Armscor's 147-grain FMJ is a brass-cased range load for shooters who want a heavy bullet with a softer push. It fires a full metal jacket bullet, a plain jacketed bullet with a closed nose, made for practice rather than hunting. It leaves the muzzle at 1,800 fps with 1,058 ft-lbs of energy.

Compared with Sellier & Bellot's 147-grain FMJ, which uses the same bullet weight, the Armscor starts 277 fps slower and carries 350 ft-lbs less at the muzzle. In return, the Sellier & Bellot kicks about 14 percent harder in the same rifle. Compared with Federal's American Eagle 150-grain FMJ, the Armscor starts 100 fps slower and kicks about 8 percent less. The Armscor kicks less than either of them.

Buy the Armscor if you want a brass-cased heavy practice load that is easy on the shoulder over a long day of shooting. Pick the Sellier & Bellot 147 if you want more speed from the same bullet weight. Pick Remington's 150-grain Full Metal Jacket, which Remington sells for target shooting, if you want a 150-grain bullet; it leaves the muzzle 105 fps faster. Wolf's 145-grain FMJ is faster still at 1,985 fps, but its steel case is magnetic and some ranges refuse it. If you hunt, Federal markets its Power-Shok 150-grain soft point for big game; it kicks about 9 percent more than the Armscor in the same rifle.