I just picked up a Remington 700 308 with a Bartlein 15" GAP #7 contour, 1-10 twist barrel and I am going to head to the range hopefully in the next few days to sight in the Vortex Razor scope I got for it. I am also going to be heading to a Long Range class out in TX (Im also bringing a bone stock remington 700 SPS Tactical 20" heavy BBL 308 as backup). I don't reload and I'm pretty new to long (LONG) range shooting so I was looking for some suggestions for decent production ammo for these guns. Ideally I would like to be able to find it regularly and at most gun shops around the US. thanks in advance!
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Federal gold metal or black hills
add Hornady match to that and those are three solid choices
Federal Gold Medal 168-grain BTHP or Black Hills moly-coated 168-grain Match.
147 grain greek surplus
The secret is revealed.
Not every one has the funds to afford to shoot that man, lets try to stay real here.
None of those will work in a 15" brl
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so the 168gr is what I should stick with?
Southwest Ammo has some affordable (especially if you are preparing for a class) options of quality ammo and would personally recommend a 175 Gr. SMK as it's pretty forgiving as it becomes subsonic and with a 15" barrel (and even a 20") for (LONG) range you'll be transonic for sure with a .308.
I have a question for the OP. How did you determine that the barrel is 15"? 15 in barrels require a special license. A permanently attached muzzle device to make it 16 inches or longer does away with the need for the licensing. I suspect you measured the visible part of the barrel and got your 15 inch. The Federal boys measure to the boltface. Stick a cleaning rod in until it stops, mark the rod where the barrel ends. Pull it out and measure.
It's got a pinned and welded break
1+ for southwest ammunition in bolt 308.
