Can someone recommend a M1 Garand load with these components...

[gfanikf]

Varget Powder
Winchester Large Rifle Primers
150g FMJBT Hornady Bullets
Lake City Brass

I havent been able to find anything in my lyman and lee for it.

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[rg1]

From Hornady's 8th Edition manual in the M1 Garand section:
150 fmj #3037--overall length 3.185"---Hornady case---Win LR primer
--Varget powder---start 42.3-2400fps----44.2-2500fps----max 46.2-2600fps

 

[jaguarxk120]

Go to the Hodgdon web site, if you do a lookup for 30-06 there are loads for what you are looking for.

 

[Slamfire]

RG1 has the right answer, and keep your velocities below 2700 fps, 2600 fps is a better number.

 

[gfanikf]

From Hornady's 8th Edition manual in the M1 Garand section:
150 fmj #3037--overall length 3.185"---Hornady case---Win LR primer
--Varget powder---start 42.3-2400fps----44.2-2500fps----max 46.2-2600fps

Thanks!

Go to the Hodgdon web site, if you do a lookup for 30-06 there are loads for what you are looking for.

I did but couldnt find one for the bullet type at 150g.

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[oneounceload]

If you are going to be shooting Hornady bullets, getting their manual would be a great help to you

 

[gfanikf]

If you are going to be shooting Hornady bullets, getting their manual would be a great help to you

Well I have the loadmaster 3006, which I kind of forgot about when I first posted. Thst said 3006 recipes using Varget are a bit sparse and the loadmaster book is from 2005 and likely the last edition of the Hornady Manual.

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[USSR]

From Hornady's 8th Edition manual in the M1 Garand section:
150 fmj #3037--overall length 3.185"---Hornady case---Win LR primer
--Varget powder---start 42.3-2400fps----44.2-2500fps----max 46.2-2600fps

Understand that the above load data is EXTREMELY conservative. USGI M72 Match ammo with a 174gr FMJBT bullet is moving at over 50fps faster than the above "max" load. Personally, I would use a load consisting of 48.0gr of Varget with the above bullet. Just MHO.

Don