After zeroing in my rifle at 100 and adjusting the scope, I was able to fire consistantly in the 10 ring on the target. I then switched to 165 from 180 and fired 5 in a tight group one inch left.. Next I switched to another brand (FU) which were low power 150's and they fired all over the place. I am now a true believer in Federal and will not waste my money on cheap loads. The Federals have a little bit more kick but then I am old and fragile. I could not expect more out of a factory load. Federal deserves a high mark for their ammo..

Is the goto round for my 1965 Rem 700. Had other ammo that had 5-4 inch groups at 100 yards. This brought it down to an inch.

After trying several different manufacters, loads, and bullet designs, I've found these Federal 165 grain BTSP to produce the best grouping in my Model 700 30.06 with a 26" barrel. I was able to obtain many .5 moa 3-shot groups at 100 yards, and once put 2 rounds in the same hole at 200 yards. This ammo burns extremely clean, unlike some of the other "premium" ammunition. I know different rifles respond better or worse to differnt ammo, and I wanted to continue using Winchester 168 grain Ballistic Silvertips as I do with other rifles I own, but I cannot dispute the results. A great example of you get what you pay for.

This has been an excellent performer. My wife and I hunt Utah mulies, both of us shoot Remingtron 700s, and this has been an extremely accurate round. Ranges for us seem to average between 150 - 250 yards, with some shots closer and some much further out. If there is a drawback to this round, it is at close range - +/- 100 yards. Seems it is too fast for lung shots in close and doesn't open up.

I went to this round years ago, as it seemed to have a finer shaped tip than other BTSP rounds out there, and at the range it grouped (3 shots) 1" @ 100 & 200 yds. 11/28/12 I went to Bass Pro to buy a box of 165 grain, EVERY box's rounds had mal-formed tips, like they were dropped on the lead tip, all misshaped in different ways. I bought them anyway, as I didn't want to hassle with re-sighting. Well, accuracy suffered! These shot no better than a 165 grain non-boat tail softpoint made by a major brand #that costs $23.00 box#. Sorry Federal, if you want to charge premium price, I expect premium product performance. When I arrived at the range, I did check two boxes of Sierra BTSP 165s they had for sale.......all the same poorly shaped tips. So I believe they are coming from the factory this way... Please fix my favorite round! I will post a follow up with pictures of the tips and email you all.