For example, the load data I used came from the M1 Garand section of the Hornady manual. cases are usually significantly heavier than commercial cases. Reloading data is available as low as 99 per cartridge or as a subscription for $19.99. A few months later, after some general tightening and tweaking an of the rifle, the same load delivered 1.2 inches for three shots. The Small Game or Gallery" Load I dont want to order book online if it does not cover Garands data. TheRock Chuckerpress gives sufficient leverage to allow rapid and sure full-length resizing. ?~kOl{{=^&:nyM =4 5^{w ~g3f7n_g^~~;xar8uom-woy[|O17x4ytOaF*A'BK>wi##_fG~=>F\EehLB[>C5f:# When reloading for the M1 it is important not to load ammo that will over-gas the system. Zach has several friends that are getting into reloading shotshells because of Zach's reloads. This group was fired at 100 yards after working up the load at 50 yards. More importantly, everything it makes has the performance to match. My results were good to excellent considering the age of the rifle and the semi automatic action. IMR 4064 -> 48.1 grains (This is about 1/4 of the range above the starting load). I've used 48.5 grains of IMR4895 behind a 147/150 grain ball bullet for 25 years with no problems. 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. It is easier once you realize that you abandon accuracy tricks such as seating the bullet just in the leade, and experimentation with very light and very heavy loads. Sight Tools, Rimfire Powder Loading and Shooting the M1 Garand The M1 Garand rifle is a .30 caliber, gas-operated, 8 shot clip-fed, semi-automatic rifle. 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. The result may be a slam fire. "Permanent damage can occur while shooting standard factory loaded 30-06 ammunition in the M1 Garand," said Dave Emary, Hornady Chief Ballistic Scientist. Accurates #2 manual has a whole section covering Garand & AR specifics. The Russian sniper rifle generated some interest, but the star of the show was the M1 Garand. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. A good rule of thumb is Varget is as slow As we weighed a sample of 20 cases, we recorded no more than a 1.1-grain extreme spread with our lightest case weighing 187.8 and our heaviest only 188.9. ); maximum case length: 2.494"; trim to length: Don't go looking online for load data. Recently, I ran a class of shooters through a simple course that centered upon the M1 Garand. Images 12 Images 13 The Hornady Manual has regular .30-06 loads. M1 GARAND SERVICE RIFLE LOAD DATA Starting Loads Maximum Loads BULLET WEIGHT POWDER DIA. 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. However I decide to fill cases and seat bullets, one thing is for sure: the Garand can be an exceptional shooter if you give it everything it needs to succeed. All good rounds start with consistent brass. Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th edition. 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. This M1 Garand is no stranger to the range. Mechanically speaking, this would categorize it as a CMP Service Grade." 1e9w ic=W8u/l[ruYc_K:mXBx}ge~>}}!4? Where do you draw the line of your own personal safety? IMR-4064 worked pretty well, but the definite overall best powder with 150s was Varget. 4. 5.I then shoot 1 round of each load at its own target (round robin ) cycling through the loads for 8 rounds each. 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. With IMR-4895, muzzle velocity was eventually raised to 2,800 fps. 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. 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. Following the sale of Remington Outdoor Company's assets in September 2020, Vista Outdoor purchased Remington Ammunition. The Hornady manual lists bullets from 150 to 178 grains. Be sure to enter theNES/MFS February Giveaway ***Taurus G3***. If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for aNES Membership The benefits pay for the membership many times over. This is important for semi-automatic firearms, as their magazines greatly limit how close you can get. IMR 4895 -> 47.4 grains (This is below Hodgdon's starting load of 49 grains, but is a typical Garand load charge weight). Pet Loads and Handloader are registered trademarks of Wolfe Publishing Company. There is a certain sweet spot for accuracy in each rifle and an acceptable velocity for good function. 3 0 obj These include a de-coppering agent as well as temperature stability. A second very decent CMP rifle delivered 2.0-inch groups on demand. Garand and M1A (M-14) rifles known to be in good operating condition. ;q;&z Here's the inside story of what they found and how they're rebuilding an industry giant. See What Happens When You Fire a Riley Defense RAK-47 C L For the First Time. yT;F}{mNjom#Jgk;W6f;E^`M]| N& ,q0Mm|}]/ww,f_Cx n*c+~_&XqNdtXahHD''c- E4Jw_}}?!Xl7f^T1]',J>Ld This keeps the muzzle pressure in a tolerable range and won't bend the long operating rod. There were no failures to feed and no M1 thumb. While we used a good supply of Winchester ammunition, we also used reliable handloads. Federals American Eagle loads are very good, and so is Hornady M1 Garand ammunition when you can find it. 