Federal markets its American Eagle 150-grain FMJ for competition and target shooting. It fires a full metal jacket boat-tail bullet, a plain jacketed practice bullet with a tapered base. The bullet has a G1 BC of .406 and leaves the muzzle at 1,900 fps.

Compared with Remington's 150-grain Full Metal Jacket, the American Eagle is nearly a twin. The Remington starts 5 fps faster and the two kick the same in the same rifle. At 300 yards, a steady 10 mph wind blowing across the range pushes each of them about 14 inches sideways, and zeroed at 100 yards both drop about 35 inches there. Compared with Sellier & Bellot's 147-grain FMJ, the American Eagle starts 177 fps slower, and at 300 yards the same wind pushes the Sellier & Bellot about 12 inches. The Sellier & Bellot kicks about 4 percent harder.

Buy the American Eagle for target and competition practice at 100 to 300 yards; the Remington does the same job just as well. Pick the Sellier & Bellot 147 if you want more speed and a flatter path at 300 yards. Pick Armscor's 147-grain FMJ if you want softer recoil; it kicks about 8 percent less in the same rifle. If you hunt, Federal markets its Power-Shok 150-grain soft point for big game; it leaves the muzzle at the same 1,900 fps.