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Was finally able to put together a couple of loads for the m24 clone. It's a spiffy rifle.

First up Sierra 2140 165grn Game Kings. 42grns 8208XBR 2.75"
Not the best SD, but the group is more than sufficient for my needs. Shot with a clean, cold bore. I'm pretty sure the gun, and I settled down after the first five shots.





Swiss P 167 grn hp. This was a standout load. 8208XBR 2.75"

Looks to be a bullseye eater for sure.

I wrapped up loading 308 for now. I took delivery of more of the Swiss P styx 168grn, Nosler 165 grn, and Sierra 167grn GK bullets.

I ended up seating them at 2.80ish. That is the mag limit for my AR-10. The AR-10 and the clone obviously have different chambers.

The AR-10 is at 2.835 for max length, while the slower twist clone maxes out at 2.865.

Next time, I plan to do some testing to see if longer cartridges will feed from the M24 clone. Possible somewhere around the 2.850 range. So far, group-wise, I'm not sure if that is necessary, but you know, boredom and all that.

The POF AR-10 is a 1:10 twist compared to the Clones 1:11.25. I can run heavier bullets in the AR-10.

Which brings me to powder. I chose 8208 xbr for my 6.5 grendel, and had been using varget for 308. A couple of posts online mentioned using 8208, with the Clone. So i gave it a go. It does like that powder.

The AR10 not so much, that seems to prefer varget. I'll play more with seating depth and see if i can find a suitible load that works for both

You're off to a great start with that new rifle.
I hope it only gets better now.

You've done well with the rifle and your shooting!

That is a very cool 70 yd. ragged hole maker you have!

It did well at 120, even with the heavier winds. I'm hoping I get the new 300-yard shooting lane cut soon.


I wrapped up loading 800 rounds or so of 200-grain LSWC in 45 ACP. I gave Shooter's World/lovex ultimate pistol a go. 6.4 grains puts the round out at 930 fps or so from a six-inch barrel.

I'm working through 230-grain plated ball ammo; I think I'll have about eight to nine hundred of these. Testing-wise, I think 7.0 grains will do. It should put me at about 875-900 fps.

I load for both of my .45 1911s using 4.2 grains of bullseye, and a 185 Zero LSWC.
Just punching paper with that load, and it works well for me.