m 305 Re-loading

I've reloaded for my M305's without having any difficulties. Prior to full length sizing clean and tumble your brass, your dies will love you for it. Prevents sand and dirt doing a number on the dies.
The M305's that I've shot are particular easy on the brass with only very minor dings in the body. Just A.P.I.T.A. picking up all the empties.
 
All semi's don't eat brass. I've loaded for my semi'd M-14, M-1 rifle and M-1 carbine for eons with no excess damage to the brass. Mind you, I'd like some kind of tracking device to make finding the brass in the field easier.
Think 165 grain hunting bullets or 168 grain match bullets(cheap they ain't) and IMR4064. The 165 bullet and this powder seem to give the most consistent accuracy in most .308 rifles. Semi or not. Plenty of bullet for any game too.
 
My FN-49 destroys the case and rim and chucks the brass pretty far even with the gas setting turned down so low it barely cycles.

I'm looking for a good military semi-auto thats a little cheaper to shoot, sort of narrowed down between the m305 and m1 carbine when I get my restricted licence
 
Sorry my post was a little confuseing, I emnt the m1 Carbine when I get licenced for restricted, what sort of mods -aside from the stock- Do the m305's need out of the box to be dependable?
 
M-14

It's easy to get good functioning with the Nork M-14.
I've used nothing but cast bullets in mine, starting with 38 gr. of Ball C(2) and going down to 32 gr. with 100 % functioning. I get 8 out of 10 shots into two and 1/2 inches at 100 yards, but always have two fliers.
I'm going to have to start weighing my bullets for better consistency. The brass flies about two to three yards and is in really nice shape afterwards.
This is a very sweet shooting rifle and I've not got around to firing my back-up M-14 yet.

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This one's about three inches. Fifty-eight year old eyes and fuzzy front sights don't do much better some days, but they surely have fun.
 
CanukMauser said:
Does anyone reload for their M305? Or does it like to eat brass like most semi's?
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I'm still on my first batch of cases (IVI). They've now been reloaded 17X and are still going strong :cool:

I've had the odd case neck split (less than 1%) but no head seperation nor excessive stretching as indicated by a bright ring just ahead of the case web.
 
Hmm starting to get convinced here, Can you b uy surplus ammo yet? Figured if I could get decent brass and kill some surplus ammo and hand builts after its all gone.

I was reading the thread about 1 to 1 1/2" grounds at 100yrds if I see that with a hand laod in a 400 dollar rifle I'd be happy as hell.
 
I'm having a hard time reloading for my M-305. It's my first go at rifle reloading (I do quite a bit for handguns) and I've had constant problems with depriming, spent brass with the neck snapped off, "shoulders" of the brass expanding to the point when it won't chamber properly. I've mailed back the sizing/depriming die to Lee for a replacement, as the depriming pin has become detached. With what it costs for rifle powder, I'm seriously thinking of just using military surplus in it :(
 
As posted in another thread, here are the results of the first round of load development using Hornady 155gr. Amax moly with Varget in my M305

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Best result was 1.3 MoA with definite room for improvement.
 
Nice Graphs.
Mystic says that Varget is too slow for M14.

Any of you gents using the samall base dies?
I bought them and thought that the next ones will be the Competition ones.... never happened. They are about 80 U$. :(

At the time, all said one must use the wsamll base ones, or their d*** will fall off (this is what happens after watching the clinic twice:p )

I plan on using IMR4895, BL C2, and Benchmark.

Recipes?
 
The magic combination for my M14 is 42.0 grains of H335, with 150 grains Speer bullets. Very accurate, moderate recoil but still able to cycle the action right, and it seems to be quite easy on the brass too.
 
CanukMauser said:
Does anyone reload for their M305? Or does it like to eat brass like most semi's?
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I think that whether it eats brass or not depends alot on the chamber length. I know that my chamber is 10 thousand over in size (not uncommon). That is within specs, but it definitely stretches brass. Firing and lengthening my brass, then full-sizing down, then firing and stretching, then sizing again will sooner or later cause my brass to thin out above the head. Just how many times can I reload/resize a case is hard to say. Maybe half a dozen times before it's too thin.

I guess I'll have to start sectioning some cases to see just how thin the walls are becoming.

I wonder how many guys actually have had their brass measured? Hungry was kind enough to measure mine for me.
 
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