I once saw a passing reference here to the idea that the “Black” line of Hornady ammunition was of poorer quality than other the company's versions. An Internet search found various references to poor results that individuals had with various loads, but nothing about its being loaded to lower quality control standards. Can anyone comment on that rumor?

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I’m wrong, I was shooting federal black pack .22lr, not Hornady black.

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I’ve only shot the .22lr but I’ve shot it through various guns and not had any failures so far. It feeds and fires just fine and seems accurate enough though I’ve only fired it indoors and at shorter ranges.

Interesting. I have never seen Hornady .22LR. Shot a lot of .22 Mag however.

I tried some Hornady Black in my 6.5 Creedmoor while I was waiting for dies and brass to arrive and it performed very well. I’ve talked to others that have used 6.5 Grendel Hornady Black and all were pleased.

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Originally posted by bustabuddy:

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I’ve only shot the .22lr but I’ve shot it through various guns and not had any failures so far. It feeds and fires just fine and seems accurate enough though I’ve only fired it indoors and at shorter ranges.

Interesting. I have never seen Hornady .22LR. Shot a lot of .22 Mag however.

Well, that’s because I’m an idiot. I have Federal black pack .22lr, which is not Hornady Black. My apologies.

I used Hornady "black" sbr ammo & have very good results.

I shoot it in my .450 Bushmaster and have been completely happy with the results. A few deer may differ though.