Federal 175gr Gold Medal Match – Test Results

Manufacturer: Federal Cartridge

Date Fired: 24 July 2015
Time Test Began: 0851
Range: Deer Creek Shooting Complex
Wind: 1-3 MPH
Temperature: 64° F
Elevation: 3200′ ASL
Lot Number: 215182×140

Factory Velocity: 2600 fps
Product Number: GM308M2
Purchase Price: $32.42 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
2613 fps20.6280.822″.822″.688″
  • Very consistent groups
  • The extreme spread was very high
  • Good consistent accuracy, what we have grown to expect from Gold Medal Match
Snowy Mountain Rifles Paladin Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2625 fps18.6266.572″.572″.357″
  • Standard deviation was better, but extreme spread still high
  • This was an older “white box” from several years back
  • Velocities were right where we would expect them to be in these conditions
  • The “original” match ammo still has it, even in 175gr version

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.