Best Place to purchase Hirtenberger, .308?
- Thread starter Tshoes
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I hear its the best, but have not shot any personally. Will order some Monday from www.aimsurplus.com.
Biggest advantage I've heard is that it's reloadable and boxer primed. Most surplus is berdan primed.
Biggest advantage I've heard is that it's reloadable and boxer primed. Most surplus is berdan primed.
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Just for grins, what kind of groups are/have ya'll been getting with the Hirt, and other brands........I saw some Hirt at a show yesterday, and it LOOKED really good.
I had some fabulously accurate Argentine several years back, that would shoot sub 1/3moa @100, out of a M40 A1 clone......
Of course that's all gone.
This stuff was Match grade........
Just for grins, what kind of groups are/have ya'll been getting with the Hirt, and other brands........I saw some Hirt at a show yesterday, and it LOOKED really good.
I had some fabulously accurate Argentine several years back, that would shoot sub 1/3moa @100, out of a M40 A1 clone......
Of course that's all gone.
This stuff was Match grade........
Tshoes,
My M1-A likes the Portuguese FNM more than the others.
My Stg-58 likes the Hirty the best.
Neither of them will stomach IMI. Both will throw bullets all over the target, and this is ammo that most of my friends RAVE about.
The best accurate ammo for your rifle is like beer, women, and cars are for us guys..... we all have our likes & dislikes.
You just have to try different brands to find which one your rifle shoots best.
Swampy
My M1-A likes the Portuguese FNM more than the others.
My Stg-58 likes the Hirty the best.
Neither of them will stomach IMI. Both will throw bullets all over the target, and this is ammo that most of my friends RAVE about.
The best accurate ammo for your rifle is like beer, women, and cars are for us guys..... we all have our likes & dislikes.
You just have to try different brands to find which one your rifle shoots best.
Swampy
My modified AR10(T) will shoot the Hirt under 2'', while handloads go under 1/2 ". Heavy barrel MIA goes maybe 2 1/2 ". Very fun ammo for shooting steel plates at moderate ranges (200-400 yds).
The comment about the Argentine stuff is right on! If I could buy 10 cases of that, I definitely would. For factory stuff, you had to go to something like the Federal Gold Medal Match to beat it.
swsurgeon.
The comment about the Argentine stuff is right on! If I could buy 10 cases of that, I definitely would. For factory stuff, you had to go to something like the Federal Gold Medal Match to beat it.
swsurgeon.
SWSURGEON
i took a round of that apart, to see what made it tick.
It had a FMJ bullet, boat tail, and a ROLL GROOVE cannelure.....
The powder was extruded, and looked very similar to 4895, but smaller in length.
I presume the cannelured B T bullet, and the extruded powder were the key.
But for ammo that was mfg'd in 83/84, and had undoubtedly seen numerous temperature swings,,,,,,it was simply astounding.
Mil spec, mil issued ball.....that shot UNDER 1/4 moa @ 100 yards........never ever seen anything like that stuff.
Like you, I would dearly love to find more.......
As you said, if you want ammo to just EQUAL it, you have to pay $13.00-17.00 per box..............
While on this subject, I had a similar experience with the Chinese .308 ball..........NOT the commercial boxed variety.....but the kind in a spam can.
Out of a Polytech M1A (tm), clone, it would put 3 rounds inside of a dime at 100 yards..............very good also, but an anomaly I'm sure on the Polytech........
Wouldn't think of shooting it in a real RIFLE..steel jacketed.
i took a round of that apart, to see what made it tick.
It had a FMJ bullet, boat tail, and a ROLL GROOVE cannelure.....
The powder was extruded, and looked very similar to 4895, but smaller in length.
I presume the cannelured B T bullet, and the extruded powder were the key.
But for ammo that was mfg'd in 83/84, and had undoubtedly seen numerous temperature swings,,,,,,it was simply astounding.
Mil spec, mil issued ball.....that shot UNDER 1/4 moa @ 100 yards........never ever seen anything like that stuff.
Like you, I would dearly love to find more.......
As you said, if you want ammo to just EQUAL it, you have to pay $13.00-17.00 per box..............
While on this subject, I had a similar experience with the Chinese .308 ball..........NOT the commercial boxed variety.....but the kind in a spam can.
Out of a Polytech M1A (tm), clone, it would put 3 rounds inside of a dime at 100 yards..............very good also, but an anomaly I'm sure on the Polytech........
Wouldn't think of shooting it in a real RIFLE..steel jacketed.