x}]6n}^Ut@Q$9H=izi I literally cannot prep HXP surplus brass to this level of consistency. M1 garand, Bullet jump/ reloading data 08-15-2018, 01:43 PM. You are using an out of date browser. H|7:5hh4da}]~= R%V_To_> S0ABKxG.=a.R;Vh"5CPlbwSpU! Varget proved to be the most accurate powder with Winchester 150-grain Power- Points provided by Tom Booker, the rifles owner. Using standard CCI primers For 8 rounds per group: 46.5 Gr averaged 2546 FPS, SD 42.6 (ouch) 47.5 Gr averaged 2579 FPS, SD 38.0 We simply must accept that best. The operating rod and gas tube could be damaged by excess pressure. IMR 4064 -> 48.1 grains (This is about 1/4 of the range above the starting load). All the 150-grain loads ended up between about 2,650 and 2,750 fps, and the 168-grain loads ranged from 2,500 to 2,600 fps. Suggestions I was using a 150gr FMJ and Varget. Read them. Recently, I have been firing the old warhorse more often and find the Garand a well-mannered rifle well worthy of some effort in mastering. This site uses cookies to improve your experience. As a backup, I tested several of the most promising loads in my vintage Steyr .30-06 bolt gun. The goal was to find the sweet spot for powder performance with good accuracy and reliable function. My range day was a dream come true for load development. cases are usually significantly heavier than commercial cases. Hv/? I cannot comment on problem powders and bullet weights, because I took the route of researching my choices and avoided trouble. There is more to the equation than the bullet! [], "Special" Base Pin for the Paradox Slug Mold. Which brass was best in the long run? They seemed like a good choice partly because of their weight. 4. psi/cup 150 gr. Powders burning slower may create excess pressure in the Garand. The M1 Garand remained in service until 1959, and friend Tom Booker (a rifle loony of the first order) recently purchased one made at Springfield Armory in 1957. PC PSU Data. Its short grain flowed very easily through the MatchMaster dispenser and resulted in nearly zero overthrows. Garand loads seem to be limited by the rifle itself not the cartridge. Copyright 2023 KVAR. There are those who recommend we used only once-fired military brass. You can also sub in the 125 Speer TnT. I also had on hand 100 new, unprimed Norma cases from Graf and Sons. Mastering such a rifle demands economical ammunition. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
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. 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. These dies size the cartridge case to a minimum tolerance. M1 Garands have been used for casual and competitive target shooting ever since they came home on the shoulders of GIs in the 1940s. The groups were fired in three-shot groups at 100 yards. (The z denotes the use of U.S. powder rather than British Cordite.). My thinking is that the starting load is probably . The original 1906 service load used a 150-grain flatbase spitzer at 2,700 fps the same ammunition Theodore Roosevelt used. Loading Precision M1 Garand Clips $3.99 at Brownells.com. (As I deliver this feature, there is no shortage! 4 0 obj
Kevin contacted me because hes a Garand shooter. This one gave us a nice 1.8-inch 100-yard group on the first try. If safety alone isn't enough reason to start at the bottom and work up, let accuracy tip the scale. http://web.archive.org/web/200006200rpo/M1load.htm, http://forums.thecmp.org/forumdisplay.php?f=94, Send a private message to Ballbags (Again). We primed these cases with CCI BR2 benchrest primers, because I have always found these to be the most consistent and reliable in anything that I have ever loaded. Loads with Varget, Reloder 15 and Vihtavuori N140 resulted in excellent accuracy. In those days, reloading was also in its infancy, and components were typically pull-down bullets and powder. The Garand was designed to operate with IMR 4895 powder or its equivalent. Although it was a great shooter, the node was really narrow, meaning that just a bit over or under, and I would not have the same accuracy. The Hornady book has M1 Garand-specific load data. Marlin Lever Guns A cartridge that is too far forward will tie up the gun. Never However, handloading is the obvious means to the end when inexpensive ammunition and accuracy are combined. This was known as the M1 thumb or Garand thumb. The general rule I like is to use powders faster Powder exceed the Maximum loads! I also took along an M1 Carbine, Mosin Nagant sniper rifle, and a semi-automatic Thompson rifle. 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. 2 0 obj
