Images 13 <> Case Gauges Here, he explains their advantages and disadvantagesand how to use them safely. As for bullets, I used what I could obtain during a time of shortage, but the loads used were very good choices. Note that Hodgdon uses a Winchester LR primer. Garand loads seem to be limited by the rifle itself not the cartridge. The handloads were worked up not only with just accuracy in mind, but also a certain velocity range to avoid overloading the operating rod. Try the following data: 180 gr. Never ever load a cartridge in the chamber and then allow the bolt to fly forward! As such, it is not well worn, and the parts are of high quality. powders work much better than others. exceed the Maximum loads! Contact Form 7 or GravityForms plugin is required! 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M1 Garand 308 and M1A 308 Loading Data Not many bullet makers offer 172-grain .30-caliber bullets anymore, and while some published data includes heavier bullets, many Garand shooters advise against using anything heavier than 172 grains due to possible op-rod damage. d #>G%rqsbKVQHphg&8b]5p_ #+ !3a(uPpgFkm5QL 2"/ahiItEz) However, unlike several other DuPont IMR powders developed during the 1930s, IMR-4895 was not available to handloaders until the late 1940s, when Bruce Hodgdon bought railroad cars full of war surplus IMR-4895 and sold it as H-4895. 07-28-2017, 12:59 PM. M1 Garands endobj There were no failures to feed and no M1 thumb. While we used a good supply of Winchester ammunition, we also used reliable handloads. The goal was to find the sweet spot for powder performance with good accuracy and reliable function. . Anyone who doesnt see the value in a properly-fitted, locking ammo box has never spilled a round of load development on the floor only to have to pull 50 bullets and do it all again. IMR-4895 available today is made in Canada and, while not exactly the original formula, is pretty close. This Load Data taken from the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th edition. M1 GARAND SERVICE RIFLE LOAD DATA. 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. 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. Gun: Springfield Armory M1 Garand; barrel length: 24 inches; case: Hornady; primer: Winchester Large Rifle; bullet diameter: .308"; bullets: 150 GR Hornady FMJ-BT; COAL: 3.185" or 155 GR Hornady A-Max; COAL: 3.240"; maximum COAL: 3.340"; (Note: 155 GR bullets can be used for all 150 GR data listed. A full-length view of an H&R manufactured U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30 (M1 Garand) used to develop handload data. Another load target was accuracy at 100 yards. Remember,all 30'06 loads are not suitable for the Garand. The bullets feed straight into the chamber, skipping the feed ramp. Winchester (7.62 x 51 NATO) cartridge loading data is suggested for M1 Todays H-4895 is a different powder, one of the Australian-made Extreme line offered by Hodgdon. Substitute 180 grain Spitzer Flat-based or Boat-tail bullets (i.e., Speer, Sierra or Hornady) in the 180 grain "600 yard" Match load info referenced above. Images 10 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Reloaders Networkfocuses on firearms, shooting sports, reloading, bullet casting, and the related gear and accessories. All Loads To Be Used At Your Own Risk. I cradled my Garand in a Caldwell Rock BR Competition front shooting rest and supported the rear with a Champion Wedge bag.After confirming my zero, I fired groups with each powder charge. More importantly, everything it makes has the performance to match. The Garand does not beat bullet noses up. Federals American Eagle loads are very good, and so is Hornady M1 Garand ammunition when you can find it. After getting used to the trigger and sights, three-shot groups with the military surplus ammunition averaged 1.39 inches, the equivalent of a little under 3 inches at 100 yards not bad for 50-year-old machine-gun ammunition and rugged sights not specifically designed for target work. I erred on the side of caution. 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 . me my best groups in my M1A. Trail Boss Reduced Rifle Load. The Hornady book has M1 Garand-specific load data. Just because loading data for a certain powder makes it appear similar to IMR-4895, many newer powders burn more progressively, maintaining higher pressure farther down the bore even all the way to the gas port on an M1 Garand. An exception to the foreign tag is Fiocchi ammunition, but then much of these are manufactured in Ozark Missouri. ZKD~r^u wjh5`^Cqs"NZn'Uw:3"}}vI? Temps 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. Other than that, the gas cylinder is still nice and tight, ensuring that the front sight doesnt have any wiggle, and the clicks on the knobs are still as sharp as they were in 1956. 