best factory 308 round

[pgeleven]

the best one i have found so far is the Federal Gold Medal 168 BTHP. any input, praise, arguements or suggestions?

 

[Zak Smith]

FGMM 175gr seems to be the "standard" to compare against.

I got great results with the Lapua factory 155.

 

[pgeleven]

crap.... for the sake of preventing future arguements, i meant "FAVORED factory 308 round"

 

[planetmobius]

The Federal Match is certainly my "favored" round. I have used it in many matches in my M1A and it shoots more consistently than I ever will. Maybe a bit pricey but you can get it just abot anywhere over the counter. Which is a type of consistency unto itself.

 

[BammaYankee]

Don't fall victim to the propaganda.... The seminal Federal load may have reigned supreme back in the day, but my $.02 is that Black Hills is the new champ for 168 & 175's.

I have seen Federal groups shrink with Black Hills in an M1A, Rem 700, FN patrol, and a DPMS gasser. I won't shoot anything else, and the brass is awesome for reloading!

 

[Zak Smith]

BH blew primers in my AR-10

 

[BammaYankee]

Can't imagine why you'd get blown primers with BH.... I've burned through several cases with zero problems.

Bottom line is buy a bunch of loads and whatever works best, stock up on it while you can!

 

[pgeleven]

ill look for BH and give it a shot if i find any

 

[DerHossMeister]

Lapua D46.

 

[Bendutro]

M118lr

 

[H2O MAN]

For the money I spent a few years ago, the best factory round I have is surplus Portuguese NATO ball.

I paid $00.13 per round and it will shoot MOA and sometimes sub-MOA groups if I do my part.

 

[Billy_H]

I've been using Black Hills 175gn and find it to be really nice and consistent. The price ain't bad either and I had it in a couple of days. Just be sure to check stock... he sells a lot but does get it back in quickly.

.308
168 MHP $221 / 200 $499 / 500

175 MHP $238 / 200 $530 / 500

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[Chipperman]

I paid $00.13 per round

Gawd, those were the days. I bought some boxes of .308 rounds the other day, and was happy to "only pay" .50 a round.