scythefwd
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Guys, I am very new to reloading but I want to reload for my garand. I will be using 165gr bullet for it and I think I read that IMR or H4895 were acceptable powders for reloading with for that gun. Is this the case?
Second, as a means of economy.... does anyone have experience with this powder in .30-30 and .308 win? They only need to be hunting rifle accurate at 100y (2 inches is enough, hopefully 1 moa doable with some fine tuning). I plan on using the same bullets, if I can find a good supply of them, for all three if possible until I get a better handle on loading. The less initial outpour of money this requires.... the more the wife is willing to budget the money for it. I will probably start off with a lee turret kit, with my CH single stage press for small batches while doing load work up. I know the IMR or H isn't the best powder for the .308 or .30-30, or so I hear but will it do the job well enough?
How are the two powders different? I know they aren't identical, but are they close enough to use one or the other in the Garand? I am basically looking to find a powder that is acceptable in the Garand and will attempt to find load data for the others, which are much less picky about pressure curves. I can always use different powders on the other two if I am not happy with the H/IMR loads.
Thoughts, suggestions, attitude adjustments, swift kicks in the pants, or anything else I might need are welcome. I probably won't post much in the thread, as I don't have anything to really add except clarifications. I will answer direct questions, but defer to the more experienced people here.
Second, as a means of economy.... does anyone have experience with this powder in .30-30 and .308 win? They only need to be hunting rifle accurate at 100y (2 inches is enough, hopefully 1 moa doable with some fine tuning). I plan on using the same bullets, if I can find a good supply of them, for all three if possible until I get a better handle on loading. The less initial outpour of money this requires.... the more the wife is willing to budget the money for it. I will probably start off with a lee turret kit, with my CH single stage press for small batches while doing load work up. I know the IMR or H isn't the best powder for the .308 or .30-30, or so I hear but will it do the job well enough?
How are the two powders different? I know they aren't identical, but are they close enough to use one or the other in the Garand? I am basically looking to find a powder that is acceptable in the Garand and will attempt to find load data for the others, which are much less picky about pressure curves. I can always use different powders on the other two if I am not happy with the H/IMR loads.
Thoughts, suggestions, attitude adjustments, swift kicks in the pants, or anything else I might need are welcome. I probably won't post much in the thread, as I don't have anything to really add except clarifications. I will answer direct questions, but defer to the more experienced people here.