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. Here, the gases meet a long-stroke piston attached to the operating rod, which is pushed rearward by the force of this high-pressure gas. 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. ZKD~r^u wjh5`^Cqs"NZn'Uw:3"}}vI? The rifle is accurate enough that the pursuit of an accuracy load was worthwhile. My best group was .62" (1.24 MOA) at 45.00 grains. You must have perfectly-sized ammunition, and you must load within the pressure limits of the systemwithout battering the rifle. These included the Hornady 150-grain JSP, Sierra Palma 155-grain, a match grade bullet, and theNosler 168-grain BTHP. .30-06 M1 Garand (Using 168 GR Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 45 loads. Individual shooters often logged several kills with one clip including one brilliant and well documented incident in which an officer armed with a Garand, scouting at Normandy, took out eight Germans with eight shots. They seemed like a good choice partly because of their weight. Note that Hodgdon uses a Winchester LR primer. Luckily, I had only fired a few rounds, which had not damaged Toms rifle. As a result, the same loads in military brass create more pressure, a real no-no in the Garand. At this time, ammunition wasn't quite what it was today, with. I would not wish to seat a Match Grade 168-grain bullet over a powder charge intended for 150-grain bullets. %PDF-1.5 (The z denotes the use of U.S. powder rather than British Cordite.). This brings up another point: The classic advice of using only powders in the IMR-4895 burn-rate range does not take into consideration changes in powders since the 1930s. As such, it is not well worn, and the parts are of high quality. These are accurate loads and I can shoot. Todays H-4895 is a different powder, one of the Australian-made Extreme line offered by Hodgdon. The basic load carried by an infantryman was 88 rounds an eight-round clip in the rifle, and 80 more in a bandolier. Improper technique results in the thumb running forward into the chamber. Thank you guys, I was looking for a book locally the few I came across where not very specific to Garand loads. 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. Press the clip into the rifle and the clip will lock firmly in place. About halfway through, I hit my second node at around 45.0 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 ! This was known as the M1 thumb or Garand thumb. Since my sons and I enjoy the Garand, the problem of feeding the rifle is a matter that must be solved. This opens the possibility of metering charges and maybe even complete production on a progressive press. The expensive Norma brass worked well. brass. H+}fey5j][ue;lyzGZ*cWS %i u _0Qy7ly57~ I|M"ydY#+7 /1i$/8h)}>t}g wN(Xtx =1exoP?e-x+!.kI=)7t{ylo2M=|vx\t|#AH7$w2s^bD+% pLK"l>8= Y5[!9kf"wn\:s3 a0Yq`|Hx?|nFO=NTP4yJWSq\T2JWW=OKBF%qDB`=@*5`~YHt+i$W2J1xKC+`"e>K`@CYmID2eP@gTB zU1T= *KiV`8"=Nu;/KIXa@^61NTXa$8RC@, Scales 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. Reliable sources gave me a base for procedure, and I followed that procedure. Consequently, many handloaders did find the finest accuracy with lower-than-maximum charges while many of todays powders shoot best when loaded right up there. A good, tight crimp was used. There is relatively inexpensive ammunition available for the rifle, but some of the foreign stuff is pretty sad. It is to be avoided. 4895 goes up to 51.7. This was known as the M1 thumb or Garand thumb. The en block clip used with the Garand is among the most trouble-free feed devices ever developed. 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. The locking handling is pressed to the rear with the back of the hand and allowed to fly forward, loading the 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. Thanks for watching. ). Average muzzle velocity was just about 2,750 fps, a little less than 2,800 fps listed by Hatcher but certainly within the normal variation for both rifles and ammunition. Decades of experience with handguns and holsters have given the author some excellent insights into the most popular designs. and M1A (M14) service rifles. The "U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1," or more commonly known simply as the M1 Garand, was designed by John Garand (pronounced to rhyme with "errand"), with development beginning around 1924. I erred on the side of caution. With the RCBS small-base dies in use, there were no chambering problems. Whenever I am forced to do load development with iron sights, I limit my distance to 50 yards. Headspace Information Plan ahead, there are always times of need along the lifetime of