a powder as you want to use and even Varget is questionable. Reduced Recoil Rifle Load Data. Images 12 All velocities were established with the powder positioned to the rear of the case. For this reason, the M1 often gets a rap as being inaccurate, and this has always bothered me.Looking down at my post-Korean War M1, I decided it was time to see exactly how much accuracy I could squeeze out of it and set out on yet another handloading adventure. Reliable sources gave me a base for procedure, and I followed that procedure. The bullets feed straight into the chamber, skipping the feed ramp. Warning: Powders such as IMR-4350, IMR-4831, H-4831 and others with similar burning rates, cause short cyclings, increased recoil, erratic port pressure and accelerated wear in an M1.They should never be used to reload any cartridge intended to be . The Small Game or Gallery" Load The Hornady manual lists bullets from 150 to 178 grains. Of course, it wouldn't make sense to leave the other 13 loads in the box, so I proceeded as originally planned. Tom is a retired engineer who is always busy with several personal engineering projects, including an elk-retrieval system for his pickups trailer hitch, so he was not adverse to loaning me his Garand to work up some handloads. I made a few mesurements inside the camber using Hornady OAL gauge, and I got 2.805, thats where the lands starts. The content presented here is intended to inform, to educate, and even to entertain. Notes: All loads use CCI BR-210 primers, with single exception noted.Overall length of all loads is 3.34 inches. M1 Garand Service Rifle Load Data. M1 GARAND SERVICE RIFLE LOAD DATA. H|7:5hh4da}]~= R%V_To_> S0ABKxG.=a.R;Vh"5CPlbwSpU! We simply must accept that best. There is relatively inexpensive ammunition available for the rifle, but some of the foreign stuff is pretty sad. 2 0 obj
In this instance, however, commercial Federal cases used for the handloads averaged 7 grains heavier than G.I. The first range test, however, was made with 1969 military ammunition, both to check point of impact with the M1s sights and obtain some idea of accuracy and velocity. When firing offhand, the gilt-edged accuracy of one load or the other did not matter as much, but when firing from the benchrest, the differences in load accuracy became apparent. "Permanent damage can occur while shooting standard factory loaded 30-06 ammunition in the M1 Garand," said Dave Emary, Hornady Chief Ballistic Scientist. The following 30-06 Springfield and 308 Winchester (7.62 x 51 NATO) cartridge loading data is suggested for M1 Garand and M1A (M-14) rifles known to be in good operating condition. I also took along an M1 Carbine, Mosin Nagant sniper rifle, and a semi-automatic Thompson rifle. This is important for semi-automatic firearms, as their magazines greatly limit how close you can get. But accuracy was realized as well. <>
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This is a great load for Garand Matches with the 03 Springfield and your M1 will recoil like a Ar/15 and still cycle the action. Make sure that your cartridge length does not exceed your magazine length. During the M1s initial development it was chambered in .276 Pedersen, a smaller, lower-pressure round with a .284-inch diameter bullet designed for use in semiautomatic rifles and light machine guns. A second very decent CMP rifle delivered 2.0-inch groups on demand. The advancements in reloading tools in just the last 10 years alone have been breathtaking. Hornady Ballistics Tables are available at. HPBT MatchKing. I erred on the side of caution. If you're squeamish or new to reloading, use Winchester Large Rifle) 47.0 grains IMR 4064 Sierra 175 grain MatchKing Overall length 3.340 inches This load, in my M1, duplicates almost perfectly the M72 match load specification with a very low standard deviation. For powder, I decided to branch out and give VihtaVuori N150 a try. This one gave us a nice 1.8-inch 100-yard group on the first try. In any case, I tend to fire old loads. General George Patton famously called it The greatest battle implement ever devised., Apparently, however, those who call the rifle the Garand usually mispronounce the name, saying guh-ROND. According to people who knew him, including General Julius Hatcher, Garands name actually rhymed with errand, with the accent on the first syllable. It was quite interesting to fire several match-grade, modern hunting bullets in the Garand and even more interesting to see the bullets group so well. The bolt is attached to the receiver via two locking lugs, which rotate, unlock, and initiate the ejection of the spent cartridge and the reloading cycle when the rifle is discharged. After three range sessions with handloads, Varget provided the finest accuracy with 150-grain bullets, and VV-N150 provided the best groups with 168s. !K Y&{v.9? Overall, it was certainly worthy of the reloading project. Powders include Accurate, Vihtavuori, Hodgdon, Winchester, IMR, Alliant 4 0 obj
