whats good off the shelf 762nato for target practice ?

[HappyCamper]

whats a best off the shelf ammo for target practice in a m14s rifle i can buy ? i am not reloading and do not have time, money or knowledge right now of how to. looking for a small amount to try out for accuracy at 100m, i have enough of SA surplus but would like to try some better stuff.

thanks
happy.

 

[jennis]

I have had fantastic luck with portugese 762 'surp' In my 700P

 

[Lazerus2000]

It depends entirely on what your individual rifle prefers.

I've had enough SUB MOA groups out of a several rifles with Hirtenberger 7.62 NATO Ball, to know Hirt is inherently capable of doing that well ... in a rifle that likes it.

But then, I've also seen the same HIRT ammo go in to 3" - 4" out of some other rifles.

[As a generalisation/ on average ], Hirtenberger shoots the best out of several types of ball in most of the M-14 rilfles I've tried it in. Hirt is also boxer primed, and excellent brass for reloading, while most other 7.62 NATO is Berdan primed.

S/A Ball has a bad reputation, and most of the M-14 rifles and a few bolt actions that I tried it in shoot it at about 3". But, SA is still available and Hirt is seemingly dried up. I've got lots of SA myself, and it is just fine for practice. I also have lots of 168 Gr HP BT match if accuracy really matters.

But if I ever luck into another few battle packs of Hirt, I'd snap them up.
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