I would also say that for that type of ammunition, that overall 2.5MOA is good.
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I would also say that for that type of ammunition, that overall 2.5MOA is good.
my experience is that it really depends on the barrel/ammo.
I have 3 AR 1/7s that routinely shoot about 2 to 2.5" with prvi m193 from prone using the mag as a monopod.
(noveske/magpul, and two franken-guns i built, one with a 17" carbon-fiber barrel and the other with a WOA 16" barrel)
My KAC SR15 shoots 4" and worse groups with m193! The groups were so bad, I was afraid I'd gotten a lemon. So I shot some of the ammo I use at the 600 yrd line in NRA High Power (80g SMK, varget, lapua brass, fed gm) and put 3 rnds in one hole (cause i only had 3 rounds with me). I was greatly relieved! but at the same time... suddenly in the market for more expensive ammo.
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Got the range today to try out some different ammo.
Federal Gold Medal, 69 grn Sierra Match king. Shot about 1 moa
ATI Turkish 5.56, 62 grn fmj with steel penetrator, about 2 moa
Silver Bear 62 grn Hollow Point, steel jacketed/copper washed, approximately 2 moa.
I was kinda suprised the steel jacketed ammo performed better than the XM193.
It also appeared that the Federal Gold Medal even though loaded to 223 specs seemed to retain more velocity than the XM193 as the POI was roughly 2 inches above the zeroed point of aim with XM193.
What does MOA stand for?
Minute of Angle.
One minute of angle = 1 inch at 100 yards, 2moa = 2 inches at 100 yards, etc.
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Minute Of Angle
Hope this helps.
Thanks, got it now.
1/7 with 55gr?? NO BETTER THAN 10MOA at 25yds.
Yes I am kidding.
Accuracy depends on many things. The quality of the ammo, quality of the barrel, quality of the trigger and quality of the shooter.
Remember that XM193 basically means that it was rejected. Not really the best choice for trying to do an accuracy test. I would say that 2.5" groups at 100yds with XM193, factory GI trigger and a 4X optic is just fine and about average.
The 1/7 twist will shoot 55gr-80gr just fine. They tend to like 69-77gr ammo the best, but you can find 1/7 twist barrels that will shoot 55-62gr ammo around 1MOA.
Typically speaking, if you have a chrome lined barrel that is shooting 1MOA (or arround it) I would be happy.
C4
No offense Grant, this is an old thread I was updating this thread with a post about new findings with different ammo used.
And so far the findings are that the 1/7 chrome lined barrel on my S&W likes 69 grain stuff, and even likes 62 grain steel jacketed silver bear over the XM193.
Now do you have any further info on what aspects XM193 doesn't pass the demands of being used for military purposes? AKA why is it rejected?
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