greetings , has anyone tried the golden west FMJ bullets that are advertised in the shotgun news for the .308 prices seem too good to be true ,how is the quality for highpower shooting , please post a reply , rob

Old post but Im also curious...

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Originally posted by robsrost:
greetings , has anyone tried the golden west FMJ bullets that are advertised in the shotgun news for the .308 prices seem too good to be true ,how is the quality for highpower shooting , please post a reply , rob

I live close to Golden West and drop down there from time to time. I've shot both there .308 FMJs and they do better than most Military ammo in .308 or 30-06. I've not had great luck with their .224 FMJs but not all bad either. They are not a Sierra or a Berger but can give you hours of fun shooting.Their .357 FMJs are not bad also.

I bought some of the 168 gr. FMJBT about one year ago. I tried to load them up for my match grade rifle. I thought they might be cheap practice rounds instead of using Sierra's HPBT's. I was wrong. I tried many different loads and couldn't get them to get within 2 MOA. I ended up selling them just to get rid of them.

They may be good for plinking, but not for accuracy. IMO.