M1a
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Nice!
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Congratulations,
Very sweet rifle, Federal makes some ammo just for the M1A Federal American Eagle Ammo 7.62x51mm NATO 168 Grain Open Tip Match not easy to find but shoots great in my M1A std with Walnut stock. Only mods I have made to mine is a Bill Springfield $40 trigger job, scope and gas block shim kit, I get close to 1 MOA groups with the Federal M1A ammo.
Very sweet rifle, Federal makes some ammo just for the M1A Federal American Eagle Ammo 7.62x51mm NATO 168 Grain Open Tip Match not easy to find but shoots great in my M1A std with Walnut stock. Only mods I have made to mine is a Bill Springfield $40 trigger job, scope and gas block shim kit, I get close to 1 MOA groups with the Federal M1A ammo.
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Nice gun. :icon_ rocker:
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Sweet Sweet Rifle!!!
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Every gun is different, but I suggest trying the Sierra MatchKing bullets (.308 is really worth loading)
Sierra Bullets - The Bulletsmiths
Sierra Bullets - The Bulletsmiths
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Nice. My buddy has one along with a M1 Garand that he brought over on Veteran's Day this past year. They were some very cool pieces to have. We didn't have time to wring them out long distance, but we had a great time remembering the men and women who went before us.
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Shoot it, airwrench! Shooooooot iiiiiiiitt! :evil:
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Very sweet rofle. Are you going to do a .308 convert?
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+1 on that, the best load I ever developed for the .308 used Varget and 168gr Sierra BTHP
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M1A is .308
.308 and 7.62x51 are the same cartridge. Or, more precisely, they are close enough that SAAMI allows their interchange.
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I thought the m1a was 30-06. I'm really off today thanks for correcting me. I hate to put out bad info.
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The Military has a thing about calling everything a M1. You have the .30 M1 Carbine, .45ACP M1 Tommy gun, M1 Garand, heck a buddy of mine jumped at the chance to learn to operate a M1A1 Low Vegetation Assault Vehicle at the end of basic.
He mowed parade fields with a snapper comet for 2 weeks!
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Congratulations! Sweet Find!
Ultimak makes a forward optic mount for it that is top notch. M-14, M1A Scope Mount, M1A "Scout" Mount, Optics
I have one of their mounts on my AKM.
Ultimak makes a forward optic mount for it that is top notch. M-14, M1A Scope Mount, M1A "Scout" Mount, Optics
I have one of their mounts on my AKM.
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I found some ammo from here. Cheaper Than Dirt - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter
EDIT: The PRICE HAS NEARLY DOUBLED DUE TO THE AMMO HOARDING.
I bought a few boxes of this stuff a couple weeks ago. Even though it is labeled .308 on the box, it is headstamped with the 7.62 NATO marking of the circle/cross. Ammo .308 Winchester Armscor USA FMJ 147 Grain 20 Round Box 2700 fps Practice And Target Ammunition 50201
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