Sig Sauer's Marksman Elite 107-grain OTM is loaded with an open tip match bullet. OTM describes a match bullet with a small hollow at the nose, the kind used for shooting at paper and steel targets. The load leaves the muzzle at 2,950 fps with 2,067 ft-lbs of energy. That start sits in the middle of the 105- to 109-grain match loads it is compared with, which leave the muzzle at 2,900 to 3,050 fps.

Compared with the Sig Sauer Elite Performance 107-grain OTM, the Marksman Elite matches it at the muzzle: the same bullet weight, the same 2,950 fps and the same recoil in the same rifle. Compared with the Nosler Match Grade 105-grain, it starts 100 fps slower while carrying 2 more grains of bullet, and the two kick almost exactly alike in the same rifle. A faster start with a lighter bullet and a slower start with a heavier one can end up with the same recoil, which is what happens with these two loads.

Buy the Marksman Elite if you want a 107-grain open tip match load with a middle-of-the-road start and recoil. Pick the Nosler Match Grade 105-grain if you want the fastest start of the loads it is compared with. Pick the Federal Gold Medal 105-grain Berger Hybrid if you want Federal's competition load with the lightest recoil of the loads it is compared with. Pick the Federal Gold Medal 109-grain Berger LRHT if you want a heavier bullet from a load Federal markets for competition and long-range target shooting. If you also hunt, Hornady markets its Precision Hunter 103-grain ELD-X for medium game.