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toolguy2006 · February 21, 2013, 08:15 AM

Big Yac:

You probably cant go wrong with IMR 4895. The "Bible Load" for an M1A uses 40.5 to 41.5 gr IMR 4895 under a 168 Gr match bullet.

My Sig Sauer in .308 absolutely will not cycle without the use of small base dies, but yours may be different. As far as bullets, I have always had good luck with Hornady A-Max's, but lots of people swear by the Sierra Match Kings as well. I've known some semi autos that wouldn't feed certain hunting bullets reliably.

Also, you may want to take a look at this if you haven't already. It gives some great advice on " do's and dont's" of reloading for semi-auto service type rifles.

http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf

February 21, 2013, 08:15 AM	#5
toolguy2006 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2010 Location: Western Washington State Posts: 144	Big Yac: You probably cant go wrong with IMR 4895. The "Bible Load" for an M1A uses 40.5 to 41.5 gr IMR 4895 under a 168 Gr match bullet. My Sig Sauer in .308 absolutely will not cycle without the use of small base dies, but yours may be different. As far as bullets, I have always had good luck with Hornady A-Max's, but lots of people swear by the Sierra Match Kings as well. I've known some semi autos that wouldn't feed certain hunting bullets reliably. Also, you may want to take a look at this if you haven't already. It gives some great advice on " do's and dont's" of reloading for semi-auto service type rifles. http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf