HotRod308

I've owned no lug, single lug, and double lug M1A's over the years. As long as the glass bed of the action is done correctly, they all shot equally well. Having the addition of a screw under the trigger guard into the lug ensures the receiver will be fully secured into the stock without relying on the trigger group is better. I used marine-tex repair kit as the bedding compound. Very hard, easy to work with, oil's and bore solvent doesn't hurt it. The stuff doesn't compress after many thousands of rounds so re-beding isn't needed. Photos look nice, happy shooting.

Thank you

So the M1A out shot the new M5E rifle? My M1A out shoots my LR308 as well. I called the one shot at 4 as a poor shot.

I had very good luck with N530 at 44.9g, LC case, Rem 91/2 and 168 TMK off lands at .070. in my M1C SD was 13.0 2680FPS. I haven't shot it passed 100yds yet but looking fwd to it. Its a good shooting rifle, it's a clone though.

Thats probably using a 20 inch barrel for speed for those loads.

I don't know if this will help you or not. But this off Hornady app for service rifle loads for 308 using 178 bullets. Its a screen snap shot I took of only the high end of the loads, didn't think you want to shoot them real slow.

I used 51.0 RL22 in my 6.5-284 bolt gun. It does shoot nice.

If you have very tight fitting gas rings and you are looking for something that has less drag. I do have a simple modification you can try out on your current gas rings that will make the tension less without replacing them. If you go to far you would need to just replace them anyway or the rings will be just will be filling the air gap between the bolt but still might function or might not. You can reduce the diameter of the gas ring and lessen the tension by using a dremel hand tool and the sanding wheel attachment https://www.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/446-1-4-240-grit-sanding-bands-6-pack. I hold the bolt in one hand with one finger pushing the gas rings toward myself so the rings are sticking out. I then use the dremel tool sanding wheel at medium speed and lightly touch the gas rings. The sanding wheel makes the gas rings spin and at the same time takes away a small amount of metal from the gas rings at the same time. Finger pressure is just enough to keep the rings to one side but not enough to keep them from spinning. Do it a little, spray with a break cleaner or something and try it in your bolt. You will notice a reduction in tension. Keep doing it until you are happy with the fit. Its a lot faster than shooting several hundreds or more rounds of ammo. Is it perfect circle? I can't tell the difference nor measure it. I have the tension set on so it holds the bolt from falling out but if I shake it, then I have to pick it up.

You should see the new Hornady A Tip bullet that was just released. 230g 30 cal with BC of .823 https://www.hornady.com/bullets/a-tip-match#!/ Bullets are packed as they are made off the machine. Bullet number two is placed in the container right next to #1 and so after. Everything is done to make them as close to perfection to the previously made bullet per their video.

The biggest tip for long brass life is to is not to over work the brass during the reszing process. Buy a case measuring tool and measure the fired case and only resize only .002 to .003 smaller than the fired case measurement. Use a bushing die so that neck is only reduced to the correct amount of neck tension usually .001 (kind of light tension) .002 (medium) anything after that is a lot of neck tension and you are over working the brass. The expander button will thin out the necks over time which is why you have to trim the brass back to correct length. I use .002 neck tension for ammo feeding from the mag and ,001 for single loading for slow fire stage at 600yds. Higher pressure loads, the case will measure a little bigger than normal loaded round. Faster powders are harder on the brass than slower powders. I quit counting how many reloads I get out of any of my big AR's I load for, but it's probably around 15 to 18 reloads before I get rid of them. Usually the primer pockets get to loose or once the neck thins out they start to crack. Don't worry about it, just set up the dies correctly and it will be fine.

I never could tell if the BCG moved either. One could measure the fired case using the Hornady case measuring tool from the shoulder to the base of the cartridge then compare to a brand new case. It should be ,002 to .005 if theey did a good job machining the chamber. Some rifles can be right at .001 but not many. Anyway, if it's in this ball park the head space is most likely good. If brass comes out smaller than it went in, I say the finishing reamer didn't get used at all. It is possible to have gas pressure but not enough to over come a case thats to big to fit the chamber. All the energy is used up getting it moving but nothing left to go all the way back. Based on the words he had to mortar the rifle to get the rifle to unlock sounds like the chamber is to small maybe?

I don't remember if it was Leupold or Vortex when I called them about a military discount, they referred me to either govtx discount program or experticity web site. Then Nightforce requires you to send your drivers lic with the special marking on it identifying one's self as a veteran, after that they send you a discount price list. Do you go direct to Vortex then? That's a good discount by far, saving money to buy more bullets is a good thing. Good luck to you Sir.

Welcome as well. I made a M110 clone and have several match rifles. Your going to like it.

Curious to what for? I assume some kind of problem?

If you were in the military one can get a pretty good discount at https://www.experticity.com/sign-in will need info from your DD214 to sign up