I hit the range yesterday. I hadn't taken the Sportster 17 HMR out in a while. I was getting lonely in the safe, so it came with me on this trip. I just got a Savage 93R17GV, so I wanted to break it in. Unfortunately I had a bad box of Hornady 17gr V-Max ammo. I had
a couple of hangfires and then had a squib load that stuck a bullet in the barrel. I forgot my cleaning rod, so the Savage was done for the day. Out came the Sportster. Ever since I got it about 4 years ago the Hornady 17gr V-Max always shot the best in it. For some reason that's not the case anymore. It was spraying them all over. I had a bunch of different ammo that I got for my Savage to try out. I started trying everything I had. 17gr & 20gr in all different brands. I found a winner in the Federal 17gr V-Max. I shot this 5 shot .700"
group at 100 yards with a 12 mph crosswind. I'm more than happy with that! The Sportster is a great rifle. It has always shot real well for me. I hope to get it out later this year and pick off some rabbits with it.
Robert
