What is the MOST FUSSY cartridge...and LEAST?

[sturner]

308 is the easiest
Any Weathdy Mag

 

[levers4life]

Totally Agree ^^^^^^^^
I believe that it is the Gun that makes a cartridge FUSSY.
I had a Ruger M77 in 7 RM. That drove me crazy. Shot Factory and Reloads, anything from 120gr BT to 175 Berger's.
Most likely it was the barrel, Never found out, Sold it after a few years of Aggravation.
EASY PEASY IS A 308 WIN.

Hey! I think I got that rifle!
Old school tang safety model 77 in 7RM, shoots 130gr Core-Lokt Remington factory ammo into 1" holes....can't get it to shoot anything else! It sits in the safe......

22 Hornet was a booger, crushed cases, etc. Finally settled on a 50gr V-Max that shoots "so-so" with 'Lil Gun

308, 6mm ARC and 6.5 Grendel have all been easy.

 

[sika64]

I've had 22s that were extremely picky on ammo, but my semi custom model 70 300wsm has shot everything that I've put in

 

[JimIsland]

I had a Savage 300 wsm that gave me a fit. I tried a bunch of different ammo and could not get it to group worth a ****. I'm pretty sure it was the rifle but I never even considered buying another one after that experience.

 

[JiggyIi]

Hey! I think I got that rifle!
Old school tang safety model 77 in 7RM, shoots 130gr Core-Lokt Remington factory ammo into 1" holes....can't get it to shoot anything else! It sits in the safe......

22 Hornet was a booger, crushed cases, etc. Finally settled on a 50gr V-Max that shoots "so-so" with 'Lil Gun

308, 6mm ARC and 6.5 Grendel have all been easy.

Try the 40gr Speer in your Hornet it's made for magazine boxes . Mine is a Ruger 77 MII
Lil gun only in this rifle, it made a HUGE Difference

 

[Keith M Sheehan]

lol yes this is an older thread, ditto the 22 Hornet Until ! I I tried lil' gun ! Shimming the bolt ( Ruger 77 mark II ) helped but the powder made it a keeper, otherwise it was going down the road

I agree. The most difficult carried to get consistent accuracy is the .22 hornet. Another one is the .375 Winchester. At least I found one primer, one powder and one bullet that was consistent: Fed 210/37.0-Re-7/Hornady 220 gr flat nose. That would shoot consistent 1" groups at 100 meters from both my M94 & my Marlin 375.