Fiocchi 175gr Exacta Rifle Match – Test Results

Manufacturer: Fiocchi Ammunition

Date Fired: 24 July 2015
Time Test Began: 0939
Range: Deer Creek Shooting Complex
Wind: 1-3 MPH
Temperature: 66° F
Elevation: 3200′ ASL
Lot Number: 0509469016

Factory Velocity: 2600 fps
Product Number: 308MKD
Purchase Price: $36.95 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
2515 fps14.8522.833″.833″.402″
  • Slow velocity, but other stats are very good
  • Excellent extreme spread and a good standard deviation
  • Good signs of accuracy
Snowy Mountain Rifles Paladin Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2514 fps16.7345.422″.422″.302″
  • Good standard deviation and extreme spread
  • The load is not a screamer, but it is very consistent and accurate
  • If max velocity is not a concern, this could be a good load to look at

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.