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. But the fact is, the Garands awful efficiency far outstripped that of the Springfield. brass, and not just .30-06 but 7.62x51 NATO cases used in .308 and .358 Winchester rifles, but in this instance the Federal brass turned out to be heavier than Tom Bookers 200-grain military cases, averaging 207 grains. % HYH4d$?I}O_O>}c/V8n}_G/??^^>K/}=xl2,|?{>&qCF!{V#~R>_4W# [H/7z^~/~OPvA}:_3[.ks>/^.k_;}{7EyM}f^{{~~3Qm/@W?8X2CGv Aje}!> f)EfcW0n/n ?~5M7e]6?Kb:a=n~8.hqusuGUswsqxu]{? NUKw8 ! Plus, the case is being worn and worked by multiple full-length resizing cycles. These included the Hornady 150-grain JSP, Sierra Palma 155-grain, a match grade bullet, and theNosler 168-grain BTHP. yT;F}{mNjom#Jgk;W6f;E^`M]| N& ,q0Mm|}]/ww,f_Cx n*c+~_&XqNdtXahHD''c- E4Jw_}}?!Xl7f^T1]',J>Ld The military loads enjoyed a clearly specified burn rate for use in our first self-loading military rifle. All good rounds start with consistent brass. [~y?swl ~Tk%j"{x]rcz6yP';8bl`0VW{;=M1]?j6R}'8-z+f?(h Producing good accuracy with the rifle means carefully crafted handloads. You are not likely to produce the best results with foreign surplus loads or even our own generic ammunition. Amherst offers specialty two- and five-shot clips that proved invaluable in working up handloads and eliminating the need to load eight rounds on demand. This is important for semi-automatic firearms, as their magazines greatly limit how close you can get. The Garand and M1-A have issues with proper port pressures. Loading for semi-automatic rifles is always a delicate dance, as you want your bullet in tight enough that it stays put during cycling and recoil but you want an effortless release for best accuracy. Many of the young men were military officers. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> endobj 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. (However, Garands son John reportedly pronounced. This load can be a few tenths either way and still produce exceptional results. i would be afraid of over pressure for an M1 Garand using 50.0 grains of IMR4064 with a 150 grain bullet. This led to more research, and it turns out the M1 and IMR-4895 coevolved during the years leading up to World War II. <> These dies come in several varieties, depending on your application, so we went with the full-length set that utilizes your choice of neck sizing bushing to adjust the bullet tension to perfection. The brass used was new Federal, already primed with Federal 210s, purchased in a really good Internet deal a couple years ago. There is a certain sweet spot for accuracy in each rifle and an acceptable velocity for good function. Press the clip into the rifle and the clip will lock firmly in place. All Loads To Be Used At Your Own Risk, Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th edition. Email Hornady and request the Garand specific info. Each case was full-length resized with the RCBS small base dies. However, I describe the stock as a Tung oil experiment gone horribly wrong." Mastering such a rifle demands economical ammunition. 4. If the action were at ranges greater than 200 yards, many felt the M1 Garand was superior to the modern small caliber assault rifle. Not to my surprise, I hit a node right off the bat with a group that was just outside of MOA. m1 grand service rifle load data starting loads maximum loads bullet weight powder dia. M1 Garand 30-06 Loading Data Suggestions All Loads To Be Used At Your Own Risk H|7:5hh4da}]~= R%V_To_> S0ABKxG.