I know it is just another FMJ but does it have better accuracy, in general, than military M80 147 gr or other commercial 308 FMJ bullets used on loaded ammo? I have plenty 147 gr M80 FMJ and have an opportunity to buy Hornady 150 gr FMJ at a reasonable price in today's market, just wonder if it will do better than what I already have. If not, I will pass. Have plenty 147 gr M80 already. I also have enough Speer 125 gr TNT and Nosler 168 gr HP, they shoot great in my 308s.
Hornady 308 150 gr FMJ BT opinion?
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Charlie98
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They might be a touch more better... but I've not found them to be any more better than the other 145-150grn FMJ bullets I've used... with the understanding that I don't shoot them as target bullets.
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Yeah, maybe slightly better than pulled ball. Back pre-Chinese Panic, I stocked up for $150-160/k for my .300BO. They're ok there, not that impressive in my M1 though.
Charlie98
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Also... the cannelure is further up on the bullet than most FMJ's... so if you are a crimper, you will need to understand the bullet will seat deeper in the case.
L to R: Winchester, Prvi, Hornady
L to R: Winchester, Prvi, Hornady
That is interesting, that will mess my my load data established on 147 gr M80 already! Seat deeper also means more free bore before engaging the rifling, not a good thing either.
I bought a box of them and shot them all up. I've seen a lot worse, but better too. I wouldn't buy them again because I'm at the point where if it isn't petty accurate I'm just not interested in shooting it. If I go to the trouble and expense of loading the ammo it's just not that much more expensive to use either a quality target or hunting bullet as needed. If I want to plink with average accuracy I can do it a lot cheaper with 223, 22LR.
Charlie98
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And what's odd about that is... with this particular Hornady bullet with the Secant ogive... you could actually seat the bullet out further than, for example, the other two bullets in my photo. It's just a strange bullet. It was my understanding that it was created for the M1 Garand... the higher cannelure would allow more neck tension on the longer .30-06 neck while still allowing crimping in the cannelure... I don't know if that's true or not. I do know they are as accurate as any other ~150grn bullet I load for my M80 equivalent. I do not use the cannelure, I taper crimp lightly at the OAL I have established for my rounds.
Jerry M
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You do not need to use the cannelure. Just load to your regular OAL and ignore the cannelure.
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This.
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I bought the 147 grain Everglades 308 bullets and their crimp groove is very inconsistent . I use a competition seater die and The case mouth can be short of the Grove center of the Grove or pass the grove . It’s so bad it’s almost comical . I find them less accurate than the Hornady 150 grain bullets and the Hornady crimp groove is much more consistent. I’ll add that I’ve only loaded those two bullets in my A.R. 10 which is far from Precision but the Hornady bullets are a tad more accurate and quite a bit more consistent . Maybe one day I’ll try the bullets in one of my good bolt guns just to see how well they do but that’s not what they were back for .
It could simply be that the Everglades bullets are just garbage , they’re the only 147’s I’ve ever tried
It could simply be that the Everglades bullets are just garbage , they’re the only 147’s I’ve ever tried
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