With a minimal instruction period all did well with the World War II battle rifle. Headspace Information The original 1906 service load used a 150-grain flatbase spitzer at 2,700 fps the same ammunition Theodore Roosevelt used. I would not wish to seat a Match Grade 168-grain bullet over a powder charge intended for 150-grain bullets. Over the years I had heard IMR-4895 was specifically developed by DuPont for the M1 rifle, but I also heard the M1 was designed around IMR-4895. It is bullet #8 that has taken seven poundings! Never ever load a cartridge in the chamber and then allow the bolt to fly forward! Note that Hodgdon uses a Winchester LR primer. Trail Boss Reduced Rifle Load. Powder selection is critical. The hybrid secant/tangent ogive on these boat-tailed beauties makes them less dependent on their positional relationship with the barrel's lands. Tagged: .30-06, Springfield, Service Rifle, M2 Ball, M72 Match, M1 Garand, .30-06 Springfield Part 3 - Long Distance Rifle Loads, .30-06 Springfield Part 1 - Hunting Loads, .30-06 Springfield Part 2 - Service Rifle Loads. You can mess up a good gun by not loading for them right. ). If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for aNES Membership The benefits pay for the membership many times over. I began with the Accurate line of powders, including Accurate 2495 and Accurate 4064. Temps c|:wyf@CLy+uD1 DTcjN8vS5I3t+|XT^F\r[6 The ability to shoulder the rifle quickly and get hits quickly in short order outclassed the Springfield or any other WW II rifle. The groups were fired in three-shot groups at 100 yards. See What Happens When You Fire a Riley Defense RAK-47 C L For the First Time. My top-quality clips came from Amherst Depot. The result may be a slam fire. Accurates #2 manual has a whole section covering Garand & AR specifics. OAL START CHG START FPS START PRESS. Friend Kevin Thomas got wind of the VV-N150 news and sent an e-mail saying we needed to discuss VV-N150 in the Garand. %PDF-1.5
I've always been told to reduce loads for commercial brass by 1.5 grains when using military brass (supposedly less volume) but weighing the brass shows little difference in weight, so I don't think the capacity is really any different. Pet Loads and Handloader are registered trademarks of Wolfe Publishing Company. They are impressed by the light recoil and how cheap it is compared to buying new AA . Note: COL should be set per bullet manufacturer's loading manual recommendation, not to exceed 3.340". All Loads To Be Used At Your Own Risk. These are accurate loads and I can shoot. The Hornady 7th edition does have a Garand section as EC said and it also lists the powders that Big Gun mentioned. Case Gauges My best group was .62" (1.24 MOA) at 45.00 grains. This is "the" bullet to use if you're shooting the 600 yard NRA target on a windy day! Sierra HPBT MatchKing, 45.0 gr. i use 48.2 grains of IMR4064 for a 150 grain bullet and that's for my bolt action Rem700. This Load Data taken from the Another load target was accuracy at 100 yards. Don't Lose endobj
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This wasnt the average, but this was quite exciting. Whenever I am forced to do load development with iron sights, I limit my distance to 50 yards. Basic Load Data Hornady Manufacturing Company develops and publishes reloading data for the Handbook of Cartridge Reloading. . Improper technique results in the thumb running forward into the chamber. First, lets look at cartridge cases. You cannot work up 110-grain high-velocity varmint loads, and you cannot work up 220-grain bullet heavyweight loads. "Typical factory loads contain propellants that when fired, result in port pressures and gas volumes . Necks were also right on the money, as we measured a perfect .014 thickness all around on nearly every case in that sample. This M1 Garand is no stranger to the range. This load can be a few tenths either way and still produce exceptional results. I use this powder in my .30-06 Remington 700 BDL bolt action rifle. Some claim the Garand chamber is sloppy and small base dies are not needed. 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