Steel 7.62x39 ammo - anyone covert to Grendel

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Um... I know this is a dumb question, and doesn't relate to the OP subject, but if you have steel cases 6.5 Grendel, why do Moscow Match? Why not just shoot it as is?

Not a dumb question. The 100 grain steel case bullet is undersized at .262 instead of .264. This, in part, leads to the less than stellar accuracy of the steel case. 'Moscow Match' is a play on Mexican Match.

‘Mexican Match’ was made by using military 7.62 brass and loading it with the Sierra 168gr Match King bullet. The name ‘Mexican Match’ reportedly came about because the first time this load was used was during the PanAm games in Mexico City. The accuracy improvement over the M118 Match ammo was remarkable, often shooting as much as 50% tighter groups. Because of these results a new load was developed called the M852. The design was simple, put the 168gr Sierra Match King bullet on the same M118 brass and powder.

https://www.snipercentral.com/history-m118-ammunition/

It really doesn't make a ton of sense to do Moscow Match since we're paying for the steel case, unlike the competitors who were getting the military ammo for free.

EDIT; I should add, it was a ton of fun!