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old70, I've seen the same with the 150gr Blue Box .308. Cheap sleeper load Jason
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I’m not a marksman by any means. Christmas Eve 2016 saw me at the range sighting in a rifle I just bought from my brother. It was a Remington 700 CDL in 300WSM topped with a Leupold VX3. I bought a box of Federal blue just to sight it in, had about 5 boxes of Federal Partitions that came with the deal that I didn’t want to waste. It was raining cats and dogs, pouring down, I was soaked setting up a target. I had to rush because driving in we seen the water was up at the creek getting ready to cross the road. The target below explains it all. I haven’t been back to the range with it since then. Six shots total at 100 yds. This rifle loves the Federal blue.
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I'd not touch that CDL in any way....lol. Just buy a case of blue box.
Now with even more aplomb
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Sierra makes lots of "contract" bullets that never get to a green box. I know that they've sold some to Federal in the past, but I don't know if they still have contracts to do so. They sold a flat-based .308" 165gr. (ProHunter) to Federal for the 'red box' ammo, because I asked them (on a plant tour) to sell me some, and they wouldn't, because they were strictly for that contract.
I'm sure they make other bullets for other contracts, too. I know they've supplied Fiocchi and S&B, also.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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Count me in on that statement. Every rifle that I have shot them in have shot them from good to outstanding. My .280 loves the stuff, my .243 did too.
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I ended up w/about 50 of the bullets like the blue box ones in 338. No lead exposed at the end just a little dimple. That's what I'm going to use for sight in and break in on my 338-06 that's coming. They do have a cannelure but a sweet looking bullet. powdr
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