Originally Posted by
Bullcamp82834
The most accurate factory ammo I ever shot..... various rifles, various cartridges.......was the Federal Premium load using Sierra BTSPs. (I think they were GameKings)
That was a while back.
Not sure if they even sell that load anymore but it was a shooter. My .308 (Mod 7, 20 in.) shot them as tight as it would shoot Federal match rounds.
I used to carry a Colt Heavy Barrel 20" barrel AR-15 while on Patrol and experimented with Federal's Gold Match and American Eagle ammunition. At the time, the Gold Match was around $15/box and was designed for matches, Olympics, etc. The AE ammo was $3-4/box and was for plinking, etc.
I was lucky enough to attend the SHOT show in Vegas that year and spoke with Federal's reps about how the 2 kinds of ammo were both super accurate in my rifle. The rep told me they use the same assembly line for both types of ammo (reduces costs from 2 assembly lines to one) and the only difference was in the bullets used--everything else was the same match quality. I've never forgotten that business decision that Federal had made and have never had bad ammo from them. FWIW, I would also recommend Federal ammo.
