My Ammo for an M1A posting is one my more popular blog postings.

Some questions recently arose regarding the use of Hornady TAP in an M1A. The original listing in my post said to avoid TAP, and that directive was (supposedly) coming from Springfield Armory themselves. However, a lot of people were saying TAP shot just fine out of their M1A’s. My take was if SAI said don’t do it, then don’t do it; or if you do do it, the results are your responsibility. Just because it shoots fine doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. For instance, some folks hunt with soft point bullets in their M1A but this will cause lead to shave off and eventually gum up the works… maybe a few rounds through won’t matter, but over time….  But for all of that, it was still odd that you couldn’t shoot TAP because they are such high quality rounds. The lack of explanation didn’t sit well.

Since the list was called into question, I contacted Springfield Armory about it. I showed them the blog posting and received useful response. I have updated my posting with the latest information. Note that TAP is not only usable, but recommended for best accuracy!