"SAVAGE AND HORNADY AMMO"

My Savage(purchased April 09) is a model 12LRPV 22-250 with a left port right side bolt and a 1 in 9 twist. On top of this Savage is mounted a Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40mm long range with a Varmint Hunters reticle.

This LRPV and I have put a lot of rounds down range using Remington 50gr Premier Accutip which shot the best of all the 22-250 ammo. Back in my home state of South Dakota and out in Wyoming this Savage and I have taken a lot of prairie rats out to 500 yards (but never past 500) and most taken at 300 to 400 yards, if I do my part and the cross wind is not too bad. This is a stock rifle, made by Savage, perfect.

I did try something different once. I took the laminate stock off my Savage model 12 F/TR in 308 and put it on the model 12 LRPV 22-250 to see if it would shoot the same. Shooting paper targets out to 200 yards the rifle performed the same but my wife said the new F/TR stock looked better.

The last couple months I've been reading about Hornady's new Super Performance Varmint ammo loaded with 50gr V-Max bullet at 4000 fps. There ad reads, increased range, less wind drift, super accuracy and more. Well I had to give this ammo a try. Down at the range, the day was sunny, 48 degrees, wind at 10-15 running left to right. The first six shot group at 100 meters could be covered with a nickel only one of the shots was a flyer(my fault). I had a cup of coffee and ran a couple of patches down the barrel and shot two more three shot groups. Each group could be completely covered with a dime. Hornady, I believe your ad. You made me a super performance fan. Can't wait to get this Savage and Hornady combo out west. Look out prairie rats.

PS. I'll try the Hornady Super Performance on my Savage LRPV 223 next.

Always be safe and know whats behind your target.