a shooter.) I was using a 150gr FMJ and Varget. Note: COL should be set per bullet manufacturer's loading manual recommendation, not to exceed 3.340". If safety alone isn't enough reason to start at the bottom and work up, let accuracy tip the scale. Today, Lake City match ammo is treasured for what it is, and this expedient is less common. Experimentation resulted in handloads that were more than accurate enough for big-game hunting. IMHO though, that's a pretty powerful charge to use for a 150gr bullet using IMR4064. The rifle was purchased from CMP 2 years ago, its a Special Field rated. The M1 Garand's operating handle doubles as a forward assist. However, I describe the stock as a Tung oil experiment gone horribly wrong." Handloading the Garand takes little more skill than loading for any other centerfire rifle, once you get started with the proper technique. I 2nd this.. Images 11 a powder as you want to use and even Varget is questionable. 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. Hv/? some information as to Service Rifle hand loading for rifles like the M1 Garand 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. By extensive, I mean far more than 5,000 rounds have been through it. It is worth noting that the young men felt that in certain situations, the Garand would perform well even on todays battlefield. Never ever load a cartridge in the chamber and then allow the bolt to fly forward! In those days, reloading was also in its infancy, and components were typically pull-down bullets and powder. The M1 Garand was the first semi-auto rifle issued to American military personnel. These loads will bring meat home to the freezer and a big smile to your face! The Hornady book has M1 Garand-specific load data. For bullets, we decided to give the new Berger Hybrid Target 168-gr. me my best groups in my M1A. Suggestions A U.S. Rifle M1 Garand manufactured by H&R Firearms and chambered in .30-06 with a 24-inch barrel (1:10 twist) was used to test all loads. 2 0 obj While not becoming distracted by the graceful Steyr, and its set trigger and excellent sights, results were excellent with a couple of the loads using the Nosler 168-grain bullets producing brilliant sub MOA groups. Sierra HPBT MatchKing, 45.0 gr. Needless to say, they also do beautifully well in pump-action rifles like the Remington 6, 76, 760 and 7600. 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. Since the Federal brass also eliminated dealing with crimped-in military primers, I used it for all the handloads. 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. Which brass was best in the long run? When reloading for the M1 it is important not to load ammo that will over-gas the system. Here, the gases meet a long-stroke piston attached to the operating rod, which is pushed rearward by the force of this high-pressure gas. We loaded from 41.00 to 47.50 in .50 grain increments and arranged our 14 different test loads into two MTM Deluxe H-50 boxes. <> I've used 48.5 grains of IMR4895 behind a 147/150 grain ball bullet for 25 years with no problems. You are using an out of date browser. % 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. <> oal start chg start fps start press. At this time, ammunition wasnt quite what it was today, with a large bit of it being nothing more than repackaged surplus. This is simply the reality of loading with a self-loading rifle. nos bt 150 varget .308" 3.250" 47.0 2808 42600 cup 47.8 2842 44100 cup 150 gr. 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. To load the Garand, first lock the bolt to the rear. For these reasons, I selected 45.20 grains as my final test load. 4 0 obj You can mess up a good gun by not loading for them right. endobj Images 10 Wolfe Publishing Company | 2180 Gulfstream Suite A | Prescott, AZ 86301. psi/cup max chg max fps max press. 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. This one gave us a nice 1.8-inch 100-yard group on the first try. If hot loads or some newer commercial ammunition is used, it can damage the operating rod. The .30-06 Springfield has been my favorite rifle cartridge for 40 years. This Mossberg 26B bolt-action rifle in .22 caliber belonged to my dad, Robert Elmo Babington. At 45.50 grains, the first four shots measured .75" (1.50 MOA) and a fifth opened it up to 1.75", still respectable for an M1.When it comes to selecting a load to mass-produce, I like to consider the final application, as well as my projected means of loading it. x}]6n}^Ut@Q$9H=izi 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. Many might say that the M1 "won't notice them." Powder selection is critical. I had encountered this before with G.I. The M1 is top-loaded, fed with an eight-round clip of .30-06 Sprg. get a reloading book. A cartridge that is too far forward will tie up the gun. There are those who recommend we used only once-fired military brass. Some claim the Garand chamber is sloppy and small base dies are not needed. All rights reserved. All I can say so far is that it works fine and meters great in the 550. It's a bit of over kill but I load 16 rounds of each. 