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azredhawk44 · January 22, 2008, 10:39 PM

Black Hills Match 168gr is also well though of. Along the same lines as Federal GM Match, but last I heard it was using Winchester brass and Sierra Matchkings for components.

I haven't ever bought any commercial match ammo. I do handloads for my short-barreled M1A and get about 1.25-1.5 MOA out of it. I might be able to do better, but I suspect that at this point the rifle is more the culprit than the ammo; unitizing the gas system and getting a match grade spring guide (along with more practice) will do more for me than load development.

IIRC, the 168gr HPBT match bullet has fallen out of favor with most .308 shooters. There's a 155gr bullet design out that is all the rage (is it called the Palma?) and also a match HPBT around 180 grains from Sierra that both outshoot the 168's.

I'm still behind the curve and shooting 168's though when I really care about paper accuracy.

January 22, 2008, 10:39 PM	#4
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Black Hills Match 168gr is also well though of. Along the same lines as Federal GM Match, but last I heard it was using Winchester brass and Sierra Matchkings for components. I haven't ever bought any commercial match ammo. I do handloads for my short-barreled M1A and get about 1.25-1.5 MOA out of it. I might be able to do better, but I suspect that at this point the rifle is more the culprit than the ammo; unitizing the gas system and getting a match grade spring guide (along with more practice) will do more for me than load development. IIRC, the 168gr HPBT match bullet has fallen out of favor with most .308 shooters. There's a 155gr bullet design out that is all the rage (is it called the Palma?) and also a match HPBT around 180 grains from Sierra that both outshoot the 168's. I'm still behind the curve and shooting 168's though when I really care about paper accuracy.