Hornady Match bullets in 30cal for 308

[300 RUM]

I have been looking at the Hornady Match for some time, more exactly the 30 cal 168-178 gr bullets. I know there have been post about these before, how ever time has passed and I was wondering how the performance is, Do they or can they yield a .2 group etc.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Gene

 

[Shynloco]

300 RUM,
IMHO, it's like any other Match Grade Bullet and how well will they perform in your particular rifle. I've tried them in my Ruger .308 that I use strictly for target shooting and is set up for best accuracy. But it doesn't have a modern day Match Grade barrel and dime sized 5 shot groups @100 yds have been achievable, but not using the Hornady 168 gr HPTB. I use Sierra's, but have a drop off when I go to 175 grs (@100 yds) which shoot better at 1000 yds. Bottom line, you'll have to load some and do some testing to find out how your baby likes the Hornady's.

 

[mnshortdraw]

My go-to load for one of my 308's is 43.6gr Varget topped with a 178 Amax. Shoots .2-.3" consistently so the batch I have been using seems to be quite good. I tried a similar load with 175SMK's and can't squeeze groups under .5".