whats a good cheep bullet to take to the range?

Question

i'm looking for a good cheep 308 round to take to the range that is accurate and not going to mess up the gun.

Answer 1

Try the Barnual brand new-manufacture Russian ammo. It's not the nasty Wolf-brand stuff. Cost is about $.25 per round. Silver Bear is another decent Russian .308 brand. Buy from Cheaper Than Dirt or Midway USA.

Answer 2

If you mean the projectile, there are several companies that sell cast bullets that will fill the bill nicely. It might take a bit of load development to find a load that doesn't lead your barrel, but the results will be worth the effort.

If you mean the loaded cartridges, there is only one way to get cheap ammo that is good ammo. Reload it yourself.

You can buy an RCBS Reloading kit that has everything except the dies, powder, primer, bullets and brass for not much more than you'd pay for a case of ammo. Your reloaded ammo will cost about 1/4-1/2 the cost of even cheap factory ammo, and it can be tailored to suit your rifle.

Doc

Answer 3

One thing that I, and everyone who knows anything about guns will tell you, is find good ammunition that shoots well from your gun, and buy a lot of it. If you are hunting with your .308, then use the same ammo as you hunt with to target shoot. A lot of the ammo is very similar, but every type shoots slightly differently, which could end up costing you in a hunt.
If all you are doing is target shooting, and you plan on doing a lot of it, then go and buy some less expensive ammo in bulk, and that way you will know that all of that type of ammo will shoot the same shot after shot.

Answer 4

Remington CoreLokts are fairly reasonable. "Cheap" is subjective. Do you use your 308 for hunting? Then practice at the range with what you plan on hunting with. Different rounds perform differently. You could always get into reloading to save a buck and get consistent performance.

Answer 5

Check out UMC. No experience with rifle, though, only their 9mm pistol cartridges. Seemed to be pretty low fouling, and it's Remington's budget line of ammo.

Answer 6

If you plan on using this gun to hunt with, why would you want to use any round, that you wouldn't hunt with.
I have found, that different ammunition, though, the same caliber, will have different characteristics.
Do yourself a favor, with a hunting rifle, shoot targets, with your hunting bullets

Answer 7

Try Wolf Gold.

Answer 8

That is like asking for a hot cold cup of coffee.

If it shoots good it is not cheap if it is cheap then it will not shoot that good.

Just get some Black Hills reman (Red box) they are rather good at both.

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