Range Report American eagle .308 M1A

[Pat Harrison]

Has anyone seen or shot this?
It's a new load from Federal using a 168gr OTM bullet, I'm guessing it is supposed to be an economical practice load as the listed ballistics are similar to FGMM .308 168gr
Ballistics Comparisons:
Velocity in Feet per Second (To nearest 10 FPS)
Velocity
Load No Caliber Muzzle 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y
GM308M 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 2650 2460 2277 2103 1936 1778
A76251M1A 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 2650 2459 2276 2101 1933 1774


Energy in Foot Pounds (To nearest 5 Foot Pounds)
Energy
Load No Caliber Muzzle 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y
GM308M 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 2619 2257 1935 1650 1398 1179
A76251M1A 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 2619 2255 1932 1646 1394 1174


Wind Drift in Inches (at 10 MPH)
Wind Drift
Load No Caliber 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y
GM308M 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 0.7 3.1 7.4 13.4 22.0
A76251M1A 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 0.7 3.1 7.4 13.5 22.1


Average Range
Average Range
Load No Caliber 50 Y 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y
GM308M 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) -0.1 -4.3 -15.3
A76251M1A 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) -0.1 -4.3 -15.3


Long Range
Long Range
Load No Caliber 50 Y 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y
GM308M 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 1.0 2.1 -8.9 -25.5 -51.5
A76251M1A 308 Win. (7.62x51mm) 1.0 2.1 -8.9 -25.5 -51.6

 

[Two Shoes]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

The M1A nomenclature suggests Military...............
Why they would use a 168 is beyond me though.
M2, M3 have been used in the past.

 

[Pat Harrison]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

In the commercial catalogue
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=809
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=810

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

If it is reasonably priced i would mind giving some a shot in the semi.

 

[Metonymy]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but did anyone ever shoot any of this? I'd love to hear some feedback on it.

 

[bricktop]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

Side note that they probably only mark it as "For M1A" since it <span style="font-style: italic">may</span> have a harder primer (like a CCI #34) because of the M1A's floating firing pin. I couldn't tell you for sure, that is this true, though. People on TFL seem to like it. I would buy a bunch of it if it didn't have Federal brass

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[Jerry m]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

Way to bump a two year old thread. Spend $18 to find out how they shoot in <span style="text-decoration: underline">your</span> rifle. They shot fine at 100 yards in my M700; I have not had time to test them further. No "hard" primer issues, whatever that is.

Good luck

jerry

 

[pickpick]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

The box I ran through my DPMS LR308 wouldn't group smaller than 2moa at 100 yrds. And the box I ran through my rem700 wouldn't shoot less than 1.5 moa at 100. And the primers are crimped. So, I wouldn't waste the $18, if your looking for an alterative to FGMM.

 

[gmbjr]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

My match M1a's shoot the 168otm very well, better than anything else in that price range. It does not shoot as good as FGMM. My match M1a's are sub MOA with FGMM, but are 1-1.5MOA with this load. It prints pretty close to the same POI for me.

 

[canman]

Re: American eagle .308 M1A

I used it for vaportrailtactical Precision Rifle 1 last month. It was good to 960 yards in a 20" SPS. I shot a group under an 1MOA at 300.Sean shot a group with my rifle and four were touching at 100 yds. It was very consistent.