Available M1 Garand Ammo

[slug]

If you shoot 100 rounds a year, which isn't really very much if you're an enthusiast, you should seriously think about reloading.
Your equipment will be paid for after a year.
Find a reloader and look over his shoulder for a half hour.

I've shown quite a few people how to reload over the years.
It's not rocket science, but maybe a little bit.

Do the same next year with someone who is a bullet caster.

My M-1 percolates quite happily on my load of 42.0 gr. of H-41 and a 165 gr. powder coated cast bullet.
It functions well with less blast, less recoil and less wear and tear on the whole system.
I'll be shooting a couple of hundred rounds a year for about twenty cents a pound for many years.

As long as Our Masters allow us.

 

[slug]

If you shoot 100 rounds a year, which isn't really very much, if you're an enthusiast, you should seriously think about reloading.
Your equipment will be paid for after a year.
Find a reloader and look over his shoulder for a half hour.

I've shown quite a few people how to reload over the years.
It's not rocket science, but maybe a little bit.

Do the same next year with someone who is a bullet caster.

My M-1 percolates quite happily on my load of 42.0 gr. of H-41 and a 165 gr. powder coated cast bullet.
It functions well with less blast, less recoil and less wear and tear on the whole system.
I'll be shooting a couple of hundred rounds a year for about twenty cents a round for many years.

As long as Our Masters allow us.

 

[diabeticfreak]

If you shoot 100 rounds a year, which isn't really very much if you're an enthusiast, you should seriously think about reloading.
Your equipment will be paid for after a year.
Find a reloader and look over his shoulder for a half hour.

I've shown quite a few people how to reload over the years.
It's not rocket science, but maybe a little bit.

Do the same next year with someone who is a bullet caster.

My M-1 percolates quite happily on my load of 42.0 gr. of H-41 and a 165 gr. powder coated cast bullet.
It functions well with less blast, less recoil and less wear and tear on the whole system.
I'll be shooting a couple of hundred rounds a year for about twenty cents a pound for many years.

As long as Our Masters allow us.

I want to reload, it's just a matter of buying all of the equipment. One thing I've never thought of is bullet casting. How difficult is that?

 

[bearhunter]

Check out Jet Bullets.

The cost of his bullets, that would be appropriate for the Garand is not much more than casting your own. Pick up 500 count boxes and at the rate you shoot, that's five years of shooting.

Bullet casting is a bit of a learning curve and also requires relatively expensive equipment, unless you can find decent stuff that's been used and well taken care of.

Powder coating is also a learning curve as are the application of gas checks.

As with everything, the big up front cost is that of good equipment.

The Lee kits are fine, if you don't shoot a lot. Their dies are decent as well.

 

[slug]

Bullet casting is an art all by itself.
Modern equipment and techniques make good results easier now than a couple of decades back.
The best thing is to watch someone do it to get an overall idea.
Learning from a book, like I did, is the hard way.

The learning curve for powder coating is much smoother.

If you ever get to Sudbury, give a holler.

 

[RifleDude]

I want to reload, it's just a matter of buying all of the equipment. One thing I've never thought of is bullet casting. How difficult is that?

Once you have all the equipment, bullet casting is not particularly difficult. However, for my M1, I use Campro 147gr bullets for plinking. They're accurate enough, at least as accurate as cast bullets and relatively cheap. Unless you use cast bullets in large quantities and in multiple .308 cal guns, it's not worth the money or effort IMHO to get into casting.

 

[R005t3r]

Hey guys,

Just picked up an M1 Garand, SA 1944. She's a beauty and I want to treat her right.

I hear it's best to shoot either M2 ball surplus or modern loads designed specifically for the M1 in order to not damage the gas system.

So far I've found Hornady, American Eagle,PPU and Sellier and Bellot all make ammo specifically for the M1, but it's sold out everywhere i look.

Anyone know of a source for these ammos, or any other 30-06 round that would run nicely in my Garand that I can buy online?

Thanks

Yeah. Buy an Italian Type2 and shoot 7.62x51.