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Please go to Appearance > Sidebars and drag a widget into User Submit Sidebar. This is well within the results to be had with other wartime Garands and overall good results. You cannot work up 110-grain high-velocity varmint loads, and you cannot work up 220-grain bullet heavyweight loads. <>
Plan ahead, there are always times of need along the lifetime of a shooter.) M1A / M14 load date due to the operation and speed of the rifle action some Powders include Accurate, Vihtavuori, Hodgdon, Winchester, IMR, Alliant This particular M1 Garand indicates some newer powders have the potential to improve the performance of the old battle rifle. <>>>
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. This page is an attempt at providing . 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. Among Garands assignments was the development of a semiautomatic infantry rifle, and the resulting M1 was finally approved in 1936. 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. The ability to shoulder the rifle quickly and get hits quickly in short order outclassed the Springfield or any other WW II rifle. a powder as you want to use and even Varget is questionable. Its just too slow to be comfortably recommended in a Garand with a good conscience. Bullet weight and powder choice are critical. Many reloading sources have load data specifically for the M1 Garand rifle. Worked very well. Loaded from data minimum to one step below max for the powder of choice. By extensive, I mean far more than 5,000 rounds have been through it. M1 Garands have been used for casual and competitive target shooting ever since they came home on the shoulders of GIs in the 1940s. 1 0 obj
I've used 48.5 grains of IMR4895 behind a 147/150 grain ball bullet for 25 years with no problems. The brass used was new Federal, already primed with Federal 210s, purchased in a really good Internet deal a couple years ago. My personal rifle is not a wartime rifle, but a rebuild comprised primarily of Beretta parts. The Speer reloading book has lots of great 30-06 information. He was born in 1921 and later served as a navy corpsman in Japan and Korea. Henry Repeating Arms recently presented a $25,000 check a nonprofit organization that provides support and programs for the families and co-workers of firefighters killed in the line of duty. IMHO though, that's a pretty powerful charge to use for a 150gr bullet using IMR4064. This M1 Ball ammunition was designed for long-range machine-gun barrages, then a common military tactic, but by the time the Garand rifle appeared, the .50 BMG had taken over the long-range role, and .30-06 machine guns were primarily used at closer range. Accurate 2520 Powder in Garand I picked up an 8 Lber of AA2520 - the so called "Camp Perry Special", and loaded up some test rounds for my CMP special 30-06 garand and 155 Nosler HPBT. of IMR4895, Military Brass, Fed 210/210M or WLR Primer i would be afraid of over pressure for an M1 Garand using 50.0 grains of IMR4064 with a 150 grain bullet. Winchester (7.62 x 51 NATO) cartridge loading data is suggested for M1 Kevin has been in the shooting business a long time we met more than a decade ago, when he was chief ballistician at Sierra Bullets and these days he is in charge of technical services at Capstone, the U.S. importer of Vihtavuori powders. All Loads To Be Used At Your Own Risk, Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th edition. %
This powder has a few technological advances over the classic go-to: H4895. M1 Garand Clip Pouches $26.99 at Brownells.com. The power accuracy and ease of use are unrivaled. 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. For these reasons, I selected 45.20 grains as my final test load. suitable for M1 Garand rifles that have been rechambered in the 7.62 NATO round. Thank you guys, I was looking for a book locally the few I came across where not very specific to Garand loads. About halfway through, I hit my second node at around 45.0 grains. Load Procedures Each case was full-length resized with the RCBS small base dies. I made a few mesurements inside the camber using Hornady OAL gauge, and I got 2.805, thats where the lands starts. While the below listed loading tables clearly show a wide range of powders for At this time, ammunition wasnt quite what it was today, with a large bit of it being nothing more than repackaged surplus. Email Hornady and request the Garand specific info. Sight Tools, Rimfire Improper technique results in the thumb running forward into the chamber. I was pleased to find out that the manual had specific Garand Data. The M1 Garand and its gas system was designed to operate with M1 Ball ammo. Thanks for watching. You must have perfectly-sized ammunition, and you must load within the pressure limits of the systemwithout battering the rifle. TheRock Chuckerpress gives sufficient leverage to allow rapid and sure full-length resizing. The case is beat up both on loading and in extraction and ejection, and the case mouth will split more often than with bolt guns. My results were good to excellent considering the age of the rifle and the semi automatic action. endobj
