50rds – 308 Win Federal American Eagle 150gr. FMJBT Ammo Details
Painting? Too messy. Pottery? Too fragile. Music? Too noisy. Forstooth! If only there were a perfect art form.
TURNS OUT THERE IS. It’s called “308 shootin’.” The target is the canvas. The ammo is the paint brush. The group is your masterpiece.
And Federal Premium is old Vinny van Gogh. The Minnesotan master loads American Eagle 308 Win ammo the straight and narrow way: with 150 grain full metal jacket (FMJ) projectiles, which is just a grain heavier than 7.62×51 M80 standard. Run it through your deer rifle, AR-10, or the M60 “Pig” you use for squirrel hunting.
But that bullet isn’t just an FMJ. It is an FMJ boat tail (BT), which means its base ends in a little taper for added streamlined-ness. Real world performance can and does vary significantly, but Federal’s reported 2,820 fps muzzle velocity (24” barrel) and 0.408 G1 ballistic coefficient promise 64% velocity retention at 500 yards (1,808 fps), which is … you know, not OTM or HPBT levels of velocity retentitude, but right in the slot as far as what a well-made FMJBT can do for you more affordably.
