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I hunt with an old Mossberg 7 mm Rem mag that was handed down to me from my uncle which was handed down to him from my grandfather. It still shoots fine and the ammo i normally use is 154 gr Hornady American Whitetail ($25). Well this past fall before hunting season i had the idea to change my ammo to something "better", which goes against my normal philosophy of, "if it aint broke, don't fix it". Anyway i did some research and decided to get a box of Hornady Precision Hunter, which if I remember right is just north of $50 a box. Took it out to check what kind of groups i could get with it and started at 100 yds. Since it was already zeroed with the American Whitetail ammo i figured I didn't need a close shot to get it on paper. 2 shots later the paper isn't scratched. I move up to 75 yds, still didnt hit paper.. i move up to 50 and then 25, still the target is new. At this point I'm beyond confused and frustrated, i walk up 10 feet from the target and shoot this dandy of a hole... (pictured below) i then returned to 100 yds with the cheaper ammo and made a nice group right where it should be, its not the gun, it has to be the ammo. Also a week later i dropped a nice mule deer using the same gun with the American Whitetail ammo. I'm hoping somebody can tell me why my gun does just fine with the cheaper ammo but has the nice expensive stuff just tumble out the barrel! All the reviews online were that the Hornady Precision Hunter is amazing ammo.
