FED GOLD MDL 308WIN 168GR OTM 20/200

Description

Federal Premium’s Gold Medal CenterStrike is built around a purpose-designed open tip match bullet that Federal calls the CenterStrike OTM. The open tip construction is not a hollow point in the defensive sense — the small cavity at the nose is a byproduct of the drawing process used to form the jacket from the tip down, which produces more consistent jacket thickness and better concentricity than a conventional cup-and-core bullet formed from the base. That consistency translates directly to tighter shot-to-shot velocity spreads and more predictable trajectories at distance.

The bullet’s sleek, high-ballistic-coefficient profile — Federal lists it at .450 — helps it shed velocity more slowly than blunter designs, so the trajectory stays flatter and wind deflection stays manageable as range increases. At 500 yards, a 10 mph crosswind moves this load roughly 22.8 inches, which gives a long-range shooter real numbers to build a wind chart around rather than guessing. Muzzle velocity is 2,650 fps, and muzzle energy runs 2,619 foot-pounds, dropping to around 1,152 foot-pounds at 500 yards — still a meaningful figure for steel targets or positional competition.

Federal loads this round on Gold Medal primers and brass, both held to tighter dimensional specifications than their standard production lines. The brass is reloadable, which matters to competitors who track their case count. The propellant is a specially formulated powder selected for consistent burn rate across a range of temperatures — a relevant consideration for anyone shooting early-morning matches or cold-weather training. This is a competition and long-range target round, suited to bolt guns and precision semi-automatics chambered in .308 Win or 7.62 NATO. It comes 20 rounds to a box.