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. There is more to the equation than the bullet! 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. They work like a champ! I also had on hand 100 new, unprimed Norma cases from Graf and Sons. Feed angle is not a problem. They are impressed by the light recoil and how cheap it is compared to buying new AA . Expanding gases from a fired cartridge are diverted into the gas cylinder. Read them. 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. A friend supplied some 200 mixed once-fired Winchester and Federal cases, which was an excellent starting point. Notes: All loads use CCI BR-210 primers, with single exception noted.Overall length of all loads is 3.34 inches. However, through good maintenance, cleaning and cooling procedures, it still gauges just shy of 3 at the muzzle with a throat erosion slightly below a 5. 07-28-2017, 12:59 PM. The brass used was new Federal, already primed with Federal 210s, purchased in a really good Internet deal a couple years ago. 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. Let me state strongly that this is not the rifle to play with in loading. I began with the Accurate line of powders, including Accurate 2495 and Accurate 4064. During my load program, there was considerable discussion with experienced shooters concerning a common load practice with the Garand. I also used a few loads incorporating the Barnes X bullet. 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. AR Page My thinking is that the starting load is probably . Due to its adaptation to the Garand, IMR-4895 was designed to burn most efficiently at around 50,000 psi, rather than the 60,000+ psi of many modern rifle powders, including the 20mm cannon powder Hodgdon sold as H-4831. I also used the classic original and dependable IMR line of powders. endobj I began by ordering a set of small base dies fromRBCS. This site uses cookies to improve your experience. Various sources claim the M1 bullet weighed 172, 173 and 174 grains, a mystery explained by a list of .30-06 service loads in Hatchers Notebook, the reference work by General Julian Hatcher. You cannot produce loads that lap at the heels of the .300 Magnum as you may with a bolt action rifle. M1 Garand 30-06 Loading Data Load up and get shooting. 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. d #>G%rqsbKVQHphg&8b]5p_ #+ !3a(uPpgFkm5QL 2"/ahiItEz) It produces a 168-grain Garand ammo load that plays nice with the M1's gas system. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Kevin contacted me because hes a Garand shooter. 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However, handloading is the obvious means to the end when inexpensive ammunition and accuracy are combined. Plus, the case is being worn and worked by multiple full-length resizing cycles. Among Garands assignments was the development of a semiautomatic infantry rifle, and the resulting M1 was finally approved in 1936. Suggestions How about a finger? x}[q -QH@};ty02'?XEQbH~ 9]kWQ,.V|>Zf_-vz-Mkvo'_{??zW_e_6}g}G??W_l/~~w 0}sZ+,S~9=o/WpO?Lowh}_dk3s=~ *tX}t #_ 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. Just don't try to drive the bullets too fast and the thread above about staying below 180 grain bullets is good . I've been using 45.0 grains of 4895 under a 150gr bullet. Temps M1 Garands weighed at least 10 pounds with a sling and an eight-round clip. 1 0 obj I also enjoy collecting historic firearms and recently started reloading ammunition. My main concern was reliable feeding, good function, and economy. Groups off the bench run 1 - 1.5 inches with the original 1945 barrel on the rifle. "Typical factory loads contain propellants that when fired, result in port pressures and gas volumes . 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'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. It also lists service rifle data in .223. endobj The Hornady book has M1 Garand-specific load data. This will easily show the powder range that's best for your M1. Each case was full-length resized with the RCBS small base dies. 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 waiting the standard two minutes with the rifle pointed downrange, I manually ejected the cartridge then pocketed it for break-down back in my loading room. Op rods are not getting any cheaper these days.. Jacketed bullet diameter is .308 inch. <> His rifle hit some empty cans at short range, and I mostly remember the recoil being pretty mild for a .30-06, no doubt due to both the Garands weight and gas operation. 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. The 45 Page The advancements in reloading tools in just the last 10 years alone have been breathtaking. 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