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jjohnson · December 29, 2008, 01:24 PM

Okay, I'm not going to say anything off topic....

My Savage 340 in 22 Hornet does very well with 40 grain bullets, then anything much heavier, accuracy is gone. I tried bullets up to 55 grains. I couldn't measure the 100 yard group because it missed the paper.

A test at 25 yards showed it to be keyholing out of control. Back at 40 grain reloads, about 2MOA on a bad day. If memory serves, the twist is about 1:16.

You may have to look for a 40 grain deer bullet :barf:

December 29, 2008, 01:24 PM	#16
jjohnson Member Join Date: December 10, 2007 Posts: 72	Poor Accuracy Past 40 grains Okay, I'm not going to say anything off topic.... My Savage 340 in 22 Hornet does very well with 40 grain bullets, then anything much heavier, accuracy is gone. I tried bullets up to 55 grains. I couldn't measure the 100 yard group because it missed the paper. A test at 25 yards showed it to be keyholing out of control. Back at 40 grain reloads, about 2MOA on a bad day. If memory serves, the twist is about 1:16. You may have to look for a 40 grain deer bullet :barf: