Lake city ammo

[topaz]

Just pick up some old ammo from a friend , And I like some infor on the ammo Thanks BillAttachment 27587

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[jonnyc]

Both are non-corrosive Boxer ammo, and both known for exceptional accuracy. You have .30-06 (1961 Match) and 7.62x51 Nato (.308). What else would you like to know?

[topaz]

Just read on another forum the 308 special was a sniper round. So my question is, What makes it any better or worse than the match round. Or are they some what the same except the caliber. I know that one is a match round so what is the other not match? or just special

[browningautorifle]

Canadian snipers used LC match for their issue ammo during the time of the C3 rifle with 6X Kahles optics. I think it's just terminology. The ammo's definitely better than ball.

[vintage hunter]

M118 special ball (brown box) is a down graded version of M118 Match (white box). the accuracy of M118 Match began to fall off during the '70's so in the early '80's LCAAP developed a new 7.62mm match round to replace it which became known as XM852 Match resulting in the M118 being down graded in the mid '80's.

[browningautorifle]

That sort of goes with what we were told about the LC match ammo, the lot numbers we were given were the rejects from the US.