Picked up a new boom stick today, 2002 ? built Springfield NM model with a TRW chrome lined barrel. rifle had 10 rounds put through it by the first owner, the 2nd owner never fired it, but did some work on it, added a flash hider with a bayonet lug and shimmed the gas cylinder

the rifle came with 4 mags ( 3 Taiwan mags, one USGI )  and a multi tool in the original packaging




100 yards, bench rest, the target on the left is 42.0Gr of Varget and a 168 Gr sierra match king, 2 sets of 2 shots,

the target on the right is a 165 Grain sierra game king, 42.0Gr varget, 3 shot group

Good looking M1A. Mine goes with me to the range now all the time.

Try some Amax 168gr. My rifle opens up some like yours with the sierra's also. Amax does way better for me.

BTW she is beautiful...

wow, you call that "opening up?!?!?"  
my blind ass shooting this rifle for the first time... hunting loads 1" apart at 100 yards... i didnt think it got any better than that !




ill take your advice and try some of those Amax bullets this winter. i just ordered 500 SMKS though.

thanks for the compliments, i just wish i could take better pics

Beautiful !!! I'll trade you a nice Ruger 10/22 for it..........................