308 bullet recommendations?

[robsutt]

About to finish my first AR10/DPMS308. It has an 18" barrell with 1-10 twist. What bullets grains do you recommend? I'm more after cheaper and fun than accuracy. Yet also still a little curious about accuracy. If than makes sense. ;-)

[SmokeWagon]

The Hornady #3037 150gr .308 Bullets would be perfect for your application and you can find them pretty much anywhere.

[EL_NinO619]

168 AMAX or SMK with purr in that rifle. For good cheap fun shoot 150 or find some 147gr.

[bsumoba]

1:10 twist...

go with 168 or 175 SMK. i am using the following, but have a 20" barrel in 1:10

* use data at your own risk

175gr SMK. 2.800" OAL, Win Primer, LC Brass and 44.1 gr Varget

[randomBytes]

My M&P10 has 18" 1:10 and 147gr seemed fine.

[micro911]

If you want to go cheap, find pulled surplus bullets on line.

If you want to go for accuracy, I would use Sierra Match King bullets.

[Motor Man]

1:10 twist...

go with 168 or 175 SMK. i am using the following, but have a 20" barrel in 1:10

* use data at your own risk

175gr SMK. 2.800" OAL, Win Primer, LC Brass and 44.1 gr Varget

Does the brand of primer matter for accuracy? Can you please explain why?

[G38xOC]

The Hornady #3037 150gr .308 Bullets would be perfect for your application and you can find them pretty much anywhere.

this is what i normally shoot .. its cheap n buy em in bulk . but i do have some heavy stuff stashed as well

[slopoke]

I use the Hornady HPBT 168 grain match bullets. They are about 25 bucks per hundred.

[cpatbay]

I only use 168 gr or 175 gr SMKs.

[robsutt]

If you want to go cheap, find pulled surplus bullets on line.

If you want to go for accuracy, I would use Sierra Match King bullets.

Where can I find "pulled surplus bullets"?

Also being new to 308 what do you consider cheap per bullet?

[Excaliburr]

Hornady 150g sst. Perfect bullet for the gun. Nosler ballistic tip hunting is similar to AMAX but a lot cheaper. Buy your bullets from Powder Valley is a good option, Pulled bullets are a bit harder to find, but they are cheaper if you can find them, though if you want consistent loads and accuracy, I like to stay with what is known, like Hornady.

[anothergunnut]

I use Nosler 168 HPBT. I don't use off brand bullets which leaves me with the Hornady 150 FMJ but that is only a few cents cheaper than the Nosler. Since reloading rifle cartridges is a lot of work, I prefer to spend a bit more and get a better bullet.

[robsutt]

I see these on powder valley. Looks like it will end up about 22 cents per bullet after shipping. Is that decent for .308?

308 150 GR FMJ-BT (500)

[Arcaporale]

175 or 168 SMK are pretty affordable for the excellent accuracy and ballistics they provide. Usually cost about 30 cents a round if you buy in bulk.

For me the fun part is having the capability of hitting my target especially at longer ranges. Which is why I only use 175 SMK's. If you only want to shoot to a few hundred yds then almost anything should serve you okay. But I would take advantage of that 1:10 twist and run some 175 SMK's.