Re: LMT .308 MWS
I've got some additional Chrono data from today if anyone is interested.
PSA is local to me and my best source of ammo, but they've been out of FGMM lately. They did however have a sale on Privi 168gr Match for $13.99, so I picked up a few boxes. I also grabbed a couple boxes of 168gr SMK Fiocchi Match that they had for $24.99 per box. About $6 a box more than the Federal normally runs.
I had heard not to expect too much from the Privi. It held true to what I had read and though it had a couple of nice groups, by and large they were larger and more inconsistent than the other ammo I've run through my MWS. It also ran slower than any other 168gr load I've run to date.
The Fiocchi was a good shooter. It produced tighter groups and more consistent results than the Privi. It is also the fastest 168gr load I've run to date. Accuracy seemed to run about on par with the 168gr FGMM (at least in my inexperienced hands), but at $6 per box more than the Federal, I don't think I'll be buying anymore.
Chrono results for both loads out of my 18" Stainless MWS are as follows:
<span style="text-decoration: underline">168gr Privi Partisan Match</span>
2501 fps
2478
2482
2487
2510
2469
2506
2534
2525
Avg = 2499 fps
ES = 65
SD = 21
<span style="text-decoration: underline">168gr SMK Fiocchi Match</span>
2558
2609
2619
2629
2629
2635
2624
2640
2640
2661
Avg = 2627
ES = 73
SD = 19
Temp for both strings was 63deg, at 320 ft above sea level, with a barometer of 29.7.
Both strings were supposed to be 10rnds but my chronograph apparently failed to record one round of the Privi.