Lot 235:
Federal Ammunition Group 80 Rounds .308 Winchester 150-168 Grain Jacketed Soft Point and Sierra Matchking
Description
This lot comprises 80 rounds of .308 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridges manufactured by Federal, divided among four 20-round retail boxes. The group features two boxes of Federal Power-Shok ammunition loaded with 150-grain jacketed soft point bullets, one box of Federal Buckmasters loaded with 165-grain bonded soft point bullets, and one box of Federal Premium Gold Medal ammunition featuring 168-grain Sierra Matchking bullets. The cartridge headstamps are consistently marked F C 308 WIN, signifying manufacture by Federal Cartridge Company for the .308 Winchester caliber. The ammunition is housed in a variety of factory-original plastic trays, including black and semi-translucent white variants. The retail packaging displays varying product lines and branding used by Federal for hunting and match-grade target applications. The Gold Medal box specifically identifies the use of Sierra Matchking projectiles, a noted precision target bullet.
Condition report:
The ammunition and packaging exhibit significant signs of poor storage and age. The brass casings show varying degrees of heavy oxidation, tarnishing, and corrosion, with dark spotting and surface pitting visible across multiple rounds in all boxes (photos 2, 3, 4, and 5). Several of the soft point bullets show deformation to the lead tips and surface oxidation (photos 3, 4, and 5). The retail boxes show substantial wear; the Federal Premium Gold Medal box displays large areas of surface paper loss, staining, and tearing (photo 1). The other three boxes exhibit edge wear, creasing, and surface scuffing (photo 1). Mechanical function and primer viability have not been tested.
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