M1 Garand Relod Help
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+1 especially if you have one with a worn throat.
Unless you're a purist I'd always recommend an adjustable has valve for Garands. It'll allow you to tailor your loads to what the barrel likes and not what the whole rifle likes.
Just a couple of tips that I use for myself when loading for the Garand:
I concur with the posts above that with any auto-loading rifle, like the Garand, brass should be FL sized every time. Further, after FL sizing, brass length should be measured each time, and trimmed, if necessary.
I also use a paperclip to reach to the bottom of the case wall to check for any perceptable signs of the beginning of brass wall thinning which could lead to case head separation. See the pic:
http://www.larrywillis.com/headspace-2.jpg
A Dillon headspace gage is used to assure proper shoulder placement after FL sizing.
Anyway, these are some of the things I do for my own Garand reloading. Everyone's different, and I try to learn of others' techniques as well.
Hope this helps.
Bayou
I concur with the posts above that with any auto-loading rifle, like the Garand, brass should be FL sized every time. Further, after FL sizing, brass length should be measured each time, and trimmed, if necessary.
I also use a paperclip to reach to the bottom of the case wall to check for any perceptable signs of the beginning of brass wall thinning which could lead to case head separation. See the pic:
http://www.larrywillis.com/headspace-2.jpg
A Dillon headspace gage is used to assure proper shoulder placement after FL sizing.
Anyway, these are some of the things I do for my own Garand reloading. Everyone's different, and I try to learn of others' techniques as well.
Hope this helps.
Bayou
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I agree 100% care should be taken with Rifle not like banging out a bunch of 9mm on a progressive.
I de-cap Brass clean. Then after I inspect. If need be swag primer pockets. Size with a home made lube Lanolin, Water and Alcohol mix. I spray it on and toss them around, Do a full length size. Trim cases, with RCBS trimpro. so they go fast. Debur and Chamfer with a Lyman case prep.
Hand prime with RCBS tool. I like the old RCBS powder dispencer/ scale combo is slow but is on the money. Plus the scale was free as needed a new power cord. Dispencer was like 120.
Yes it is slow but 100% powder charges is wort the time.
Used set of old RCBS dies sizes from the 60's them as would any brand. I do like checking them in a Dillon case gauge.
Grabbed a used rcbs competition seating die and like it.
A-Max 168's or cast 200's work well the cast 200's are just as good and easier on the shoulder and shoot clean
Varget and h-4895 are my go to powders
I de-cap Brass clean. Then after I inspect. If need be swag primer pockets. Size with a home made lube Lanolin, Water and Alcohol mix. I spray it on and toss them around, Do a full length size. Trim cases, with RCBS trimpro. so they go fast. Debur and Chamfer with a Lyman case prep.
Hand prime with RCBS tool. I like the old RCBS powder dispencer/ scale combo is slow but is on the money. Plus the scale was free as needed a new power cord. Dispencer was like 120.
Yes it is slow but 100% powder charges is wort the time.
Used set of old RCBS dies sizes from the 60's them as would any brand. I do like checking them in a Dillon case gauge.
Grabbed a used rcbs competition seating die and like it.
A-Max 168's or cast 200's work well the cast 200's are just as good and easier on the shoulder and shoot clean
Varget and h-4895 are my go to powders
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Somewhat related. I recently loaded 100 30-06 rounds using Greek Army surplus brass I had fired. It is military brass sold by CMP from the 70's and shoots great. I resized the brass and trimmed as needed and loaded 150 gr Hornady soft point spitzer bullets ranging from 47 to 49gr of IMR-4895 and the rifle would not cycle completely. It would eject but not strip the next round.
The rifle is a CMP "Special" with a new barrel, bolt and wood so I don't think it is the rifle. There is a noticeable difference in recoil between the Greek Army surplus and my reloads. I pulled a round and the bullet is longer than the Hornady and there was 49gr of an unknown stick powder. I have seen military load data stating that 52gr is max fir IMR-4895 but I think I will not go that high. I plan to load in .2gr increments to 50gr or until the rifle cycles. I want to keep everything to military specifications as I can. But I am not sure what that is.
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