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    From Weatherman@VERT/TLCBBS to All on Sat Apr 4 10:31:07 2020
    Hey all... Regarding the M1 Garand with original operating rod and gas plug, what are some of your favorite handloading recipes? Commercially loaded M2 ball
    equivalents are difficult to find locally and while I know of several online sources, I figure I might as well roll my own, so to speak. My reloading manual
    doesn't list Garand specific loads for .30-06, it merely provides a proviso to reduce powder charges by one or two grains. That just doesn't seem specific enough for me. I also realize I can search the interweb for favored loads but figured I'd include our shooters here on Dove-Net.

    Cheers!
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  • From Preem Palver@VERT/SECFOUND to Weatherman on Sat Apr 4 15:57:00 2020
    Weatherman wrote to All <=-

    Hey all... Regarding the M1 Garand with original operating rod
    and gas plug, what are some of your favorite handloading recipes?
    Commercially loaded M2 ball
    equivalents are difficult to find locally and while I know of
    several online sources, I figure I might as well roll my own, so
    to speak. My reloading manual
    doesn't list Garand specific loads for .30-06, it merely provides
    a proviso to reduce powder charges by one or two grains. That
    just doesn't seem specific enough for me. I also realize I can
    search the interweb for favored loads but figured I'd include our
    shooters here on Dove-Net.

    I haven't reloaded for the Garand, but hope to one day. I've been
    using the Greek HXP stuff that the CMP sells, it's old surplus and
    works great.



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