Fmj 30-06
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Most stores that sell Remington ammo should be able to order you Remington UMC .30-06 with 150gr FMJ.
If you want it for an M1 Garand, just having FMJ ammo doesnt necessarily make it appropriate for the action. The bullet weight and powder type and charge are what makes the pressure safe or not for your operating rod. That being said, I shot a lot of UMC .30-06 150FMJ before I started reloading for the Garand. M2 Surplus .30-06 is what the rifle is supposed to use, but you won't likely find much if any of this stuff in Canada.
I should also add if you want to load, .308 150gr FMJ Bullets (also used for .30-06) are available from Hornady and some other brands. Again some of the sponsors above carry them.
If you want it for an M1 Garand, just having FMJ ammo doesnt necessarily make it appropriate for the action. The bullet weight and powder type and charge are what makes the pressure safe or not for your operating rod. That being said, I shot a lot of UMC .30-06 150FMJ before I started reloading for the Garand. M2 Surplus .30-06 is what the rifle is supposed to use, but you won't likely find much if any of this stuff in Canada.
I should also add if you want to load, .308 150gr FMJ Bullets (also used for .30-06) are available from Hornady and some other brands. Again some of the sponsors above carry them.
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If you're thinking milsurp, there isn't any. The odd box appears at gun shows occasionally, but you won't find case lots of .30 M2.
You might find some Federal or Hornady commercial ammo though. Federal's is sold under their American Eagle brand. Two kinds of 150. An FMJBT and an FMJFB(flat base). They also load 168 grain Sierra Matchkings.
Hornady loads a 168 grain A-Max specifically for the M1. Their 150 grain SST will do as well.
The UMC hk33ka1 mentions is the other brand.
Reloading is the way to go. Shooting factory ammo gets expensive quickly.
You might find some Federal or Hornady commercial ammo though. Federal's is sold under their American Eagle brand. Two kinds of 150. An FMJBT and an FMJFB(flat base). They also load 168 grain Sierra Matchkings.
Hornady loads a 168 grain A-Max specifically for the M1. Their 150 grain SST will do as well.
The UMC hk33ka1 mentions is the other brand.
Reloading is the way to go. Shooting factory ammo gets expensive quickly.
Could someone provide some example pricing/rnd for hand loading for the 30-06? I know my hunting ammo is about 1.50.rnd... and i try not to waste it. But i do want to practice with my rifle and would like something cheaper to shoot. will hand loading get you to less then 1.00 a rnd if you already have the brass?
You likely should have started your own thread.
"...will hand loading get you to less then 1.00..." Depends on what bullet you use. Probably not much under a buck. 100 165 grain Hornady SP's runs around $37(37 cents each). About $39 per 1,000 for the primers(2.5 cents each). About $33 for a pound of IMR4064 powder(25 cents per minimum charge). The '06 loves this powder. The 'about' is because I'm taking prices(all plus taxes) from several sites that actually have prices listed. Prices vary a lot from shop to shop. About 64.5 cents per round, if my arithmetic is even close.
Starting load is 49 grains, Max is 52.5. 7,000 grains to a pound, so the starting load, for example, gives 142 loads(. 133 for the max load. Isn't likely you'd end up using either after working up the load, but it'll give you an idea.
Handloading is about using the best possible ammo in your rifle, not saving money. Reloading will be less than factory though. Also lets you shoot more without searching for the best price for ammo.
"...want to practice with my rifle..." You should practice with your hunting ammo.
"...will hand loading get you to less then 1.00..." Depends on what bullet you use. Probably not much under a buck. 100 165 grain Hornady SP's runs around $37(37 cents each). About $39 per 1,000 for the primers(2.5 cents each). About $33 for a pound of IMR4064 powder(25 cents per minimum charge). The '06 loves this powder. The 'about' is because I'm taking prices(all plus taxes) from several sites that actually have prices listed. Prices vary a lot from shop to shop. About 64.5 cents per round, if my arithmetic is even close.
Starting load is 49 grains, Max is 52.5. 7,000 grains to a pound, so the starting load, for example, gives 142 loads(. 133 for the max load. Isn't likely you'd end up using either after working up the load, but it'll give you an idea.
Handloading is about using the best possible ammo in your rifle, not saving money. Reloading will be less than factory though. Also lets you shoot more without searching for the best price for ammo.
"...want to practice with my rifle..." You should practice with your hunting ammo.
I will disagree about handloading being only about the best ammo. It is also about saving money and having the ability to load for the occasion.
Practicing with cheap ammo is perfectly good, IMO. As long as it fairly closely approximates the hunting ammo trajectory (which almost anything will do out to 300yds or so), it is fine for my purposes.
OP, Sunray's numbers are pretty close. I found primers cheaper, but that was a one time deal and I use Prvi 150gr FMJ bullets I got from Mysticplayer that are a fair bit cheaper than the Hornady's listed, at $25/100 plus a bit of shipping. My Garand loads (47.0gr of IMR4064) run about $0.61/round including the cost of buying new brass and getting 5 loads out of it (the Garand is hard on brass, a bolt action would get many more loads than the Garand).
Mark
