m1 garand loads

I use the following loads. I have fired tens of thousands of .30-06 ammo in

Garand Rifles with these loads with no ill effects.

46 gr IMR 4895 with 168 gr Hornady or Sierra or 173 gr M72 .3o Match bullet

44-48 gr IMR 4895 with 150 gr Hornady soft point or 152 gr USGI .30 M2 bullet

I started shooting reloads in M1 Garand rifles in 1962.

Doug

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30-06 Springfield, all bullet weights Bullet Powder Weight Powder Velocity OAL Primer Source

100gr JSP 51.0 gr Imr-4895 3,129 fps 2.841" CCI LR guest

Speer plinker bullet. 22" Ruger.Fed. brass

100gr SP 59.0 gr 760 Unknown Fed LR guest

110gr

52.7 gr Win 748 3,230 fps Winchester Suggested starting load: 47.4 gr

Pressure: 47,000 CUP

110gr



123gr 3.0 gr VV310 1,000 fps CCI LR guest

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125gr SP


Pressure: 46,000 CUP125gr SP 57.8 gr Win 760 3,125 fps Winchester

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125gr JHP

61.0 gr Reloder 19 Unknown 3.300" Fed LP guest Very accurate through my Remington Model 700 BDL. 5/8" 5 shot 100 yd group.

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125gr BTHP

59.5 gr H414 3,243 fps 3.330" CCI LR guest Load shot from 1903 springfield with 26" Benchmark barrel, velocity is avg.from 20rd string, with WIN cases and CCI BR-2 primers consistantly shoots 1/2" groups at 100yrds.

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125gr SP

57.0 gr 4350 Unknown CCI LR guest Knocks em, down

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125gr BTHP

52.0 gr imr 4895 3,028 fps CCI SP guest

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125gr BTHP

57.5 gr VARGET 2,957 fps CCI LR guest 14" LONE EAGLE PISTOL SHOOTS .75" @100 YRDS 2SHOTS 1 HOLE BK

150gr SP



150gr SP



150gr FS


Pressure: 52,100 PSI

150gr JSP 61.5 gr H4831 2,800 fps CCI LR guest

1/2" group @ 100 yds. Weatherby Vanguard Rifle, Nosler Ballistic Tips

150gr JSP 51.0 gr IMR 4895 2,965 fps 3.20" CCI LR guest

Rem 700 BDL, R-P cases,2.484",ES=7.99, SD=5.65

150gr JSP 53.5 gr wc846 2,845 fps CCI LRM guest

max work up, powders vary. Ruger 77 22" WW brass, win power point. Temp 80 degrees

150gr JSP 51.5 gr RL-15 2,867 fps CCI LR guest

22" Rem pump rifle.Temp 90 degrees

150gr SP

48.0 gr hodgdons 4895 Unknown 3.2"" CCI LR guest remington cases, 150g psp corelokt, remington 710 5 rounds in same hole @ 50 yards. Friend has same rifle and takes 50.0 grains of same powder to mimic results. Guns were made @ factory one after the other. "go figure"

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150gr

46.0 gr H4895 2,600 fps 3.18" LR guest I built this load for the M1 Garand. Hodgdon or IMR 4895 have pretty much the same burn rate and were developed for the M1. This load is very accurate and works the action of the rifle just fine. My main concern here was not over power the op rod and get good performance. I used LR #34 Nato primers.

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150gr BTHP

60.0 gr H4831 Unknown Fed LRM guest Bullet is Nosler 150gr. Ballistic Tip. Seat bullet .005-.010 from lands. Produces less than 1/4 groups at 100yds and 3/4 groups at 200yds.

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150gr JSP

51.6 gr IMR-4064 2,942 fps 3.32" CCI LR guest Rifle FN Mauser 24" bbl, same load shoots Horn 150 gr SST, Horn BT and Speer Hot core, All groups less than 1".

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150gr BTHP

57.5 gr imr 4350 2,860 fps CCI LR guest A good all around load. I’ve used it in a Savage 110 and a Remington 742 and it has performed well.

150gr JSP 55.7 gr H380 Unknown Win LR guest

Groups average .75 inches at 100 yards from sand bag rest. Best group was .6 with outdoor temperature at 82F and humidity at 65%. Slight breeze of < 5 mph.

