Recommend (educate me) on .30-06 reloading recipe.

Travis Bickle

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Alright,

I know nothing of reloading and am starting research.
The only cartridge I'm interested in reloading for is the venerable .30-06.

I plan to use it solely for target shooting in my 1903 Springfield.

So aside from the cartridge case which I will buy as cheap and availabe as possible, recomend me a recipe for the type of projectile and grain, and type of powder and quantity for a good starting recipe to target shoot with my 1903 Springfield.

Any additional info will be greatly appreciate as like I said I am very new to the whole process but I need a basis recipe to start with.

Cheers!
 
As many options as shooters out there. However IMR 4350 behind a 180gr seems a time worn classic combo for starters. I liked it when I used a 30-06. Usually somewhere around 53 to 56 grains does the trick. Start low and work up.

Also accuracy doesn't just fall from the sky either. Different combos and loading techniques must be tried - all part of the fun. Reading a manual will help u.

So U should get a few load manuals and also use online powder company resources like this - http://www.hodgdon.com/basic-manual-inquiry.html

Good luck.
 
You might appreciate these articles from The Rifleman's Journal as well:

  • Cartridges: Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 1
  • Cartridges: Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 2
  • Cartridges: Accuracy Secrets of the .30-06 - Part 3
 
OP, if you want to duplicate the M2 ball ammo that was used in your Springfield, that used a 150gr FMJ bullet at ~2700fps. Around 48gr of either IMR4895 or IMR4064 should get you there with great results. Look for Garand loads for more details on the M2 ammo.


Mark
 
If you want cheap and accurate, 180gr Hornady SP, 57gr of IMR 4350, and a federal 210 primer.

Work up from 53gr.
 
Whatever you do, don't over-resize your brass! Those old military chambers are usually very large; if you fully full length resize your brass, you'll cut it's life beyond half.

Take a fired casing and measure it's headspacing with a headspace gauge. If you don't have one, then unscrew your FL sizer and only size a little bit of the case, then see if it fits in your chamber. If it doesn't, keep screwing your FL sizer down until your brass reliabley fits inside your chamber. And don't forget to use LOTS of lube!


Alternatively, for a bolt action only, you could just neck size only using a Lee neck only collet die. That's what I do for my .303 anyway.


Hope that helps!


I'd give you my 30-06 recipe but it's for my Garand and with H4895 so not very useful for the 1903.
 
mmattockx said:
OP, if you want to duplicate the M2 ball ammo that was used in your Springfield, that used a 150gr FMJ bullet at ~2700fps. Around 48gr of either IMR4895 or IMR4064 should get you there with great results. Look for Garand loads for more details on the M2 ammo.


Mark
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That's exactly what my end goal will be now that I have done some research on it.
It's a simple and time tested recipe.
It was the cartridge load that was designed for the rifle so I guess they are old friends :D

Thanks for that info Sir!
 
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