Hiller Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 I’ve reloaded 30-06 for the M1 Garand and know to be careful with certain powders as the op rod Can easily be damaged with improper Bullet weight/powder combinations. I’ve never heard anything about the m1918a2 bar. Does the bar have a weakness to some powder/Bullet combo’s? So far the machine gun has eaten everything I’ve loaded for it using imr4320 and h380 behind 147gr fmj’s. I’ve loaded a few with h450 54gr under a 147gr fmj. This recipe functions the weapon fine but sounds a bit odd. Round makes more of a crack as opposed to to the normal deeper sounding thud the gun usually makes. Primers look a bit flattened but still some rounding on the edges with no cratering. Am I using way to slow of a powder? I don’t want to damage the weapon or myself. My old speed manual lists h450 for 30-06 and gives data showing 58gr to 63gr with a 150gr fmj. My load is way under these figures so I think it’s safe. However I wanted to ask here to see if maybe I’m missing something. Better to be safe than sorry. R/s,Hiller....:::::: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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