150gr SP 59.0 gr vihtavuori 550 Unknown CCI SP guest

150gr SP 53.0 gr IMR 4064 Unknown LP guest

Rem 9 1/2 Large Primer, Norma brass. Sierra Game King Boat tails, Winchester Model 70 22 inch barrel. Poison on PA deer.

150gr BTHP

59.0 gr H380 2,956 fps CCI LRM guest

150gr BTHP

51.5 gr 4064 3,000 fps 3.2" CCI LR guest This load gives me excellent accuracy in my model 700 velocity in my mark x mauser with 26" bbl is right at 3000 no pressure signs great accuracy 1.0 in at 100yds some 5 shot strings are less I cant seat the bullet out far enough to touch the rifling The bullet is too short so I just seat it as if it was A factory round

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150gr SP

63.0 gr Reloader-19 2,998 fps Fed LR guest 2998 ft/sec. measured 12 feet from the muzzle. This 150 grain is the Barnes X flat-base all coppper bullet. The Alliant website lists this load and it is the maximum charge noted there. My Brno action built in 1938 was rebarrelled by Century Arms in .30-06 SPRG. and sold here in Canada. It is a great rifle/cartridge for big-game hunting here in Alberta.

150gr JSP

61.0 gr R-19 2,950 fps 3.40" CCI LR guest Rifle is Win. M-70, bullet is Sierra Pro Hunter, primer is CCI-BR2,Case is rem. this is a very accurate 3 shots under 1 in. load close to max.

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150gr BTHP

60.0 gr imr-4350 2,950 fps 3.340" Win LR guest average .75 groups @ 100 yards using hornady sst bullets out of my rem model 710.

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150gr JSP 48.0 gr imr 4895 2,850 fps na" Fed LR guest

rifle is a 700 rem. 26in. king barrel. this load is very acc. .4 at 100yds. and 1.2 at 300.this was a forming load.

150gr SP

54.0 gr imr4350 Unknown LR guest

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165gr Sierra

56.0 gr 4350 2,890 fps F210M guest I have used this load for years. If I do my part, it will shoot 1" or less at 100 yards anytime, hot or cold...

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165gr FS



165gr PG

60.0 gr WXR 2,755 fps Winchester Suggested starting load: 54.0 gr

Pressure: 51,300 PSI165gr spbt

57.5 gr imr 4350 2,900 fps 3.290" cci 200 guest sub .75 @ 100

165gr nosler p

57.4 gr imr 4350 2,940 fps 3.375" cci 200 guest Two rifles in this caliber I own shoot this load amazingly well. No pressure signs. Groups in both rifles are about 1/2" - 3/4" if I do my part.

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165gr nosler p

57.4 gr imr 4350 2,940 fps 3.375" cci 200 guest Two rifles in this caliber I own shoot this load amazingly well. No pressure signs. Groups in both rifles are about 1/2" - 3/4" if I do my part.

165gr Sie

59.5 gr H4350 2,830 fps 3.428" CCI BR2 guest Reformed .270 case to get case lenght I wanted. Necks turned to .012 inch.5 shots @ 100 yds=.247 inch. SD=5.1 fps. MAD=4.3 fps. Actual chamber length=2.517 inch

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165gr nosler

57.0 gr IMR 4350 2,808 fps cci guest

165gr speer

54.0 gr imr 4350 Unknown magmuns guest

165gr FMJ-BT

57.5 gr H-4350 2,750 fps Win LR guest Hornady SST bullet. Load to .01 off lands. 1/2MOA out of Browning A-Bolt.

165gr JSP 57.0 gr IMR 4350 2,850 fps 3.330" Fed LR guest

VERY ACC

165gr BTHP

60.0 gr imr4350 3,100 fps Win LR guest nosler ballistic tip

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165gr

47.0 gr IMR 4895 2,700 fps CCI LR guest I am not shooting this so much any more -- my buddy buys Korean surplus, but that’s the best M1 Garand load I ever used. Did not hurt the rifle, and had nice 5" groups at 200 yds (> 55 years old at the time)

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165gr SP

55.5 gr imr4350 Unknown 3.24" CCI LR guest concerned about oalof3.24 Nosl B/T has oal 3.34.What effect does the diff oal have on the bullet jump etc.

