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man do i really like my dpms lr-308 with a 24" s.s fluted barrel.
took me a few loads to find what it likes, but man, oh man, do it like 168 grain sierra bthp's over imr4064.

running the "shooter" download ballistics program on my phone.
it's off a few clicks, as i found out when shooting the steel today.

didn't wait for the 200 meter and 300 meter plates to quit swinging so my groups are just a bit bigger than i think they would be if standing still.

here's my first 3 shot group at 200 meters.
4 clicks up.



3 shots at 300 meters.
14 clicks up.


5 shots at a still 400 meter plate.
25 clicks up, was a bit high. clicked it down 3, to 22 and the shots centered up much better. the "strips" of steel on the plate are 4" wide.
was watching the rounds all hit close, so i kept shooting !


and 34 clicks at 500 yards. we have a 500 yard plate and a 500 meter.

clicked it down 4 clicks and was dead on after this group.
i am very impressed with this 3 shot group. i measured it at just under 2" !



all in all, my dpms lr-308 is extremely accurate, recoil is about nil, it's heavy all right, and the trigger is really not that bad after a bit on tinkering.

antelope's beware ! i have 2 168 grain bthp's with your names on them.
2 others are on 80 grain ttsx's in my 257 roberts !