Dont have time to start load work up on new 308 rifle so ordered two boxes of federal 150 grn so i could at least shoot it . thought federal loaded with sierra bullets , been a long time since i bought factory ammo but these round are loaded with a soft point that has a cannelure . any one know what it is ? looks like a speer mag tip maybe ? seems like i read or saw on web speer cci and federal were somehow connected ?

Probably the same bullets used in Fusion ammo.
Good ammo.

Cannelure or no cannelure does not indicate which bullet you have. The loading companies are able to spec that feature when they order from the bullet companies.

I have a bunch of the same stuff. It shoots as good as handloads in my 308's. Last shots out of my Model 7 went less than 3/4" at 100 yd. Hell on deer too

Pretty sure it's the Speer hot-core bullets.


That stuff has shot lights out in everything I have seen it shot in, .22/250, .243, .30/30, .308, .30/06, 7RM and .300WM. I have several boxes here for one of my /06's it shoots good enough I don't need to load for it.

Shoots real good in my Savage 99 but, I haven't shot any game with them.

I think that's right. Only ones I have any experience with are 130gr .270's and they shot great in a red pad Ruger 77. As far as the cannulure goes I've seen bulk bullets, probably overruns, from Speer and Nosler with them as well as Hornady InterBonds. I have some 150gr 7mm from Speer that aren't even a catalog item for reloading components. They also have a cannulure.

Don't have time, yeepers it's only June 10th whens your season begin?

Dober

working every day right now hoping to be off most of the fall

Made a last minute trip to the range with my .270 before I got all the components, ( HAD to shoot it). Stopped by WM and picked up the cheapest ammo they had. $13 box of Federal "blue box", power shoks?
Anyway, whatever they're called...I got groups less than an inch consistantly and some under 3/4"
Kinda made me wonder if I should load my own for that gun
I have been since...
$13.00 "blue box" of Federal, 3 shots

Handloads with 110grain TTSX, 5-shots

Every day yeepers what do you do?

Dober

Killed a bobcat and a coues deer with the 130s from a 270... Netiher one took another breath or step after they were hit!

actually i retired from law enforcement in january and started second career as a teamster . got called out immediately on a construction job at a nuclear plant and havent been off since . should get laid off in fall and should get to hunt all winter . hope so just drew either sex elk for colorado first season . taking day off tomorrow to shoot the marlin i got for retirement gift and try the federals maybe get time to work up loads before fall . thinking of 150 hndy flat base or 150 sierra pro hunter with varget .