I found the Hornady Frontier 55-gr.
HP to be an excellent option, easily checking all the boxes above.
At 100 yards, the Frontier 55-gr.
HP shot an average of 1.52 over four 5-shot groups with the best group being a hair over 1.
Those groups were easily half what youd see from standard 55-gr.
FMJ, despite costing about the same per round.
The truth is they can be, and also make great ranch rifles for predator and varmint control.
I tried the Hornady Varmint Express 55-gr.
VMAX and it turned out to be one of the better performers in the group.
I also tried some of the 62-gr.
The average group size was 2.19 at 100 yards.
Out of the ammunition that I have tested here, I would consider the 55-gr.
Varmint Express and 62-gr.
SP as viable options.
In areas where over-penetration isnt as much of a concern, the 62-gr.
SP could be the better overall option.
I tried out Hornadys 73-gr.
It had very respectable ES and SD numbers for factory ammo.
Luckily, Hornady has a number of options for this role that are sure to fare even better.
Be sure to run your gun with the ammo you want to use to ensure it likes it.
Conclusions
I knew going into this that the SAINT Victor wasnt a precision rifle.
What it is, though, is a perfectly practical carbine with a 16 1:8 twist barrel.
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