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old70,

I've seen the same with the 150gr Blue Box .308. Cheap sleeper load

Jason

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.

I'd not touch that CDL in any way....lol. Just buy a case of blue box.

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.

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.

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