Quote Originally Posted by bigedp51 View Post
And in the field like in Afghanistan snipers use issued ammunition.

Cartridge, Caliber 7.62mm Special Ball, Long Range, MK 316 MOD 0 (United States): A 175-grain round specifically designed for long-range sniping consisting of Sierra MatchKing Hollow Point Boat Tail projectiles, Federal Cartridge Company match cartridge cases and Gold Medal Match primers. The Propellant has been verified as IMR 4064 (per NSN 1305-01-567-6944 and Federal Cartridge Company Contract/Order Number N0016408DJN28 and has a charge weight per the specs of 41.7.

The above ammunition is made by Federal for a military contract for sniping ammunition.
Interesting to note that individual test have shown that many lots of FGMM the cartridges weigh within .1 grain of each other.

Similar loads in LC brass are very accurate. There is at least one node at a higher charge that is extremely accurate.