.308 Match King bullets

[jeff43]

Where is the cheapest place to get some 168 grain .308 Sierra MK bullets?Also , has anybody tried the Nosler comp. 168grain bullets?Are these a good bullet?

[lshel]

I don't know about the cheapest place, but bought some at Outpost Armory and online at Midway. Most of time not in stock.

[leroy]

jeff... Nosler makes a good bullet... I've used lots of them... Try Graff and Sons (...Google 'em...)...  They may have some... As to price...  All about the same...

 

leroy

[jeff43]

I've shot a lot of the SMK 69 grain in 22cal. For .223,and Ballistic tip Nosler.Never shot the Nosler Comp.Outpost has the 30 cal. 168 grain SMK for $41 plus tax, OUCH!

[TNMTBik3r]

Cheapest place? Find someone who.lives near Sedalia MO and have them pick you up several pounds of factory seconds.

I found a guy on a Facebook reloading group a few months ago and bought 20 pounds of .224 bullets.

[deadeye111]

Cheapest place? Find someone who.lives near Sedalia MO and have them pick you up several pounds of factory seconds.

I found a guy on a Facebook reloading group a few months ago and bought 20 pounds of .224 bullets.

Or maybe do a group buy and someone make the trip. Each person is allowed 100 lbs of mixed bullets or 300 lbs same calibre If I am reading the rules correctly. There is a price list and number of bullets/lb on the factory outlet page. I have bought several different calibres and they are plenty good for average use. I was told when I toured the Sierra factory that some of the big name shooters practice with the bullets.

[jeff43]

How much do they cost by the pound?

[z0mbies fear me]

Not sure of the price but there are only 41 of the 168 grain bullets per pound.
7,000 grains in a pound.
168 grains x 41 = 6,888 grains

[deadeye111]

This is the link to the factory outlet page.  I copied the info on the factory outlet home page.  If interested in prices choose the pdf download below. 

http://www.sierrabullets.com/about-us/factory-outlet/index.cfm

 

 

If you happen to be in our neck of the woods (Sedalia, Missouri) you can purchase available bullet seconds and our full line of accessories directly from our outlet store and tour our manufacturing facility.

 

Outlet store hours:

Monday – Friday 

9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. 

The outlet store is closed on all national holidays.

*The factory outlet will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. 
**The factory outlet will also be closed from noon on Friday, December 19, 2014 - 9:30 am on Monday, January 5, 2015.
 

Download current bullet seconds price list.

 

Please note: Factory Outlet inventory is constantly changing and no guarantees are made as to product availablity. Bullet seconds are sold by the pound and are limited to 100 pounds per bullet and a total of 300 pounds per day per person. There is a limit of 25 pounds of mixed bullets per day. Bullet seconds are for private consumption and not for resale!! Factory seconds may include blemished bullets and mixed bullets, so please weigh and measure each bullet prior to loading! Prices on list do not reflect Missouri sales tax. Factory seconds must be picked up in person and will not be shipped.

Call ahead to check availablity at: 1-888-223-3006

[jeff43]

That would be a good deal! How many miles is it from Nashville or Murfressboro ?

[deadeye111]

It is a good road trip from Nashville, Tn....  497 miles (7 Hours and 25 minutes) according to Google maps.

Edited December 9, 2014 by deadeye111

[Grunt67]

Try Powder Valley. They had them in stock a minute ago. Good company, have done quite a bit of business with them. No complaints.

[jeff43]

How are they on their shipping?

[robbieg19]

Bullets.com has them in stock for $30.70 per 100. I believe they still have the flat rate shipping price of $9.95. I ordered 1500 308 bullets a couple months ago and only paid $9.95 shipping.  I have bought a lot of bullets from them and if they are in stock i usually get them within 3-4 days.

 

here is a link. http://www.bullets.com/products/-30-Cal-308-MatchKing-168-Grain-HPBT-Bullets-Box-of-100/BL10256

[Grunt67]

How are they on their shipping?

 

 Current price is $ 31.80/ 100. Last order I had for 100 was $9.95 S/H.  3 day ship. backlog according to site.

 SIE2200  .308 168 gr. HPBT M.K.

[Grunt81]

I've found that my local reloading stores are a few dollars more expensive than MidwayUSA. If you're only ordering bullets, then it might not be worth it to order from midway due to the shipping cost.

 

The best deal out there is typically a 1,000 bullet bag from powder valley.

 

As for the Nosler 168 grain Custom Competition, here's a little testimony for them....

This happened while zeroing my 3-9X40 Nikon. When looking through my spotting scope, I thought I was missing the target and did a scope adjustment. That's why you see the 4th round in the bottom of the diamond. Nosler makes good bullets.....remeasuring and accounting for bullet hole size, the group is closer to 0.16 MOA

 

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[Grunt81]

I'm not saying that Nosler Custom Competition works better for me than SMK. Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr shot pretty good as well, just not good as my hand loads. I've just haven' bought a box yet to try. I'm going to go up to the 175 grain bullets since my twist rate is a 1:10. For what it's worth, I've noticed the Noslers have a more uniform hollow point than smk's. Here's what one of my buddies sent me who is very experienced at extreme long range shooting. He prefers a .338 Lapua magnum for shots a mile away.

 

"For bullets, in .308, I just stick with 168gr SMKs. I use 44.4gr IMR 4064 @ 2.800-2.805" and get about 2,775fps in my 24" barrel, which is more than fine for .308. The reason I use 168 SMKs is that they are relatively inexpensive, and they are a really balanced bullet where it's nearly impossible to beat their accuracy. They will start to underperform at about 800 yards compared to what others would. I have tried many other bullets for .308, and nothing does better accuracy than a 168 SMK. Geometrically, SMKs are far from perfect, but the 168gr SMK has a big fat tangent o-give, which makes it more forgiving. The lower drag bullets will have secant o-gives that make them a bit more sensitive.