M1 Garand using 170-180 gr PC Bullets what load/powder ?

[Wreck-n-Crew]

I'm looking for what powder, bullet, and even load charge you guys are using for your M1 Garand in 30-06. Hoping for Velocities under 2500 FPS. Preferably 23-2400 fps with function so a heavier bullet is prefered. So what do you use? H4895, IMR 4064, ? What bullet?

[Hick]

I tried driving lead, gas checked, bullets to 2400 fps in my Garand and they had a nasty habit of coming apart before they reached the target. Maybe PC will make it better. In an M1 you hit 140,000 rpm on the bullet at about 1910 fps. Some experts say that is the limit. Don't know if its always true, but my M1 thinks its true.

[Baja_Traveler]

I tried powder coating my garand bullets red, white and blue once. Problem was they wouldn't feed because the powder coating built up the diameter of the ogive and they would stick in the throat and get stuck there. Ended up having to hammer on the bolt to get it unstuck, powder dumping all over the place, then having to pound out the slug (which was still jammed in the throat) using a range rod. Total fail - but they sure did look nice!

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[Wreck-n-Crew]

What BHN were they? PC does have some advantages and disadvantages. Coating thickness varies and that effects things.

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Baja Traveler were you able to shorten them up any to keep out of the rifling? I know it can thicken them up and many people don't want to go through the trouble of nose sizing. It's an extra step and cost. However it will prevent oversized ogive's and make the bullet more accurate. Just a thought.

[HABCAN]

I, and quite a few here, have successfully shot our M1's on the Metallic Sil Rifle range with Sierra 190 gr. Matchkings on 52.0 grs. WW760 with CCI 250 Magnum primer, and NO, we did NOT 'bend the op-rods'! YMMV.

[Wreck-n-Crew]

I, and quite a few here, have successfully shot our M1's on the Metallic Sil Rifle range with Sierra 190 gr. Matchkings on 52.0 grs. WW760 with CCI 250 Magnum primer, and NO, we did NOT 'bend the op-rods'! YMMV.

Well that does tell me something. May be an important bit of information there. If heavier than 180gr bullets can be used then there will be lower velocities and less chance of PC failure. Thanks. I now have a new course of study.

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Now that I think about it i wonder if heavier bullets can be shot safely from the M1? Has anyone used heavier than 190gr bullets? Jacketed or not?

[Wreck-n-Crew]

OR what about a Ported gas plug? http://www.garandgear.com/ported-gas-plug.html

[Bama]

I tried driving lead, gas checked, bullets to 2400 fps in my Garand and they had a nasty habit of coming apart before they reached the target. Maybe PC will make it better. In an M1 you hit 140,000 rpm on the bullet at about 1910 fps. Some experts say that is the limit. Don't know if its always true, but my M1 thinks its true.
Using an alloy with copper usually prevents them from coming apart. At higher velocities accuracy still goes down but the copper rasies the point where accuracy is still acceptable

[Baja_Traveler]

The 311365 I shoot is a 200gr boolit. Works just fine (except for my PC experiment)...

[HCH]

I don't recall the exact charge, but IMR 4064 works well.

[labradigger1]

I tried powder coating my garand bullets red, white and blue once. Problem was they wouldn't feed because the powder coating built up the diameter of the ogive and they would stick in the throat and get stuck there. Ended up having to hammer on the bolt to get it unstuck, powder dumping all over the place, then having to pound out the slug (which was still jammed in the throat) using a range rod. Total fail - but they sure did look nice!

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I had that problem with noe 311299's, they were straight Lino and grew over a year.

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Using an alloy with copper usually prevents them from coming apart. At higher velocities accuracy still goes down but the copper rasies the point where accuracy is still acceptable

How are you getting a copper alloy and what opercent. I know Ive read this before but cant remember where about the copper.