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.30-06 M1 Garand (Using 168 GR Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 45 loads. For the Garand, the army decided to reproduce the original 150-grain ballistics, partly because it recoiled less and partly because the ammunition was somewhat lighter. A good rule of thumb is Varget is as slow Both the 4895s and Accurate 2495 resulted in okay, but not great, accuracy and the 150-grain bullets did not work well with Alliant Reloder 15, though in many other rifles I have seen excellent results with all four powders. Zach has several friends that are getting into reloading shotshells because of Zach's reloads. The powder was so versatile and affordable many handloaders used it for all their rifle loads. On top of that, I had on hand 100 once-fired PMC cartridge cases, but they did not prove suitable for multiple loadings. Each case was full-length resized with the RCBS small base dies. Take note that this is not the first time that I have experienced this. Ive used plenty of two-stage military triggers over the years, and the pull on Toms rifle was decent, the second stage averaging a pretty crisp 5.5 pounds. The set also included the MatchMaster seater die that allowed me to drop bullets into a side window, saving my fingers from the typical pinching. They can be used as basic load data in most modern military rifles of 7mm or larger, with a standard weight cast bullet for the caliber, such as 140-170 grains in the 7x57, 150-180 grains in the .30 calibers, and 150-190 grains in the 8mm. !K Y&{v.9? 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. Is your hand worth the 30$ you will spend buying a book? 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. Other than that, we didn't venture too far outside typical reloading gear.The components that were available to use also depicted decades of product development. They work like a champ! I began with the Accurate line of powders, including Accurate 2495 and Accurate 4064. The Hornady manual lists bullets from 150 to 178 grains. The M1 Garand was the first semi-auto rifle issued to American military personnel. This Mossberg 26B bolt-action rifle in .22 caliber belonged to my dad, Robert Elmo Babington. Remember,all 30'06 loads are not suitable for the Garand. This is the faster WC852, so it should be OK in the Garand. M1 GARAND SERVICE RIFLE LOAD DATA Starting Loads Maximum Loads BULLET WEIGHT POWDER DIA. I set up a target at 50 yards, partly because all the range sessions took place during a particularly windy Montana spring, and. The starting load is 44.7gr using a COAL of 3.210" under their 155gr A-MAX and they list the top end as being 55.6gr. A full-length view of an H&R manufactured U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30 (M1 Garand) used to develop handload data. After repeatedly testing all the handloads at 50 yards, I shot the most accurate loads with both bullets at 100 yards, confirming the results. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
The rifle itself functioned perfectly except for the very first round, a misfire. M1 Garands weighed at least 10 pounds with a sling and an eight-round clip. This led to more research, and it turns out the M1 and IMR-4895 coevolved during the years leading up to World War II. Try the following data: 180 gr. It may not display this or other websites correctly. However, I believe every firearm deserves all the help it can get. The 30-06 Springfield brass is among the company's newest offerings, and we found it far more consistent right out of the bag than we could ever hope for with military surplus brass. Overall, it was certainly worthy of the reloading project. Results with the 168-grain bullets were more consistent overall, probably because of the quality of the Berger bullets. THey will email you a scanned copy of those pages. 