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Has anyone else tried this ammo: Ultramax 168gr BTHP 308cal, I saw this post in another thread and was just wondering about it!Quote:
I have not done any reloading for this rifle yet, and I am shooting ammunition that most people would throw stones at before they would touch it. I am shooting Ultramax 168gr BTHP Match
I recognize that statement as my own...
I can tell you that back when I did my purchase of this ammo, it was only $0.46 per round. I had been shooting FGMM in the 168's, but hated the price tag that went with it. The Ultramax did not perform super great out of my FN-SPR... not real bad, but not great either. However, from out of my Savage 10FPLE, it was as if the ammo was a precision custom load worked up specifically for this rifle. The 165gr BTSP ammo are NOTHING like the match ammo.
DK
Have you tried it at 600yds?
I have not shot it at 600, but it printed 1.8" at 400. It was only a 3-shot group though, as it was getting dark and we had to go home. From that group, 2 of the 3 were less than a 1/2" apart. I don't know exactly what order they hit, but it didn't matter to me... I was happy with it as it was!!
DK
Cabela's used to have them, I will have to find some and try them out!
I bought an ammo can of the 168 from Cabela's when it was real cheap, good for getting LC brass if nothing else. I've used it to get various rifles sighted in, it worked amazingly well in an old Remington 788. I emptied out 2 boxes one day to round out a 100 piece group of LC. It put 27 rds into <3" at 100 yards in between shooting better rifles. Considering how marginal the trigger and thin the barrel on that 788 is, I was pleasantly surprised.
The Ultramax 357 Sig I bought was underpowered compared to Winchester White Box, but it was all Speer nickel plated brass, so when it was cheap it was a decent deal.
Regards,
Brian in CA