Blackhills 175gr Match – Test Results

Manufacturer: Black Hills Ammunition

Date Fired: 24 July 2015
Time Test Began: 0803
Range: Deer Creek Shooting Complex
Wind: 0-2 MPH
Temperature: 61° F
Elevation: 3200′ ASL
Lot Number: 1604161203

Factory Velocity: 2600 fps
Product Number: NA
Purchase Price: $32.49 USD
Bullet Used: Sierra 175gr BTHP Matchking
Ballistic Coefficient: .496 (.505 above 2800 fps)

FN SPR A3G Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2646 fps21.1461.955″.955″.882″
  • Very consistent groups, but FN didn’t shoot them very tight
  • The extreme spread and standard deviations were on the higher side
  • Velocities were as high as their 168gr load
Snowy Mountain Rifles Paladin Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2641 fps17.2957.470″.470″.224″
  • Standard deviation and extreme spread were still higher, but better than FN
  • Extremely consistent group sizes, and very accurate from the SMR rifle
  • The accuracy between the two rifles is very different, but the velocities and extreme spread was very close between the two.

NOTE: “Accuracy with flyers” includes the raw averages including groups where the shooter called a bad shot before rechecking the placement of that shot. The “average without flyers” is the average group size with those “flyer” groups not added in.