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Posted: 9/9/2008 3:20:34 PM EDT
| For those of you with garands out there, any issues with loading and shooting 168grn bullets out of your rifles? |
Sir, AFAIK there was never a match load developed specifically for the M1D. The M72 match ammo that used the 173gr match bullet was developed for use in service rifle competition. It was well before my time when the 1903 was the rifle most commonly used in service rifle competition and I have no idea of the progression of ammo developed for service rifle competition rifle but M72 was probably developed in the days before the M1 was legal for service rifle competition. The M1D has never been legal for service rifle competition. In addition the M1C and M1D were developed specifically for use of standard issue ammo, likely M2. FWIW, the last time I reloaded any cartridges for my garands I used about 45gr of IMR 4895, WLR primers, and the 168gr SMK. Of all the factory ammo I've used which includes a variety of ammo originally procured from DCM/CMP, the handloads I've made were significantly more accurate than any factory ammo. JMHO, 7zero1. |
Picked that one up at......... web.archive.org/web/20000620055732/home.att.net/~Masterpo/M1load.htm Aloha, Mark PS............this article from "Guns & Ammo" may help...... new link is........... www.gunsandammomag.com/cs/Satellite/IMO_GA/Story_C/Match-Grade+.30-06 |
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