simple ammo/practice question

[mac1911]

99% of all my shooting will be @ 100 yards for the exception of any matches I get to @ reading in 2012 So,

Should I practice with the ammo I intend to shoot 69gn hornady fmjhp match @ 2800fps. OR load up some 55 grain FMJ for practice at 100 yards ?

 

[amb]

I'd shoot the 55s; 52s are also good. (Actually, I do shoot them, also at 200.) Heavier bullets and loads might shoot a tiny bit differently, but if you're even remotely cost-sensitive I'd trade the spendier bullets for all the offhand practice you can get.

 

[PatMcD]

As long as the 55's can group around MOA, then there's no reason not to use them (if they are cheaper).

 

[mac1911]

the price point is = I purchased all the boolits for the same price. As far as the loads I have been tinkering with? up until recently my test gun was a 16" factory Stag 1/9 twist. off a lead sled rifle rest I wast just under 2" with the 55gr loads. The 69s just a touch better. I have a good amount of each

I only got to shoot my new rifle @ 50 yards with the 69s and gigled a bit as its already so much better than the 16" carbine

 

[Jasper]

XM193 shoots ~ 1-1.5MOA out of my 1:7 wilsons. good reloadable brass too. tough to justify burning match ammo for offhand practice (unless i'm working on establishing zeroes).

 

[mac1911]

my reloads are running me .15 each with the deal I got on the Hornady FMJHP match bullets.
Been useing CCI 41 primers
LC brass
and between Varget and BLC2 powder. Have not really determined if one is better than the other. Maybe now with the new rifle I will see.

I wish I was in a free state, the free shipping deal on the xm855 is pretty hard to beat. 289.00
If you factor in the price of the 2 ammo cans, the clips, and the 30 or so bucks for the onced fired brass you get out of it. Its not to bad.
I have a few guys at my club that will easily pay 10.00 ea for the cans, .20 ea for the clips, seems 1F brass runs right about .04ea. so you could recoup about 70.00 bucks