How accurate is M193 & M80? Looking for some practice for my son & myself. Neither one of us are very good (yet). I am reloading but thought that we would benefit from more trigger time. Bullets/powder/primer costs about 75% of what M193 & M80 is selling for, so, if this ammo is 'OK' then it would be a good way for me to get some brass. The M193/M80 would be shot at 200 yds. & I would use my reloads for longer range shooting.
- Thread starter MMH
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Expect 3-4 MOA on average, however some lots in some guns do shoot better.
Yep. 3-4 MOA. I have shot German DAG93 shoot sub MOA out of a Tikka T3 tactical. I was amazed. That rifle shot almost anything well.
Shooting off a concrete bench and using a bipod/rear bag I have achieved 3/4"-1.5" 5 shot groups at a 100 yards with bulk XM193. This was out of a 20" JP supermatch barreled scoped AR. Not the most consistent ammo by any means, but for short range practice I think it will serve you just fine.
I've shot a lot of M80 out of my 308 AR, typically I could expect about 3MOA with 10 shot groups. Occassionally I'd get a smaller group, down to about 1.5-2", but most often I'd see right around 3MOA. It shot decent enough for me to hit the 18" steel out to 600yds consistently though.
A lot of it may depend on the lot and if you're gun cares for. I'd say worst case 3-4 MOA but 1.5-2 MOA happens from time to time. I have seen one lot of M80 go 1 MOA out of SCAR H but I'd say that's on the rare side of expectations.
