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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 452154" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>Depends on the weapon system, but all of it is mass produced in a "factory".</p><p>In our 7.62 rifles the preferred ammo is the M118LR, which is a 175gr SMK loaded by Lake City. In the M107 LRSR we use what is basically delinked M2 HBMG .50 cal ammo, preffering the MK211 mod 0 multi purpose round. I haven't got my hands on the new .300 mag yet.</p><p> </p><p>The difference is the Army's idea of acceptable accuracy is 1 moa for the M24 SWS bolt gun, 1.5 moa for the M110 SASS, and.... you don't even want to know about the Barrett. Even though all of my section's rifles perform better then this, most LR shooters would consider this unacceptable (myself included). The rifles are made to shoot the round, not the ammo made to shoot in the rifle.</p><p>Like silvertip and 375fan stated, there are some good factory loadings out there. My favorite was the Federal Premium 165gr SGK loaded for the 7mm Mag, however this was several years back and I don't even know if it still exists. I would give the HSM a try if I were limited to factory ammo for LR. The problem with LR shooting is you need to do a lot of shooting to get proficient, this eats up time and money. A LOT of money on ammo if you don't load your own. My equipment has paid for itself many many times!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 452154, member: 8873"] Depends on the weapon system, but all of it is mass produced in a "factory". In our 7.62 rifles the preferred ammo is the M118LR, which is a 175gr SMK loaded by Lake City. In the M107 LRSR we use what is basically delinked M2 HBMG .50 cal ammo, preffering the MK211 mod 0 multi purpose round. I haven't got my hands on the new .300 mag yet. The difference is the Army's idea of acceptable accuracy is 1 moa for the M24 SWS bolt gun, 1.5 moa for the M110 SASS, and.... you don't even want to know about the Barrett. Even though all of my section's rifles perform better then this, most LR shooters would consider this unacceptable (myself included). The rifles are made to shoot the round, not the ammo made to shoot in the rifle. Like silvertip and 375fan stated, there are some good factory loadings out there. My favorite was the Federal Premium 165gr SGK loaded for the 7mm Mag, however this was several years back and I don't even know if it still exists. I would give the HSM a try if I were limited to factory ammo for LR. The problem with LR shooting is you need to do a lot of shooting to get proficient, this eats up time and money. A LOT of money on ammo if you don't load your own. My equipment has paid for itself many many times! [/QUOTE]
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