What would you pay for factory match ammo?
- Thread starter Longshot
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Glock4ever
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
Depends on the caliber and what make of ammunition it is but typically match ammo in standard common calibers is about 1-2/shot (.308/223) if you are looking at something that is more exotic (.338/50) you will pay way more then that.
I brought them as low as $13.95 a box of Federal gold match 308winchester, it was in San diego gun show that I did pick up several Thausands, that about 3 years ago...the same guy at the gun show selling 50caliber round for 98cent a piece, this is not the belt round, but is in 50cal box of 150 round Talon ammo...
Sin
Sin
- Location
- London, Ontario
Since I'm new with my Savage 10FP .308...some of the local gun shops want 40-50 bucks a box for Match ammo which is dam high lol
mightyhunter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta
Hornady match
they sell for $24 a box at WSS.
they sell for $24 a box at WSS.
- Location
- London, Ontario
wow... yea I didn't think 40-50 bucks a box would be a regular price
talk about markup... BUT HEY! support your local gun shops! LOL
- Location
- Coquitlam, BC
It usually averages out to 2-3 min per round.
After the range, these are steps I have to go through:
tumble
chuck the tumbling media
neck-size and deprime (FL size if necessary)
prime
throw powder
load powder
load bullet
seat
I did 120 rounds in about 1.5hrs last night. That included priming, throwing the charge on Chargemaster, double checking on beam scale and topping up or lowering charge accordingly, seating the bullets, checking OAL and concentricity.
That's pretty darn good... Some guy working at my local gun store told me it takes 10-15 mins per round 
One way or another, though, all of my best groups have been with Fegeral Gold Medal (.308 Win.), but at some point the cost became too much to keep buying it... Went down to cheaper brands (Winchester & Hornady).
One way or another, though, all of my best groups have been with Fegeral Gold Medal (.308 Win.), but at some point the cost became too much to keep buying it... Went down to cheaper brands (Winchester & Hornady).
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
The most accurate factory .308 I've encountered thus far was 170 gr Lapua. Whatever the cost, its worth it. By weight, these rounds are clones of one another.
Assembly of handloads is not what takes the time. Prepping the brass takes time and when accuracy is the goal, there are extra hoops to jump through. I uniform all of primer pockets and flash holes regardless of the end use. I think these steps makes all of my ammunition just a little better. But when accuracy loading, cases must be sorted by weight, then by neck thickness, then by neck runout. Sometimes run-out is checked after each major step in the loading process; before sizing, after sizing, and after bullet seating. Necks are annealed after each firing. Cases are resized in a bushing die and I neck size and set back the shoulder in two individual operations. Bullets must be sorted by weight. Primer seating depth is measured. Die is used on the case shoulder to help set the sizing die for a precise shoulder set back. Case mouths are carefully trimmed in my Giraud for uniformity. Bullet meplats can now be uniformed, although I don't do this yet. Run-out of the loaded round is checked, and sorted into the practice or the accuracy box.
I can spend the best part of the day getting 50 good rounds, but the results are usually worth while. I marvel when I shoot a group in the .1's, or get a first round hit on a clay bird from 1000 yards and I am depressed when I shoot a 2" group because I wasn't focused on the job.
Assembly of handloads is not what takes the time. Prepping the brass takes time and when accuracy is the goal, there are extra hoops to jump through. I uniform all of primer pockets and flash holes regardless of the end use. I think these steps makes all of my ammunition just a little better. But when accuracy loading, cases must be sorted by weight, then by neck thickness, then by neck runout. Sometimes run-out is checked after each major step in the loading process; before sizing, after sizing, and after bullet seating. Necks are annealed after each firing. Cases are resized in a bushing die and I neck size and set back the shoulder in two individual operations. Bullets must be sorted by weight. Primer seating depth is measured. Die is used on the case shoulder to help set the sizing die for a precise shoulder set back. Case mouths are carefully trimmed in my Giraud for uniformity. Bullet meplats can now be uniformed, although I don't do this yet. Run-out of the loaded round is checked, and sorted into the practice or the accuracy box.
I can spend the best part of the day getting 50 good rounds, but the results are usually worth while. I marvel when I shoot a group in the .1's, or get a first round hit on a clay bird from 1000 yards and I am depressed when I shoot a 2" group because I wasn't focused on the job.
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Once again please keep this thread on track or I will start deleting comments.I'm not interested in reloading or advertisements from companies selling ammo.I want to know what people are comfortable paying for factory match ammo.
