Airedale56
Well-Known Member
My experience is older (1988-1995) but different than lots of the responders here.
I used to pull the 168 Sierra Matchkings from Federal Gold Medal Match .308 Factory loads and seat Nosler 165 Ballistic Tips to the same overall length.
Shot to the same point of impact in my Remington 700 Police 24" with both bullets. As I recall the BC of each bullet was very close to the other according to data at the time.
No brass prep, just pull one, seat the other and done.
Antelope and deer tipped right over.
It just plain worked with that particular combination.
I may not have been as educated on the necessity for addressing the minutia of more advanced reloaders of the day.
I only started reloading in 1972 and lots of the tools and info we have today didn't exist then.
We weren't shooting game much past 300 yards then.
Sharing my experience, not disparaging others.
I used to pull the 168 Sierra Matchkings from Federal Gold Medal Match .308 Factory loads and seat Nosler 165 Ballistic Tips to the same overall length.
Shot to the same point of impact in my Remington 700 Police 24" with both bullets. As I recall the BC of each bullet was very close to the other according to data at the time.
No brass prep, just pull one, seat the other and done.
Antelope and deer tipped right over.
It just plain worked with that particular combination.
I may not have been as educated on the necessity for addressing the minutia of more advanced reloaders of the day.
I only started reloading in 1972 and lots of the tools and info we have today didn't exist then.
We weren't shooting game much past 300 yards then.
Sharing my experience, not disparaging others.