What reloader is used for M118LR?

What reloader is used for M118LR?

Re: want to duplicate m118lr load. M118 Long Range (DODIC AA11) for conventional forces is loaded with Reloader 15 at the lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Mark 316 (DODIC AB39) is loaded for the United States Special Operations Command with 4064 by Federal on their Gold Medal Match production line.

What ammo is in the M118 Long Range?

M118 Long Range (DODIC AA11) for conventional forces is loaded with Reloader 15 at the lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Mark 316 (DODIC AB39) is loaded for the United States Special Operations Command with 4064 by Federal on their Gold Medal Match production line.

What kind of powder is in a M118 rifle?

The M118 Special Ball Long Range, more commonly known as M118LR, also went back to utilizing match cases and a press fit, not staked, primer No. 43. The powder used on the original M118LR was 44 grains of WC 750 and of course the 175gr Sierra Match King bullet is utilized.

How does temperature affect M118LR ammo?

The M118LR ammo has seen extensive use in combat and in most all of those cases it was utilized in desert environments where the temperature variations in a 24 hour period can be extreme. One of the faults with the M118LR quickly started to become apparent and that was its sensitivity to temperature change.

What is the load on a 4064 load?

Just checked with a friend who is an ammo tech. The 4064 load is SOCOMs. the M118LR load is 43.1-43.3gr of RL-15 in LC brass. Re: want to duplicate m118lr load.

How good is the 175gr M118LR?

A buddy of mine shot a couple boxes of the 175gr M118LR alongside FGMM 175gr. There was no question that the GMM was more consistent. At 700 yards it was significant. The M118LR did shoot better than most other commercially available ammo options so I didn’t care too much, it did the job.

What kind of powder was used in the M118?

The initial M118 loads used either 44 grains of WC 846 powder or 42 grains of IMR 4895. By 1970 Lake City had changed to exclusively use the IMR 4895 as it was easier to clean the residue from bores. The overall length of the cartridge was 2.83″ and the average velocity was 2550 fps, about 100 fps slower than the M72 .30-06 match load.