Not one of mine, but it sure looks nice.

Oh I like that one.  Not just the photography of it, but the more simplistic approach the owner took to enhancements. 

I'm just waiting for the Mossberg butt stock adapter (MBSA) to start shipping.

Nice.   

Of all of the Battle Rifle options out there: HK/PTR, AR-10s of all manufacturers, FAL, SCAR, RFB, etc. - the only one that gives me any desire to own is the M1A.

  Well just was sighting in my M14S today and figured I'd check out "the same ol' problem".

  My M14S LOVES....168 HP ammo.  From a good rest it'll put the American Eagle M1A ammo into 1" groups at 100 yards and 168 Federal Gold Medal Match into .75".

  But it HATES......147/150 grain ball ammo.   I've tried XM80, DAG, South African, no change, all grouped 8-10".   Well today I figured I'd try out ZQI just for the heckuvit, don't have anything to lose.    Did the same, maybe a shade worse.

   Just boggles my mind.   It's well headspaced, has a NOS USGI bolt that was installed by Tim at Warbirdscustomguns.   It was WAY out of headspace before the new bolt was installed, swallowed a 7.62 Nato nogo gauge.     

   I just thought y'all may be interested.   Like I said, even with a warm barrel, after 15-20 shots she still groups very well, but cold/whatever will NOT shoot 150 grain ammo.

  Below group was prone @100 yards unsupported, however it was not me, the green group is 168 American Eagle and the red is 147 ZQI.   The one far-right green was a called pull-off by me.

Edit P.S.  Took off my Bushnell Elite fixed 10X scope and replaced it with a 3-9X Burris compact. Only 10" long and sure lightens up and trims up the gun.

Your China girl has expensive taste, feed her well.

Eh, Grant has a history of attracting high maintenance and difficult ladies.  He should do fine.

Smartass 

  I'm just curious as to why.  I can see it shooting some worse, or even a LOT worse.  But barely keeping them on a box?  that's almost unbelievable to me. 

I'm just guessing here, but if it likes 168s but doesn't 147/150s, I'd say your twist rate is too fast for the lighter bullets.  I think.  I may be backwards on that.  My .30-06 has a 1 in 12 twist, and will put 3 150s under a quarter at 100 yards and 3 165s under a nickel.  180s?  2" is the best I could get.

  The twist rate on the M14S is supposed to be 1:12 like the original M14.       168 should be the upper edge of what it shoots well.

   I'm not real worried, I wanted an accurate tackdriver, something not every M1A/M14 is so as long as it shoots super well with the good ammo I'll stock up on a bunch of 168 ammo for a TON of brass then stockpile 168 bullets.