NateTheShake
11B
+1 on buying a box of everything and trying it before investing in a full case. Get a good zero and then just try putting down 3 shot groups with each load.
I plan on buying the same rifle when I get back from deployment (700 SPS AAC-SD) and sitting at my house right now is a box of the following:
Federal XM80C 149gr FMJ (closest to the standard M80 ball I could find, for a general zero)
Hornady TAP LE A-MAX 168gr
Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr
Black Hills Match 168gr BTHP
Black Hills Match 175gr SMK BTHP
I'm sticking with the 168-175 bullets for the twist rate of this rifle and I'll see what I get. Once I narrow it down to a load I like I'll get a bunch more of those.
For optics I have already ordered an SWFA Super Sniper 10X42 30mm scope (SS10X42X), Warne Maxima medium 30mm rings (214M2), and EGW HD rail mount (EGW80002) along with a Harris BRM 1A2 6-9" bipod (1A2BRM). All of that is sitting at my house waiting to meet the rifle. I haven't decided whether or not I'll get a can for the rifle, but I want a platform that will allow for one if I ever decide to. Not sure on the muzzle device, I'll probably just keep the thread protector on there for now.
