170 gr FMJ ...

Otokiak

Otokiak

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I read that alot of folks are shooting 168 gr bullets out of their M14s so I'm wondering if 170 FMJ's would be alright? I have two boxes that I can reload with and was wondering if anyone else has tried?

Otokiak
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It was designed for the 150's, but as long as your careful and don't "magnumize" them they'll work fine.
Too stiff a load and you take a chance of bending the op rod.
 
The 168gr Sierra was designed to shoot 300m paper targets. It just happens to be much more consistent than a lot of other mid-weight bullets, so the police and snipers gravitated to it. However, it goes subsonic and unstable at about 800-900 yds and goes all wonky. The US military target shooting teams found a 175gr bullet had the longer range accuracy they wanted compared to the standard 147gr issue ball combat ammo.
 
So am I good to go with reloading these 170 gr FMJ's to use in my springfield? I mean it's gotta take an awful lot to bend a oprod as these rifles were designed to fire TONS of bullets ... or should I stay away from them?

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
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