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stagpanther · January 13, 2019, 11:11 AM

I hear in the end it's really Federal's fault all this crap happened with the valk roll-out, but Hornady's 88 gr eldx should get you in the ballpark with sub-MOA groups even using the long-freebore 1:7 twist barrels, though I haven't been able to verify that out to 800 yds+. Why the majority of barrel manufacturers are still pushing those is a mystery to me. I guess they decided that there is no future for the valk with 90+ gr bullets.

January 13, 2019, 11:11 AM	#8
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 12,971	I hear in the end it's really Federal's fault all this crap happened with the valk roll-out, but Hornady's 88 gr eldx should get you in the ballpark with sub-MOA groups even using the long-freebore 1:7 twist barrels, though I haven't been able to verify that out to 800 yds+. Why the majority of barrel manufacturers are still pushing those is a mystery to me. I guess they decided that there is no future for the valk with 90+ gr bullets. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*