308 Garand relaoding and saftey

[beltfed]

I try to stick with IVI or Lake City Brass, but Winchester commercial stuff is pretty close as to be indiscernible from LC.

 

[big bear]

Thanks!!

 

[Chatrbaz84]

I only use Varget in my M1. I tried all the others and had the best luck with it. It fits snugly in with 4064 and 4895 for burn rate. While mine is a 30-06, I have a friend with a 308 who also uses Varget almost exclusively. We both use 168 BTHP's for our regular match loads, and I use Barnes 175 Match Burners for my longer range match loads which closely replicates the original match loadings. I have also used 190 BTHP with the slower burning H4350 with very good success out to 800 meters, but the 175's do just fine out at that distance as well. H4350 is generally too slow with the lighter bullets in 308 especially.

Definitely recommend Varget for the Garand!

what load for 308 garand ?

 

[Chatrbaz84]

Denmark and Italy believe made M1 Garands in 308 for issue to their military. I would asume that those rifles were constructed to function safely with NATO 308 ammunition.

I used 7.62x51 nato , very accurate for M1 non NM iron sight 1.5MOA at 100m, but the problem is very long stroke and my M1 spit the case behind of me 7 meters away.
I stopped shotting that ammo , I think if I continue I will bend the op rod

 

[purple]

NATO spec 7.62 ball(identifiable by the cross in a circle on the head) is just fine for a 7.62 Garand. I've used all of IVI, DA, LC and Brit RG ball ammo in mine. A couple of coils can be removed from the ejector spring to reduce the distance that the case flies on ejection.