Posted: 12/29/2016 11:32:16 PM EDT
| I'm aware match grade is ideal but which .308 do you guys recommend for range? I do not hunt or do competitions. I have a Remington 700 Police 5R. I'll be shooting match as well but not all the time. Just want to see what options you guys recommend. Ive been looking at the Federal XM80C but not sure if it's worth buying. Thanks! |
| If you are looking for fairly inexpensive factory ammo that is accurate and you don;t care about keeping brass then look at the Hornady 155 Steel Match. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/861113/hornady-steel-match-ammunition-308-winchester-155-grain-hollow-point-boat-tail-steel-case-box-of-50 |
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I've never understood the term "range use". If you're not trying to get accurate shots, what are you trying to do?
Anyway, I've had excellent results with a ammo locally made in mid-Michigan. It goes by the brand name OTM. On The Mark Inc. 168 gr 308. They use Hornady BTHP bullet. Available at Jay's Sporting Goods, Clare Michigan. I bought a bunch of it for $15 a box of 20 a couple years ago. Ordered it over the phone. Can get 0.5 in moa out of my Savage model 10. Good luck |
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I will add, try out some of the MEN 147gr ball ammo. I was very surprised to find this stuff shoots just at MOA from my AIAX. It is not Hornady or FGMM, but if you can find it cheap and your rifle will shoot it... It shoots better than most match ammo I tried out of my RFB for some reason. 
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I usually just shoot my reloaded 175 SMK load, but when I first picked up my Savage 10 I tried a box of all the M80 clones that Cabelas had and the PPU M80 shot the best and most consistent of all the M80 clones I tried. |