308 brown bear

[repubconserv]

so I am tempted to buy some brown/silver bear ammo because of price. What kind of accuracy/consistency can I expect from it at about 200-300 yds out of a savage axis 308. Wal-mart Federal holds pretty tight groups at those ranges, about 2.5 MOA with my untrained self.

If I can't expect even that, should I just buy some for shooting 2 liter bottles at that range?

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I got some brown bear .223 and at 100 yards it is all over the place out of my savage edge (same gun as your axis)

[Caladain]

so I am tempted to buy some brown/silver bear ammo because of price. What kind of accuracy/consistency can I expect from it at about 200-300 yds out of a savage axis 308. Wal-mart Federal holds pretty tight groups at those ranges, about 2.5 MOA with my untrained self.

If I can't expect even that, should I just buy some for shooting 2 liter bottles at that range?

Buy a box or two, and send em down range. Like *all* ammo, even match grade stuff, some guns like certain brands and hate others, and the only way to tell is to buy a box and send em flying down range.

My savage likes The Bear..good enough for government work.

[ChrisO]

Only way to know is to try it out really. I have seen some silver bear hold fairly well at 200 yards with a built AR. I've been itching to pick some up and try it out in my socom.

[repubconserv]

200 rds coming by mail... I guess we'll find out....

[Caladain]

200 rds coming by mail... I guess we'll find out....

A box or two..not a case :-D

lol

At least it will go bang :-D

[repubconserv]

A box or two..not a case :-D

lol

At least it will go bang :-D

exactly what I was thinking. If it doesn't work well in my gun, I can resell it to my uncle who will no doubt want it for his M1A

[Don29palms]

WOW! I'm not trying to be mean or anything but how can anyone be happy with 2.5MOA rifle? That would piss me off to no end!

[2shotjoe]

buy a box of each and test them out.

silver said to be more clean and better then brown.

[Caladain]

WOW! I'm not trying to be mean or anything but how can anyone be happy with 2.5MOA rifle? That would piss me off to no end!

That may be his skill, and not what the rifle is capable of.

It may be his ammo selection, and not what the rifle is capable of with match ammo.

An M1A with surplus ammo is a 2-3 MOA gun. My stag model 8 AR is a 2-3 MOA gun with surplus ammo, and a 1-1+1/2 MOA gun with M855 rounds.

Not every rifle is a sub MOA gun, and not every shooter is a sub MOA shooter with a sub MOA gun.

[RAMCHARGER]

Minute of bowling pin at 150 yards with my Saiga 308 and Brown Bear ammo.
I like it alot
Where the heck do you guys shoot that LETS you get 1 MOA shots?
I go to Burro and just as I zero my sights some azzhat shoots the leg off my target frame!!!! Or the wind blows it over.

[2shotjoe]

Minute of bowling pin at 150 yards with my Saiga 308 and Brown Bear ammo.
Where the heck do you guys shoot that LETS you get 1 MOA shots?
I go to Burro and just as I zero my sights some azzhat shoots the leg off my target frame!!!! Or the wind blows it over.

most likely hand loads or match grade.

[repubconserv]

WOW! I'm not trying to be mean or anything but how can anyone be happy with 2.5MOA rifle? That would piss me off to no end!

it's me for sure... though I am getting better. When I say 2.5 is a tight group... that is speaking from my definition of "good." At first I could consistently hit a 1' x 1' paper at 200 yards... and that is all I could say. Now I can generally hit where I want to hit... I feel it getting tighter, especially when I buy better ammo. Brown Bear would probably be used for 2 liter bottles at 100 yds. just something cheap to go boom

[RAMCHARGER]

Brown Bear would probably be used for 2 liter bottles at 100 yds.

Old hard drives too

[fmunk]

WOW! I'm not trying to be mean or anything but how can anyone be happy with 2.5MOA rifle? That would piss me off to no end!

Hypothetically, one round in your heart, second round 2.5" off from the first. Tell me which one hurts more.