Sorry Gene, I was kidding about the 155gr. It being a light Palma round and not suitable for the gas gun. As you stated, the required MV would tear up a 14 and the barrel twist is not conducive to stabilized bullets. I believe they be a mite over stabilized with the 10 twist.
I always shot the M852 for cross the course shooting when they dropped the M118NM. The 168 gr was originally made for the 300 meter international course of fire but did well at cross course as well.
We chronoed LR out of all of our M24s for the Palm and Pocket PC Balistic programs. All of our guns chronoed around 2575 to 2590. The folks at quality control say they test chrono at 1560 at 11 (or was it 15) meters from the muzzle. Our chrono was at normal distance. I have sitting on my book case two boxes of M72 30.06 National Match, One box of XM118, Two boxes of M118 Match, two boxes of M118 Special Ball, two boxes of M852, and finally two boxes of M118 Long Range. All the mil ammo that I have messed with over my "short" career of playing this silly game.
Yes folks, 30.06 for the Springfield and the M1C/D, though the D is more prevailent and I would have loved to got a hold of M1 Marine Sniper version. Better than the M1C, atleast that is what some old Jarhead said.
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