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It's a Garand "improved" by committee... sort of like the old joke about how camels came to be.
I have one, but it doesn't have the same feel as the Garand by any stretch of the imagination. It is a little easier to scope then a Garand, that's its biggest redeeming factor to me and my middle-aged eyeballs.
Well, I've shot it in match two months in a row. Second place in Feb and first place this month. I'll shoot it in April's match and put it up for a while. It shoots well enough but it is time for the Garands and Ar's to come out and whip some butt.
Shalom Y'all. "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" Bill Jordan.
Until I bust for some Lasik I ain't hitting squat.
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Try Sierra 155 palma match bullets loaded to the accuracy load recommended in the Sierra load book. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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You guys with M1-A's I recommend the following.
Buy a couple of boxes or Federal 168gr Match ammo/and or load up some 308 ammo with Sierra 168gr Matchkings, over 39.5gr of IMR 3031.
If you rifle does not shoot either of these loads very good, then there is something wrong with your rifle, IMHO.
I have never shot, or seen shot a 308/7.62mm rifle that did not shoot one or both of these loads pretty good.
And I have seen a bunch of 308/7.62mm rifles shoot these loads over the years.
Bolt action hunting, and sniper, and competition rifles, single shot and lever rifles, semiautos such as FN-Fal's, H&K 91, M14's/M1-A's, M1 Garands in 308/7.62.
I have seen several standard M1-A's that shoot 150gr bullets into 3 or 4 inches at 100 yards shoot 1 to 2 moa with these loads. Match rifles usually do even better with these loads.