3gungeezer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I can't find a decent source for hornady steel match rifle ammo(both .223 and .308) anybody have a good online source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) 55"s 75's 155's 308 Better buy while they have them! Patrick Edited January 1, 2012 by P.E. Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert King Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I got mine from spotrsmans guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I bought from a local supplier and hope I just got a bad batch. Misfires which seem to be from high primers as they went off second time in the mag. I was going to use them for a match but will stick with the Atlanta Arms. Hope to hear back from Hornady. Sent e mail with batch number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke8401 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I got mine from spotrsmans guide. Buyers club, free shipping, pretty good deal. If you have a Cabelas near by you can order online and use the store pickup option to avoid shipping. David E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMIS Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Found some at Cabela's today. With my coupon... $17.99 a box for the 55gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gungeezer Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys. I am out in the middle of nowhere south texas and there are none of the big sports chains here but Academy within a 2 hour drive hence the online request. I hadn't thought of Sportsman's guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOA Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The Black Hills Gold out shoots the Hornady in my gun. Test them both. http://www.triadtactical.com/Ammunition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry weeks Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 we (Brownells) have the $17.99 price, $12.95 shipping, 100% guarantee. One box, one case, ten cases, same shipping cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootfastRunfaster Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The Black Hills Gold out shoots the Hornady in my gun. Test them both. http://www.triadtactical.com/Ammunition/ Black Hills is great ammo, but the cost increase is seldom worth it for 3 gun. Black Hills 75 and 77 gr. match ammo will run anywhere from $33.00 to $43.00 per 50. Steel Match 75 is around $21.00 per 50. With the average rifle round count for a major match being around 150 to 200, Black Hills Match ammo will drive up a competitors cost 50-100%. The slim (very slim) advantage in accuracy is also nullfied since you are shooting from field positions and not from a bench. Most big matches are lost brass anyway. If we all shot Steel Match we could brass with only a big magnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootfastRunfaster Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I can't find a decent source for hornady steel match rifle ammo(both .223 and .308) anybody have a good online source natchez shooters supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Is this ammo really worth it? It looks like the best deal is 32 cents a round, but I got Federal brass 55 grain stuff locally here for 30 cents a round on sale, including a dry box. Is Hornady stuff any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootfastRunfaster Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is this ammo really worth it? It looks like the best deal is 32 cents a round, but I got Federal brass 55 grain stuff locally here for 30 cents a round on sale, including a dry box. Is Hornady stuff any better? It depends on how your rifle shoots it. My gun will shoot the 75 gr. into 3/4 moa consistently. I run Federal XM193 in the same gun and it will group about 2 1/2 moa. I can get away with having a less than dead center hold and get a hit on a 10" plate at 300 yds. when I know that my ammo will hold a group around 3 inches. With the XM193 I will be lucky to get a hit unless I am holding dead center. Having ammo that will hit where the sights are makes it easier. It gives you a greater cushion. The bigger the cushion = shorter stage times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke8401 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) If you consider you will be leaving the brass for $2 more per 100 the Hornady Steel Match has a Hornady HPBT Match bullet which runs about $18/100 at MIDWAY. Not sure what the Federal bullet is but Federal's website for XM193 says it’s a FMJBT, I would guess it is a less expensive bullet. If you shoot them side by side at 100 or greater yards I would expect you to see better/smaller groups with Steel Match, I do. For hosing up close, whatever works 100% in your gun. If you reload and will be picking up the brass, brass might be cheaper? It's really hard to match the cost of Steel Match with reloads unless you consider the brass free. For the same quality bullet the reloading cost using TAC (@$23.00/lb), free brass, primers ($30/1000) and 17.49/100 55gr Hornady Match HPBT bullets is 28.7 cents/round (without any shipping costs). So if you can get Steel Match for 30cents/ea it makes no sense to reload (for the same quality bullet) unless you have lots of time and free brass. David E. Some groups from this morning, 100 yards, sand bags, site picture press, sight picture press, 28 degrees: Flier or two on the group below: The below UMC group is only a 5 shot group. Edited January 16, 2012 by Nuke8401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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