HSM 168gr Match Range – Test Results

Manufacturer: HSM

Date Fired: 26 April 2008
Time Test Began: 0727
Range: Deer Creek Shooting Complex
Wind: 0-2 MPH
Temperature: 31° F
Elevation: 3200′ ASL
Lot Number: —–

Factory Velocity: 2650 fps
Product Number: 308-2R-N
Purchase Price: $18.45 USD
Bullet Used: 168gr BTHP Sierra Matchking
Ballistic Coefficient: .447

Remington 700 SPS-V/P Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2739 fps28.3677.946″.946″.713″
  • Fairly high standard deviation
  • High velocity
  • Budget match ammo worth looking at.
Tactical Operations Bravo-51 Test Results
Average VelocityStandard DeviationExtreme SpreadAccuracy w/flyersAccuracy no flyersBest Group
2696 fps33.05115.513″.513″.416″
  • High extreme spread and standard deviation
  • Good consistent groups with good accuracy potential for a budget ammo
  • Surplus Brass

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.