Sources for bulk 168 or 175 grain .308 bullets?

fchan

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A quick search yielded nothing, nor did google. I am looking for bulk .308 bullets in either 168 or 175 grain but can't seem to find bulk in weights more than 150.

Does anyone have any suggestions where I can find such a thing? Or will I be stuck buying 100 at a time?
 
Look up to the banners ^ ^ ^... See the red and yellow one that says "Budget Shoot Supply"???? Click on there and Henry has bulk Sierra Matchking. You can buy them in 500 lots, and avoid the hassles of importing. His prices are pretty good too!
 
Look up to the banners ^ ^ ^... See the red and yellow one that says "Budget Shoot Supply"???? Click on there and Henry has bulk Sierra Matchking. You can buy them in 500 lots, and avoid the hassles of importing. His prices are pretty good too!

Henry doesn't have 175s though. His prices are good on the 168s.
 
A quick search yielded nothing, nor did google. I am looking for bulk .308 bullets in either 168 or 175 grain but can't seem to find bulk in weights more than 150.

Does anyone have any suggestions where I can find such a thing? Or will I be stuck buying 100 at a time?
What's your twist rate and barrel length?
 
What's your twist rate and barrel length?

1:10, 24" if I remember correct. It is a savage 10fcp-k

Look up to the banners ^ ^ ^... See the red and yellow one that says "Budget Shoot Supply"???? Click on there and Henry has bulk Sierra Matchking. You can buy them in 500 lots, and avoid the hassles of importing. His prices are pretty good too!

I saw that but I to be honest bullet prices are better at a shop near by me for a different brand of 168grain, hollow point match bullets

Has anyone had experience with the bullet barn?
 
1:10, 24" if I remember correct. It is a savage 10fcp-k



I saw that but I to be honest bullet prices are better at a shop near by me for a different brand of 168grain, hollow point match bullets

Has anyone had experience with the bullet barn?

I have a Savage 10BA with the same barrel.
I have stocked up on 180gr SMK's because my gun loves them so much.

The other nice thing is that most shooters shun them for being too "heavy".
I can usually find them in stock in 500ct boxes.

As far as Henry's pricing goes he's only $5.00 more expensive than where I buy them from.
That's a penny a bullet more which is insignificant.
I don't know when the last time you bought some was but they have gone up 10% since last year.
 
@fchan, with your 1-10" twist you'll be able to shoot just about any .30 cal bullet. Choose whichever one works best for your needs. There really is no such thing as a bullet being "too light for a 10 twist" or "too heavy for a .308", though opinions on this vary

Hornady 168s (there are two variants) can be a bit "fussier" (more work/tuning) to find an accurate load for than Sierra 168s, if this matters to you.

Sierra 168s are "lower performance" (i.e. blunter, and draggy-er) than Hornady and many other 168s. Also, 168 Sierras can experience accuracy problems at distances farther than 600 yards (other 168 match bullets don't have this problem).

In its favour the 168 Sierra is one of the easiest match bullets to get a good accurate load for (load it to standard 2.80" magazine length, in any cartridge case even a somewhat crappy one, use any primer, use any mid to max load of powder, and you're quite likely to have some pretty darn accurate ammo).

@thump_rr, Sierra 180 MatchKings are good bullets. They are not at all a "heavy" bullet for a .308, they're more like "mid weight", and they are a perfectly good and sensible bullet to shoot. They are a "medium range" bullet (their boattail is not as slender as the Sierra 190 or 175). Because of this, they tend to be easier to get to shoot accurately, though the tradeoff is that they are slightly less sleek (they lose speed a bit faster). Out to 800 yards they are great, beyond that they'll still work of course but if you want good long range .308 ammo there are better choices (Sierra 175 or 190 MK, Berger 185 BT or Hybrid, new Sierra 155, Berger 155.5, etc...).
 
Thanks everyone for the great info. Currently I have the Speer match 168gr. Purchased recently. I'll keep my eye out for a good deal on 180 or even 185gr projectiles. Right now I am not by any means an expert marksman, so a major factor for me is getting shooting down to a good pricepoint where I can get experience without going broke :)

As always CGN is an excellent fountain of knowledge.
 
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