Thread: Building a service rifle load

Cant take a decent snap, need to scan on Tuesday when I am back in work. Bear in mind this is my initial test today, I was just looking for safe limits on a new powder and not best accuracy. Also the scope doesnt have enough zoom so accuracy suffered a wee bit I know.

At your own risk, my spec,

FNB case, 2 twice fired full resize Lee die.
Fed205ARMatch primer
ADI 62gr FMJ not crimped, std max OAL.
BM2 - 21.9grains
1 MOA

21.5grain also looked fairly close, 22.3gr not quite as good as 21.5gr so the node is probably 21.9gr or slightly less.

Stag Model 4 AR15 rifle, 1200rounds std 20inch stag barrel.

My scope is only 3~12 power so I'd expect tighter groups again once I buy a decent scope like a sightron with shed loads of zoom.

I have managed to approach 1/2MOA with 2208 and a 77gr sierra TMK, same case and primer.

I also tested some rasa 55fmjs and they were more like 1 1/2moa so I will spend the 5cents more for the ADI, I buy them per thousand.

I have tried ADI 2208 but couldnt get near 1moa with ADI 62gr FMJs so BM2 looks worth it on my gun.

I do need to do more testing to see that I get repeat-ability. What I do suspect, well see is ADI projectiles have flyers but Ive tried some other 62gr fmjs and they were no better and cost more. I might try weight sorting but in the past I tried it on barnauls and it made no difference.