=a.R;Vh"5CPlbwSpU! Reloading data is available as low as 99 per cartridge or as a subscription for $19.99. I also enjoy collecting historic firearms and recently started reloading ammunition. http://web.archive.org/web/200006200rpo/M1load.htm, http://forums.thecmp.org/forumdisplay.php?f=94, Send a private message to Ballbags (Again). While best known for its pistol brass, Starline had shifted its focus to bottleneck cartridges and nailed it. Expanding gases from a fired cartridge are diverted into the gas cylinder. We simply must accept that best. While quite a piece of history, we do not set and admire the finish but rather use the rifle often. M1A / M14 load date due to the operation and speed of the rifle action some I began by ordering a set of small base dies fromRBCS. I was using a 150gr FMJ and Varget. These dies also feature a precision micrometer seating stem, which allowed me to achieve a consistent 3.325 overall length without any fussing around. Never Load Procedures Each case was full-length resized with the RCBS small base dies. This opens the possibility of metering charges and maybe even complete production on a progressive press. Its short grain flowed very easily through the MatchMaster dispenser and resulted in nearly zero overthrows. and M1A (M14) service rifles. This one gave us a nice 1.8-inch 100-yard group on the first try. It is bullet #8 that has taken seven poundings! "Typical factory loads contain propellants that when fired, result in port pressures and gas volumes . THey will email you a scanned copy of those pages. However, it took many years for its . Jacketed bullet diameter is .308 inch. You can also sub in the 125 Speer TnT. The M1 Garand rifle is a .30 caliber, gas-operated, 8 shot clip-fed, semi-automatic rifle. The Garand was designed to operate with IMR 4895 powder or its equivalent. The maximum bullet weight of M1 ammunition was a maximum of 174.5 grains but could be as much as 3 grains lighter. Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, Location: Illinois 20 min East of St Louis, Under the "Ask Each Other Forum Here" there is a Sub Forum right on the Main Page Believe it or Not it is Called Reloading. WxM wpX[&nbO1;7{;7wqf]RK/o[x i'i=&fP,:\y~l->6V_}nzm~;M?e__]4%|$m{Drq]]*8N jr!:6%U[Moc}p}yp]w8+v^ma?CcWn}'ltb^}.~n(EhEE0P#} mmgY.+}ra8'9`oL|x(t{Tr.3x. Recently, I ran a class of shooters through a simple course that centered upon the M1 Garand. With the RCBS small-base dies in use, there were no chambering problems. The content presented here is intended to inform, to educate, and even to entertain. NES/MFS February Giveaway ***Taurus G3***, Reloading for Semi-Autos and Service Rifles. I use ball powder because it flows better through the powder measure. I have long suspected the reason so many post-World War II gun writers stated accurate loads were usually found a few grains below listed maximum was the abundance of military surplus 4895. Scales HPBT MatchKing. 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. Since my sons and I enjoy the Garand, the problem of feeding the rifle is a matter that must be solved. This may sound heavy to shooters used to modern bolt-action trigger pulls of 3 pounds or less, but is very controllable on a rifle weighing almost exactly 10 pounds with an eight-round ammunition clip. You have fewer options. Is your hand worth the 30$ you will spend buying a book? Since the Federal brass also eliminated dealing with crimped-in military primers, I used it for all the handloads. 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. Just the same, there is room for experimentation within acceptable parameters and bullet and powder choices are abundant. PC PSU Data. The ability to shoulder the rifle quickly and get hits quickly in short order outclassed the Springfield or any other WW II rifle. The M1 Garand Data Sheets Download in ".jpg" format for printing or use a PDF of M1 Fill-able Data sheet: This datasheet is intended for all levels of collectors, from novice to advanced, and can be used to record personal inventory of weapons. My best group was .62" (1.24 MOA) at 45.00 grains. The barrel in this rifle was as new, the stock was a perfect fit that had not been compressed by firing, and the trigger was excellent for a Garand. A cartridge that is too far forward will tie up the gun. OAL START CHG START FPS START PRESS. The Hornady manual lists bullets from 150 to 178 grains. Get the old rifle off the rack and to the range, and you will find hours of enjoyment waiting. Loading Precision Marlin Lever Guns Many reloading sources have load data specifically for the M1 Garand rifle. TheRock Chuckerpress gives sufficient leverage to allow rapid and sure full-length resizing. Loaded from data minimum to one step below max for the powder of choice. Loads with Varget, Reloder 15 and Vihtavuori N140 resulted in excellent accuracy. It is a place to teach, to learn, and to collaborate and interact. The all around best AR Page Sadly, when you talk to some folks who reload for this old warhorse, they still opt for those same bulk bullets and surplus powder today! 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