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165gr BTHP

56.0 gr W760 Unknown 3.320" Win LR guest Using Nosler Balistic Tips, my gun with heavy factory trigger will shoot under 1" with this load. I got much better results with W760 powder than I did with the IMR4350 and the same bullets.

165gr BTHP

56.0 gr H414 2,850 fps Win LRM guest Tremendous deer load with a Nosler 165gr Ballistic Tip. Flat shooting. Very, very accurate. Great expansion, but enough bullet to penetrate front shoulder on quartering shots. On a large deer, the 150 gr ballistic tip might be questionable on that shot, but the 165 punches right through.

165gr BTHP

53.0 gr imr 4350 Unknown CCI LR guest sub moa from savage 116 one hole at 100yds

165gr BTHP

48.5 gr IMR 4064 2,650 fps CCI LR guest Great Garand load. Use Sierra 165 grain BTHP to emulate Sierra match HP in hunting load.

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165gr BTHP

61.0 gr RL 19 Unknown na" Fed LR guest load this in a number of rifles. shoots very good. groups .5 to 1in.

165gr JSP

50.0 gr IMR 4064 2,700 fps 3.40" CCI LR guest This load shoots well out of 3-06’s I have bullet is Sierra GameKing, primer is CCI- BR2, case is Rem. In all of my 06’s this shoots less than 1 in. 3 shots @100yds.

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165gr JSP

46.0 gr RL 15 Unknown 3.24" CCI LR guest This is an excellent load for the M1 Garand and the Springfield 1903. I substituted 165 Hornady SST bullet for a hunting load if you enjoy hunting with vintage military arms. The ballistics will correspond with the sights of both weapons. I shot a 1 inch group with this load at 100 yards with a 1903a3. The garand shoots equally well.

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165gr JSP 59.5 gr H4350 2,900 fps CCI LRM guest This is a load I have used extensively with a little wiggling. Start a grain and half below this and work up. In a 24"

shilen barrel throated for the 165 Nosler .015 off lands this load does 2915 fps all year round, thanks to Hodgdons "extreme" powder.

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165gr BTHP

59.0 gr IMR 4350 3,003 fps 2.980" CCI LR guest I shot this load for the first time this week over my crono. My 2000 IMR reloaders manual has a 60 grain load, but I cut it back to start. I was comparing the Hornady Light Mag 165 gr SST load to this one. I am shooting 165 gr. Siera Game King BTHP’s. This Hornady’s had vivid signs of pressure, like flat primers (very flat). The IMR 4350 load showed none whatsoever. It (the 4350 load)also averaged 17 f.p.s. faster 5 shot average velocity. I got 1/2"-3/4" groups at 200 yds! I shoot a Savage Model 110 by the way.

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165gr SP 50.0 gr IMR 4064 Unknown 3.325" CCI LR guest

Consistent 1" groups @ 100 yds out of my Ruger M77 light weight

165gr JSP

57.0 gr IMR 4350 2,800 fps 3.185" CCI LR guest Remington Core-Lokt bullet crimped at the cannelure with factory crimp die. There isn’t much load data available for the Core-Lokt 165s, so I had to work up. Pressure is pretty light; noticeably less than factory Rem Core-Lokt 165s. Starting load should be 55gr just be on the safe side, as per the IMR data for 165 JSPs. OAL might seem kind of short, but Core-Lokts are kind of blunt, so they don’t seat any deeper than normal. Accuracy is pretty decent for bulk bullets, ~1.5MOA. I could have gone higher with velocity, but even at this speed you’ll get reliable mushrooming out to 400 yards.

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165gr BTHP

61.5 gr reloader 19 2,800 fps 3.300" Fed LR guest The bullet is actually a Barnes X flat base. The barrel is 24" hart match grade SS, with a saami minimum chamber.

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168gr HP



168gr BTHP

47.0 gr Vihtavuori N140 Unknown 3.299" LR guest Outstanding performance in my U.S. Model of 1917 (P-17).

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168gr BTHP

45.5 gr AA4350 2,700 fps CCI LR guest This losd is seated .002 from lands in a winchester mod 70 classic stainless with boss set for 150 gr., can cover 5 shot group with dime at 100 yds.

