.308 168gr BTHP. Hornady Vs. Sierra

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drunkietheclown

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Only difference I can spot is the Hornadys are 7-8 bucks cheaper a hundred. are the sierras worth the extra coin?

also... Remington 700 5R Mil-Spec 24" barrel.

Any load data for a super accurate load someone has found would be greatly appreciated. regardless of bullet weight or type. Also a nice deer, moose and elk hunting load would be awesome. you tell me what works because I'm not only new to shooting and hunting, but new to firearms in general.
 
I have only used 168 SMK's for shooting 300 yard ISSF matches. I found they didn't shoot and better or worse than the 155's that I use most of the time. I didn't do much in the way of load developement and just use the old standby 168 load or 39 gr of 3031.

I had one barrel that hated 155 Hornady bullets and just wouldn't shoot them no matter what I did. Another barrel shot them like a laser at 300m.

Really all you can do is buy a box of each and find out what your barrel likes. If your plan it to shoot past 600 yards go with either 155 gr bullets or 175 gr.
 
* The Hornady 168 is a slightly higher performance (lower drag, less wind drift) bullet than the Sierra 168

* Both are good, accurate bullets

* The Hornady 168 might be a bit "fussier" in load development.

* The Sierra 168s are very good as a 300-600 yard bullet, but they have a known problem (instability) that usually happens at 900 yards or so. I think the Hornady 168 does not have this problem.

Sierras tend to be much less available in Canada than Hornadys, and when you can find them they tend to be a bit pricier.

Sierra match bullets are quite good, but are usually somewhat "modest" in their performance. They're not clunkers by any means, but they are usually outperformed (drag-wise, and therefore wind-drift-wise) by most of their competitors. A positive aspect of Sierra's "conservative" design is that they are generally very "easy" bullets, in that they are easy to get to shoot well, and not particularly fussy about changes in seating depth etc. Also, many years ago a very good shooter told me "I've never had a single bad Sierra", which can certainly be counted as a plus. (I have seen a small number of non-Sierra match bullets, otherwise good and high quality bullets, fail to make it to the target, for a variety of different reasons).
 
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