Hey guys...figured it was about time to post a range report for my GA Precision built to USMC specs M40a1. I apologize in advance for the quality of the pictures, my camera broke overseas so used my fiancees iphone.
Took the gun to the range today, just wanted to post a few pictures of the rifle as well as my zero target. This gun is sweet! The trigger is about 10 times better then my work gun, which is an m40a3. I never used an m40a1 before, its always been the a3 for me, so when I contacted GAP, I wanted an a1 for the nostalgic value. I am still trying to teach myself the scope, but this is meant to be about the rifle itself. This rifle will not be a safe queen. I plan on abusing it as much as possible. After I get some decent data and teach myself the scope, I plan on shooting some comps with it and taking it out hunting. I chose a new stock for it rather then a return stock because truthfully, I didnt see a need for a return stock since I am a sniper myself, and I dont plan on selling this rifle at any point.
Compared to the m40a3's mcmillan a4 stock, this stock has a much longer length of pull, I am a short dude so this is the hardest thing for me so far. I still need to build a cheek piece for this gun, if anyone wants, I can post how to do it, but my plan is to build a cheek piece later this weekend and place the Eagle cheek piece on top of it. The action is incredibly smooth, again, definitely nicer then my a3. Looking closely at the rifle, you can definitely see the attention to detail that George and his crew put into their work.
The gun easily holds under a half minute of angle no problem. I have no doubt it will shoot very tiny groups once I'm able to get it out to farther yard lines. I am anxious to shoot federal match ammo through it, right now I am using Lake City LR 118 175 grain HPBT ammo.
Anyways, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I put about 80 rounds through it today, but the only target I brought home was my zero target. Zero was done at 100 yards, The first shot is the one on the upper left, adjusted down 2nd shot was low and to the left still, 3rd shot was pure luck in terms of adjusting and hit in the center. After I put that 3rd round into the center, I figured I had a good zero, tightened the set screws, and put a 5 round group right through the center. I put an earplug on the target to give you guys a reference. These shots were all taken off of a pack as a support. Thanks George!
Some more pictures of the rifle itself
Once again, I apologize for the quality of the photos, but I figured something was better than nothing!
Took the gun to the range today, just wanted to post a few pictures of the rifle as well as my zero target. This gun is sweet! The trigger is about 10 times better then my work gun, which is an m40a3. I never used an m40a1 before, its always been the a3 for me, so when I contacted GAP, I wanted an a1 for the nostalgic value. I am still trying to teach myself the scope, but this is meant to be about the rifle itself. This rifle will not be a safe queen. I plan on abusing it as much as possible. After I get some decent data and teach myself the scope, I plan on shooting some comps with it and taking it out hunting. I chose a new stock for it rather then a return stock because truthfully, I didnt see a need for a return stock since I am a sniper myself, and I dont plan on selling this rifle at any point.
Compared to the m40a3's mcmillan a4 stock, this stock has a much longer length of pull, I am a short dude so this is the hardest thing for me so far. I still need to build a cheek piece for this gun, if anyone wants, I can post how to do it, but my plan is to build a cheek piece later this weekend and place the Eagle cheek piece on top of it. The action is incredibly smooth, again, definitely nicer then my a3. Looking closely at the rifle, you can definitely see the attention to detail that George and his crew put into their work.
The gun easily holds under a half minute of angle no problem. I have no doubt it will shoot very tiny groups once I'm able to get it out to farther yard lines. I am anxious to shoot federal match ammo through it, right now I am using Lake City LR 118 175 grain HPBT ammo.
Anyways, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I put about 80 rounds through it today, but the only target I brought home was my zero target. Zero was done at 100 yards, The first shot is the one on the upper left, adjusted down 2nd shot was low and to the left still, 3rd shot was pure luck in terms of adjusting and hit in the center. After I put that 3rd round into the center, I figured I had a good zero, tightened the set screws, and put a 5 round group right through the center. I put an earplug on the target to give you guys a reference. These shots were all taken off of a pack as a support. Thanks George!
Some more pictures of the rifle itself
Once again, I apologize for the quality of the photos, but I figured something was better than nothing!
