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TxLobo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:53 pm dang... don't type in www.cmp.org ...

it ain't the civilian Marksmanship Program website..

You warned me, but I just had to do it.

philip964 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:48 pm

C-dub wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:35 pm I wouldn't recommend it, but when I first got mine 4-6 years ago, I didn't know about the gas plug/ammo issue and fired 20-40 rounds of modern 30.06 ammo through it. After learning about the issues I inspected it thoroughly and there didn't appear to be any damage done. After that I searched for appropriate ammo and found some at Cabela's. IIRC, somewhere around 0.80 cent per round. It was ~420 rounds in the box. I think I still have at least 300 rounds that will probably not exhaust.

So is it accurate?

It's better than I am. I can do around 3-4 MOA with it. I'm not sure because I don't shoot it very often and certainly not as often as I'd like. I did a match with it a few years ago and that's what I remember doing. It was kinda funny. I'm out there in jeans and a t-shirt and all the other guys show up in these straight jacket looking setups. It was my own private club and just a fun match, so no big deal. They were very helpful to me. I tried to imitate their posture, thinking it would help me do better, but it was somewhat painful and I just did my best and be somewhat comfortable. My cheapo spotting scope could barely see my rounds at 200 yards. I was pleased hitting that huge 3'x3' target at all and down right shocked that 2-3 of the rounds were in the bullseye. I had never shot at that distance with anything before.

The furniture does not completely match. The foregrip is darker than the rest. There was no CMP paperwork with it, so I don't know much about its provenance. The previous owner said it was given to him by a sheriff friend of his many years ago. I'm not even sure what grade it is, but I'm happy with it and satisfied what I paid for it.

EDIT: After perusing the CMP site and the grades, I'd venture a guess that mine is service grade, being at least "good". There doesn't appear to be any pitting. It did not come with a sling, so I purchased one myself.

I wouldn't recommend it, but when I first got mine 4-6 years ago, I didn't know about the gas plug/ammo issue and fired 20-40 rounds of modern 30.06 ammo through it. After learning about the issues I inspected it thoroughly and there didn't appear to be any damage done. After that I searched for appropriate ammo and found some at Cabela's. IIRC, somewhere around 0.80 cent per round. It was ~420 rounds in the box. I think I still have at least 300 rounds that will probably not exhaust.