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Originally Posted by 1886
The military used the 308 for years as a sniper rifle. They didn't build special ammo for it, they used the same as every other rifle and there was some amazing shots made with it. The military surplus ammo made in the USA is produced by the major ammo companies ( winchester, umc-Remington ) and I'm sure they wouldn't make a sub grade ammo just for them. Just my opinion.
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The US Military does not use regular M80 147gr 7.62 ammo in its "sniper" rifles. They use M118LR 175gr Sierra Match King Hollow Point Boat Tail. The ammo is made at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The M80 stuff can be used in a pinch but DM's and Shooters stick with the M118LR if they have a choice. This also may depend on the service as the AMU and Marine Corps often hand load rounds in house to get even better accuracy.
the Lake City AAP is owned by the US Government but operated by Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK).