Top 3 M1A Ammunition for Deer Hunting



Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009

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If you're looking for a less expensive option in ammunition, then Federal Vital-Shok .308 150 gr with a solid base BT is a good choice, or .308 Winchester softpoints at 168 gr will work, also. Horandy TAP is a third ammunition choice for deer hunting with your M1A, but it will be more expensive.

More than a list of the 3 best ammunitions for the gun, you need to be aware of the best ammunition for the way you shoot. It's generally understood that 168 grain is a good size for deer hunting, as is a .308. So any ammo brand should work as long as it falls within these ranges. But regardless of which ammunition you choose, you need to make sure you know how to use it.

It's important that when you use a certain brand of ammunition an you sight it in so that you're getting a really good result like one inch groups at a hundred yards. So it's important that you stick with that ammunition when it's time to actually hunt. When you've target practice extensively with one brand, and switch to another for the actual hunt, you might wonder where your accuracy went.

It probably went with your previous brand of ammo. You'd need to resight your rifle with the new ammo to expect the same accuracy, because different ammunition really does fire differently from the weapon. You can take a few different types of ammo with you when you sight your gun in initially, and go with the ammo that feels best to you. Be sure you don't stop after a shot here or there with your chosen ammo. Shoot a small group of three or four and see if you like the result and the way it felt.

The absolute worst thing you can do is sight your gun in, then choose another brand to hunt with (maybe they were on sale) and choose a different grain than the ammo you sighted in. If you must change brands, choose the same grain. And if you started deer season with one particular brand of ammo, there's simply no reason to switch brands mid-season. But if you do, then take the new ammo to a shooting range and get a feel for it while sighting your weapon in.

You might be surprised to see how different a Winchester .308 performs from a Federal, but if you try them both out at the shooting range, there's no denying it and you'll be better able to see which one you're more accurate with.

While the .308 Winchester recommended above is a 168 gr, which is acceptable, the Federal is a 150gr. Is there much of a difference? The higher the number, the heavier the bullet. An M1A has a limited range as far as the weight of its bullets, and 168 gr is pretty standard for hunting quality ammunition. But deer can be taken down with a 150 gr also, so the choice is really a personal one.

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