Well, I finished another interesting project. I converted the best semi-automatic rifle on the planet to shoot the best cast lead boolit cartridge on the planet.
I'm talking about an M1A National Match rebuilt to fire the 358 Winchester cartridge.
This is a project for a member here, that has been on the bench for a while, but I finally got it completed today.
It runs like a sewing machine with 200gr or 250 grain (jacketed only so far) and is amazingly accurate.
This is a 7 shot group, shot from prone position on my elbows (and it wasn't a comfortable hold!). Still, I was shocked at the accuracy I got, which seems to always bee the case when I'm shooting the M1A. I always expect to see a spray, and find a wad of holes instead.
Anyway, there is much more testing to come, but I couldn't wait to share.
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PS, I had some awesome video of me ripping through a 20 round magazine, but somehow I deleted it. I'll get another video.