking at the rifle online, I see that it has a polymer/plastic stock. These type of stocks are typically not very rigid in the fore end. Which can be fine for a stalking rifle, but can play havoc on trying to test/zero for accuracy. If you were shooting off a bipod, or off a bench rest (and changing position of where the stock sat on the bench rest), you would have the very high likelihood of causing the barrel harmonics to change, and thereby throwing off the accuracy of the rifle.
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I will speak to the rfd I bought it from and see where I go from there as I’ve only had the rifle a few month and if I can’t get an accurate zero then I’m not going to use it on live animals. The fore end is quite flexible and I was shooting off a bipod.
That's likely the issue then. Try zeroing the rifle off a large bag next time. You should get a better idea of accuracy potential doing that. Long term, if it were me, I'd restock the rifle, or reinforce the fore end (hog out material, and glass bed an aluminum rod down the barrel channel).
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