Re: LMT .308 MWS
My SS is definitely sub-moa. I am still working on my basics with it. It is a little more challenging than a bolt gun or the 5.56mm guns. Cold weather and bulky clothes have not helped either...
I have shot a bunch of 5 shot groups out to 300yds (longest distance at the club closest to my house) that are right at or a little less than MOA (several 2"ish ones at 300). I have shot a number of almost screamer groups also, so I need to man up on the consistency. Example from last Friday.... 3 shots fricking touching at 300 yds, 4th shot I relaxed just as the trigger broke and threw it 3 inches out, 5th shot opened the 4 shot group to about an inch c to c.
I also changed the factory flash hider to an AAC 51T. I did not shoot it enough beforehand for a definitive read, but I do believe that helped the accuracy. It did lower the POI approximately 4 MOA, so as always with a closed bottom FH, there had to be some influence on the bullet. I have seen A2 to A1 FH swaps cuts group size in half.
I need to load up some 175's at a lighter charge also, I am getting some ejector marks. I had run out of 175's ...more are inbound... I want to try 44 gr of Varget in a Win case as the ones I use in the bolt gun are a bit warm.
The barrel cleans up with a couple patches. No Copper fouling. Oh, and my break in routine was I just shot it 30 times and took it home to clean it....
So far it seems to like 150/155 and 175. The 168 Fed M1A load and my bolt gun hunting load of a 168 NBtip (also warm) both seem to run 2 MOA. I understand the Brits are running a 155 at 2650fps.
My trigger pin has a bit of movement, I doubt it is beyond specification, but it is not as tight as might be desired. I have a G. SD-E trigger in it.
I can see having another one of these guns. Especially with the 6.5 Creedmoor 20" that is coming.
As another poster stated "I like it more every time I shoot it".
I can also see why there are favorable reports from the British troops in Afghanistan.
My SS is definitely sub-moa. I am still working on my basics with it. It is a little more challenging than a bolt gun or the 5.56mm guns. Cold weather and bulky clothes have not helped either...
I have shot a bunch of 5 shot groups out to 300yds (longest distance at the club closest to my house) that are right at or a little less than MOA (several 2"ish ones at 300). I have shot a number of almost screamer groups also, so I need to man up on the consistency. Example from last Friday.... 3 shots fricking touching at 300 yds, 4th shot I relaxed just as the trigger broke and threw it 3 inches out, 5th shot opened the 4 shot group to about an inch c to c.
I also changed the factory flash hider to an AAC 51T. I did not shoot it enough beforehand for a definitive read, but I do believe that helped the accuracy. It did lower the POI approximately 4 MOA, so as always with a closed bottom FH, there had to be some influence on the bullet. I have seen A2 to A1 FH swaps cuts group size in half.
I need to load up some 175's at a lighter charge also, I am getting some ejector marks. I had run out of 175's ...more are inbound... I want to try 44 gr of Varget in a Win case as the ones I use in the bolt gun are a bit warm.
The barrel cleans up with a couple patches. No Copper fouling. Oh, and my break in routine was I just shot it 30 times and took it home to clean it....
So far it seems to like 150/155 and 175. The 168 Fed M1A load and my bolt gun hunting load of a 168 NBtip (also warm) both seem to run 2 MOA. I understand the Brits are running a 155 at 2650fps.
My trigger pin has a bit of movement, I doubt it is beyond specification, but it is not as tight as might be desired. I have a G. SD-E trigger in it.
I can see having another one of these guns. Especially with the 6.5 Creedmoor 20" that is coming.
As another poster stated "I like it more every time I shoot it".
I can also see why there are favorable reports from the British troops in Afghanistan.