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Luckily, I had only fired a few rounds, which had not damaged Toms rifle. Along with the rifle, he provided a bag of Winchester 150-grain Power-Point bullets he had purchased off an Internet site for hunting handloads, and some 150-grain MK 4z military ammunition loaded by the U.S. military for British Commonwealth countries that continued to use the .30-06 long after the Lend-Lease program of World War II. brass. As an example, the Garand feeds JSP loads more reliably than the Krag rifle, which I have also loaded extensively for. m1 grand service rifle load data starting loads maximum loads bullet weight powder dia. The M1 is top-loaded, fed with an eight-round clip of .30-06 Sprg. Those powders have given The heaviest bullet weight that can be utilized in the M1 Garand is Sierra's 180 gr. While Vihtavuoris loading data for VV-N150 makes it appear the powder is similar in burn rate to IMR-4895, Kevin said it is not: We just completed some comparative testing with VV-N150 against 4350, and found them to be very, very close in terms of both performance and pressure curves. Images 12 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Reloaders Networkfocuses on firearms, shooting sports, reloading, bullet casting, and the related gear and accessories. PSI/CUP MAX CHG MAX FPS MAX PRESS. Whenever I am forced to do load development with iron sights, I limit my distance to 50 yards. If you would have told me that my cell phone would be involved in dumping powder charges, I would have never believed it. If hot loads or some newer commercial ammunition is used, it can damage the operating rod. The military loads enjoyed a clearly specified burn rate for use in our first self-loading military rifle. Plus, the case is being worn and worked by multiple full-length resizing cycles. I understood two things after beginning the load process. At the time of this writing, it is the most precise scale that RCBS makes. Barnes X Bullet 150-grain Moly Coat 3.285 OAL, Nosler Partition 168-grain Hollow Point Boattail 3.295 OAL, 1.4 inches (This a super hunting load and a great surprise in the Garand. This Load Data taken from the There were no failures to feed and no M1 thumb. While we used a good supply of Winchester ammunition, we also used reliable handloads. 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. get a reloading book. In this way, the data is not cluttered with a lot of irrelevant and unused information and is limited to pertinent data on this particular weapon. Loading and Shooting the M1 Garand The M1 Garand rifle is a .30 caliber, gas-operated, 8 shot clip-fed, semi-automatic rifle. It also is going to be on the slower side of the velocity scale, and I plan on reaching out to at least 800 yards with it. There are several powders in this burning range that will work fine. The hybrid secant/tangent ogive on these boat-tailed beauties makes them less dependent on their positional relationship with the barrel's lands. ?eeH\POokPx}8LH
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Its magazine can be topped off; however . Close enough that I would be remiss in not pointing this out to anyone thinking of using the VV-N150 in a Garand. With Berger 168-grain VLDs, VV-N140 won by a nose with RL-15 and Varget right behind. The all around best Here, he explains their advantages and disadvantagesand how to use them safely. All that was required was a quick run through the sizing die and a light chamfer and deburr of the case mouths. Hornady's 10th edition manual shows a load using IMR 4064 under 150 to 155 grain bullets in the 30-06 Springfield section but not the M1 Garand section. The rifle is a long-stroke gas-piston-operated firearm, similar to the AK-47. All velocities were established with the powder positioned to the rear of the case. Note: COL should be set per bullet manufacturer's loading manual recommendation, not to exceed 3.340". Producing good accuracy with the rifle means carefully crafted handloads. I just made up my 1st Garand loads a few weeks ago using data from the Hornady book. As for feed reliability, the Garand is superior to many bolt action rifles in this regard. endobj
The rifle is accurate enough that the pursuit of an accuracy load was worthwhile. I also used a few loads incorporating the Barnes X bullet. I began by ordering a set of small base dies fromRBCS. More importantly, everything it makes has the performance to match. c|:wyf@CLy+uD1 DTcjN8vS5I3t+|XT^F\r[6 Expanding gases from a fired cartridge are diverted into the gas cylinder. This allows me to create a more repeatable sight picture, reducing the possibility of this type of shooter error. I enjoy all things outdoors and gun related. All rights reserved. These powders enjoy a burn rate in the middle range, neither the fastest burning nor slowest. For more than two centuries, Westley Richards has produced some of the worlds finest firearms, each wearing a timeless and classic look with bespoke flourishes. You can get a can for about $150.00, much less than your repair bill may be, and this is the powder for a Garand. For bores smaller than 7mm, consult published data. 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