surplus ammo for Rem PSS?

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tim21

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I've had my Remington PSS for almost six months. I've been shooting military surplus ammo called South African. This is the only brand of ammo I've been using, and I shot about couple hundred rounds. Recently, I've been having problem locking the bullet into the chamber, and the extractor would shave off a chip of the brass each time.

I want to try another brand of military surplus ammo. Anyone has any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

P.S. I can't afford to play with match ammo.
 
I strongly recommend Hirtenberger ammo. Shoots clean and straight.

Paid $159.00 for case of a 1,000; forgot where. Due a web search and you'll find it (AIM maybe?!). Comes in a wooden crate w/ 5 200 round sealed "batttle Packs".
 
I am going to be the spoiler.

Why on earth would you want to shoot mil surplus through a PSS? I cost would be the most obvious reason. Get a reloader and start getting the accuracy you should be getting out of that gun for about the same price as that surplus stuff.
 
El Rojo beat me to it. Granted, I have not found a real match load that would really rival the cost of the cheapest surplus, but darn close. You should be ablt to get within $50 per 1000 rounds of the surplus cost, but the accuracy will be much higher.
 
Ditto from El Rojo. I have a friend that bought a .308 700P and went to the range with surplus ammo and was mad because his groups weren't as good as mine with Federal Gold Medal Match. I kept telling him to shoot match ammo but he just didn't seem to get it for some reason. If you want to get the most out of that rifle get a reloader and reload some good match grade ammo. It's very easy and rather cheap in the long run. Also another benifit is that it's actually very fun! Putting together a reloading bench can be as cheap as about $99 for a Lee, which is kind of cheaply made but works, to a RCBS Rock Chucker Kit , which runs about $230 but is a very good set and about all you'll ever need. But if you want a good surplus ammo get either the Hirtenberger or the IMI that's floating around. Both have shot pretty well. Good luck
 
Federal Gold Match 168gr

Is all I shoot thru my PSS. Granted, I don't yet have a press, so when I get one that will change. But, I have shot many 1 hole 3 shot groups at 100 yds with the Federal Ammo. I've tried many other brands, and they don't even come close. I thought the Winchester Ballistic Tip would shoot real well, but for some reason my groups were about 3" at 100 yds. I don't know if I got a bad lot, or if my rifle just doesn't like that coating they put on their bullets. In any case, I doubt I'll buy that stuff again.
 
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