170gr 25.0 gr Reloader 7 1,823 fps 3.013" CCI LR guest Win cases,CCI primer,2.491 case length, ES=151.4 SD=41.6

170gr 25.0 gr Reloader 7 1,823 fps 3.013" CCI LR guest Rem 700 BDL, ES=151.4 SD=41.6

173gr fmjbt

53.0 gr 4350 Unknown 3.335" winchester guest

180gr SPBT

60.0 gr H4831 2,710 fps 3.3" WLR guest From Hodgon 2000 manual

180gr PG



180gr FS



180gr FMJBT



180gr SP



180gr FMJBT



180gr SP



180gr FS



180gr JSP 61.0 gr RL-22 2,670 fps CCI LR guest

22" Ruger. Temp 85 degrees.core-lokt bullet. Win brass

180gr BTHP

58.5 gr RL-19 2,700 fps 3.245" Win LR guest The bullet used is Hornady 180 gr. SPBT. .005 from lands and grooves. Remington cases trimmed, flash hole deburred, primer pocket uinformed. This load has produced consistent .407" three round groups at 100m. Good shooting!!

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180gr BTHP

59.0 gr H4831 Unknown Fed LRM guest The bullet is a Sierra 180 gr Boat Tail Spire Point (GameKing). Also seat bullet .005 to.010 from lands. Results are quarter inch groups @100yds. Velocity around 2800fps

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180gr JSP

56.0 gr IMR-4350 2,742 fps 3.32" CCI LR guest Rifle FN mauser 24"BBL, Groups 0.75" Bullet is Nosler partition.

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180gr SP 62.8 gr Accurate MagPro 2,720 fps CCI LR guest

Win. brass, Sierra SPBT Game King, Win Mod 70 synthetic stock, 24 in. bbl. Used on elk, deer, wild hogs; very effective. 3/4 in. groups @ 100 yards.

180gr BTHP

60.0 gr Hodgdon H4831

SC 2,581 fps 3.250" CCI LR guest

The bullet is a Hornady BTSP #3072. I use this round is a Remington 700, it works well for deer out to 225 yards. Email author:

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180gr JSP

55.5 gr IMR 4350 2,780 fps 3.280" Fed LR guest I like to use the Nosler partition for this load It is accurate and very lethel on big game at this speed no problem with pressure --in my guns.you may want to work up to this load Its quite powerful I like Winchester brass It seems to have more volume and can take this load with less presure but I believe this load is safe in any normal gun

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180gr JSP

57.0 gr IMR 4350 2,800 fps Fed LR guest This maximum charge of IMR 4350 using the Remington Core-Loct bullet has given me the most accurate load I’ve developed for my Brno .30-06 SPRG. The ES is 4 f/sec., from 2798 to 2802 f/sec with an average of 2800 f/sec using a five shot group from the rifle’s 23.5 inch barrel. This consistency has given me groups small enought to place a $0.25 quarter over at 100 yds. -- How does the Remington bullet preform on big game?

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180gr SP

57.0 gr IMR 4350 2,757 fps 3.35" CCI LR guest Remington 700 BDL LOAD!!! - Bullet - Sierra Pro-Hunter Spitzer (2150); Primer CCI-200; Brass - Federal (FC); SDEV - 9.9 fps; MOA 0.85" - Good Luck - Dogeye

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180gr BTHP

59.0 gr imr-4350 2,880 fps 3.340" Win LR guest average 1" groups @ 100 yards out of my Rem model 710 using sierra sbt bullet.

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180gr BTHP

57.0 gr imr 4831 2,902 fps na" Fed LR guest rifle is a 700 rem. 26in. king barrel. very acc. .75 @ 100yds. cases fed. match. i shot 58 and 59grns. but the primer pockets alittle loose. win. brass mite be o.k.

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190gr HPBT



190gr HPBT



190gr BTHP

62.0 gr RL22 2,903 fps 3.326" Fed LR guest 190gr Sierra Matchking, moly-coated. 26" Douglas 1-10 twist bbl. .5moa accurate.

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190gr BTHP

60.4 gr RL22 2,878 fps 3.303" Fed LR guest The brass is Lapua and the bullet is the 190 grain Sierra MatchKing. I use this load to shoot at 1k, and have shot 3 shot groups of .2 at 100 yards with it.

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220gr SP



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