Garand Ammo!

The prices on this ammo are a powerful incentive for getting into reloading if a person wants to do much Garand shooting. For those who want to reload for the Garand the 150gr Hornady FMJ is the most accurate non-match grade bullet available. It can be bought in bulk as well.
 
ok if any member wants to message me i have an old article from american rifleman ( 1986) on reloads for the m1 garand -----------it SPEAKS to powder / bullets burn rates . ect.

so then youll know how or what to feed your m1 grand !!
message me with yr email if interested. !
 
I've been using Prvi-Partizan, standard M2 spec ball. Good, cleaned and no issues, down here @ $16.95US/20 at the local shop I buy from.

The S&B .30 was $21.95US/20 at another local place.

Unsure of ammo prices in Canada.
 
1feral1 said:
I've been using Prvi-Partizan, standard M2 spec ball. Good, cleaned and no issues, down here @ $16.95US/20 at the local shop I buy from.

The S&B .30 was $21.95US/20 at another local place.

Unsure of ammo prices in Canada.
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For us in Canada that equates to $22.00 and $27.00. That is why I reload for my Garand.
 
I guess I am assuming that even if one purchases a 150gr commercial ammo, it could still be loaded hot from the factory for the Garand?
 
roadcarver said:
I guess I am assuming that even if one purchases a 150gr commercial ammo, it could still be loaded hot from the factory for the Garand?
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Commercial .30-06 ammo is loaded with slower burning powders in the interests of higher velocity. The Garand needs faster burning powders in order to generate the correct gas port pressure pulse to cycle the action properly without damaging the rifle. IMR4895 was the MILSPEC peropellant for military .30-06 ammo, however IMR4064, H4895 and IMR30931 are also suitable for reloading Garand ammo.

AFAIK the only commercial Garand specific ammo available in Canada is made by American Eagle and Hornady and is labelled for the Garand.

Some people use an adjustable gas plug when shooting commercial ammo in a Garand. I've shot thousands of reloads in Garands using IMR4064, IMR4895 and H4895 and bullets in the 150-168gr range with excellent accuracy and functionality. There's no need to look any farther than this.
 
Thanks. I'm waiting for my 30-06 pace setter dies to come in. i was hoping to re-use brass from a commercial ammo at 150gr, but this may not be a good idea then as I won't have an adjustable gas plug.

Time to look for 30-06 brass.
purple said:
Commercial .30-06 ammo is loaded with slower burning powders in the interests of higher velocity. The Garand needs faster burning powders in order to generate the correct gas port pressure pulse to cycle the action properly without damaging the rifle. IMR4895 was the MILSPEC peropellant for military .30-06 ammo, however IMR4064, H4895 and IMR30931 are also suitable for reloading Garand ammo.

AFAIK the only commercial Garand specific ammo available in Canada is made by American Eagle and Hornady and is labelled for the Garand.

Some people use an adjustable gas plug when shooting commercial ammo in a Garand. I've shot thousands of reloads in Garands using IMR4064, IMR4895 and H4895 and bullets in the 150-168gr range with excellent accuracy and functionality. There's no need to look any farther than this.
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There's no need for a small base resizer for a Garand. I've reloaded for several dozen of them using regular FL resizing dies from RCBS and Redding. When loading for a Garand it's important to pay attention to your brass though with special emphasis on the following;

-always FL resize (don't neck size)
-keep brass trimmed below max OAL
-seat primers slightly below flush with the casehead
-if possible use CCI 34 MILSPEC primers. That said I've used regular CCI, WLR and Rem primers with no problems. I'd avoid federal primers as they have softer cup metal.
-any boxer primed brass is OK to use, but I prefer military brass because it is somewhat harder
-don't try to get more than 4 reloading/resizing cycles out of a piece of brass. The rifle is hard on brass

A final check on correctly sized brass is to use the rifle itself as a gauge to check on free chambering of resized brass w/o resistance. To do this strip the rifle, remove the oprod, strip the bolt and trial chamber resized brass by hand using light pressure to close the bolt. There should be no felt resistance to the bolt closing on resized brass.
 
Thanks for the tips below, much appreciated.

purple said:
There's no need for a small base resizer for a Garand. I've reloaded for several dozen of them using regular FL resizing dies from RCBS and Redding. When loading for a Garand it's important to pay attention to your brass though with special emphasis on the following;

-always FL resize (don't neck size)
-keep brass trimmed below max OAL
-seat primers slightly below flush with the casehead
-if possible use CCI 34 MILSPEC primers. That said I've used regular CCI, WLR and Rem primers with no problems. I'd avoid federal primers as they have softer cup metal.
-any boxer primed brass is OK to use, but I prefer military brass because it is somewhat harder
-don't try to get more than 4 reloading/resizing cycles out of a piece of brass. The rifle is hard on brass

A final check on correctly sized brass is to use the rifle itself as a gauge to check on free chambering of resized brass w/o resistance. To do this strip the rifle, remove the oprod, strip the bolt and trial chamber resized brass by hand using light pressure to close the bolt. There should be no felt resistance to the bolt closing on resized brass.
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