bullets from wideners

[black_ump]

i was looking at the 168 hpbt and the 175 match fmj's

the price is right on the bulk end of the deal

but are the bullets any good at all ?

and can sierra or hornady give good bulk prices ?

 

[bohem]

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No feedback on the 168's.

The 175 FMJBT's shoot 1-1.5 MOA depending on who you ask, mine runs them to about 1.2

The price is right for a "plinking" round and smackin' steel targets that are 2 MOA or larger.

 

[Goin'Hot]

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Check out the Nosler Custom Competition bullets. I know they come in 155 & 168. Good price on em for 500 and they shoot great.

 

[mavrick10_2000]

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I've read plenty before that if you expect "accuracy" they suck. I'd spend my money elsewhere. Noslers are usually the cheapest for a match grade bullet.

Heck I'd go with just about any cheapo hunting bullet before what I'd read from others about those bullets from Wideners for plinking.

 

[Joe-n-TX]

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actually they are not that bad. benchrest they're not. but, for 0-300yds you get your moneys worth.

 

[Hummer]

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I had a friend call them day before yesterday and axe them. The 175 FMJBT are made by Prvi Partisan. He is going to take a chance and get 2000 of them.
I can't speak for their bullets but I have about 800 pieces of their brass and it is nice.

 

[ofcrfs242]

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It is one of those things where you get what you pay for. I bought 500 of the 175's and they are made by Prvi. With some load development I was able to get them to shoot right at one MOA.

For cheap plinking they are decent.

 

[balkandom]

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Prvi Partisan=Good plinking out to 300 or so and great for getting to know a gun. When you want to do anything serious, get SMK's or Bergers.

 

[black_ump]

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thanks for the heads up i will just buy bulk ammo smk's from midway usa

 

[Downzero]

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the 168 HPBTs are 2-3 MOA in my gun!

I got a great deal on a k of scenars and split them half and half with a buddy.

 

[JSTARSZ]

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I use Prvi to zero my rifles as in get them on the paper and close to the center and then use my normal AMAX bullets. I also use Prvi for my plinking ammo. Cheap and it works OK.

 

[rockn30809]

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Buddy of mine bought some and said the weights vary a lot and all weighed more than advertised. He weighed them out in groups and played with his load some and got close to 1moa. Lot of work just to shoot some cheap bullets tho. Like everyone else said work good as a plinking round.

 

[Victor N TN]

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I have used a lot of Widener's supplies in the past. I have a friend that used to live within a couple of miles of their store. The thing to remember about buying surplus or "bulk" projectiles is that they are probably made to some country's military specifications. For US made stuff normal "ball" ammo is 1 1/2 MOA. Most bulk or surplus bullets fall into this category. If it doesn't say "Match" it isn't. Unless it says Berger. ALL their bullets are better than most others. Uniformity is the key.

If you want to use the surplus bullets for match purposes, you need to seperate them by weight and length from base to ogive.

Good luck.

 

[HumpHammrr]

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If anyone has some of these I'd be interested in hearing how they sort out on weight and/or length to ogive. I sorted some 173 LC's and got excellent results but the bucket is getting empty.

 

[jwoolf]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hummer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had a friend call them day before yesterday and axe them. The 175 FMJBT are made by Prvi Partisan. He is going to take a chance and get 2000 of them.
I can't speak for their bullets but I have about 800 pieces of their brass and it is nice. </div></div>

Man, that stuff is JUNK. I wasted my money on 1000 of them a while back and they're still under my bench. If you start weighing them, you'll find that they can weigh as much as 1.7gr different from bullet to bullet. I weighed them all ans sorted them into like 5 piles and put them under the loading bench. ( where they will stay and probably never get shot )