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Something FYI....just found this.
St Mark's Ball Powder - Ball powder propellant has been made by St. Marks Powder since 1969. St. Marks Powder is located near St. Marks, Florida. Now owned by...
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Something FYI....just found this.
St Mark's Ball Powder - Ball powder propellant has been made by St. Marks Powder since 1969. St. Marks Powder is located near St. Marks, Florida. Now owned by...
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OK......I suppose I have asked most all that I wanted or need up to THIS POINT.....
This comes to mind, however......is there any way to find out which company's propellant
the gubment uses...
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Was watching YouTube (streaming on our TV) about .308 Win vs 7.62x51mm NATO.
Would I be safe shooting either round in my M1 Garand ?
I don't expect to, but if I were to run into some...
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"...has to be in a cocked position for the safety to engage. On some rifles it takes a pretty good "pull" on the safety tang to engage it." country gent
Ah so !
I cycled the action...
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Thanks obssed1958 for that manual !
DoctorBill
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Couldn't wait...
Picture of rifling - camera on Manual Focus. Click the images.
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Best I could do right now. Poor Depth of Focus. Need smaller aperture.
Oh well. Nice Barrel -...
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Well I am the proud owner of an M1 Garand in .308 WIN........
Got it this morning. Got home at 4 PM and passed out in my recliner.
Being 81 may not sound like anything to younger Dudes, but...
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Wow....ya, THAT is nice !
I will put THAT website down as an Icon on my Browser.
I'd love to be able to get that program with Data on a DVD !
Then the Data could be updated annually -...
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I have the 49th Ed of the Lyman Reloading Handbook (2008)
and the LEE Modern Reloading 2nd Edition (2009).
Is it really worth it to spend $30 - $40 on a newer Reloading Handbook ?
If so...
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Sorry about that.
I got angry. My Bad. I have a temper and it is worse when my Blood Sugar is high.
My wife just rolls her eyes and walks away. I know my informal style of Forum ...
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I misinterpreted the comments about finding data on the CMP website.
I was expecting to find Data Tables of various powder loads for a 150 grain
military bullet, not post by post of what various...
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I looked at the CMP website. One cannot join the CMP.
Being 81+, I DO NOT have to 'prove' my Marksmanship Ability ! Ha !
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Also, where is the mentioned M1 Garand (.308) loading...
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I shall look into it, K43.
Been looking at the YouTube videos on the Gas Plug. Makes sense to me.
I DO NOT intend to shoot Commercial Cartridges....for two reasons.
EXPENSE - the cost now...
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I am not a collector like on Antiques Road Show, so I would buy the strongest
Oprod I could get. However, as I mentioned, I am also not a believer in shooting
Macho Loads in the rifle.
Thus,...
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I do not understand something about these Rifles.....
We have Modern Steels - Hard, Tough, almost any quality.
WHY are these Operating Rods not made of metal tough or springy
enough to...
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This is a scan of the Loading Data in the LEE .308 WIN Die Instruction Set.
Just FYI. Click Thumbnail to enlarge.
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I have Reloader 15 (Newest), 4320 and 4064 (Both ~ 15 yrs old)
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I have made Muzzle Protectors for cleaning old rifles by finding a PLASTIC Screw
Top Bottle Cap that fits the Muzzle well, drilling or melting a hole in the exact
center and using that. It...
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I saw something neat which I just ordered from E-Bay.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/353136798339
It holds the Breech open (saves fingers) and catches dirty Hoppe's #9
dripping patches...
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Thanks for the clarification delkal !
Trying to find out just who did what and when is daunting !
I have many old 19th century English rifles (a Martini Henry and a Snider for example)
and...
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I suppose the answer(s) to this are posted somewhere, but it is difficult
to ask questions or search for answers when you do not even know the
proper jargon to ask !
THAT is the BIGGEST...
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Can anyone explain what these Letters and Numbers mean on my Still at
the FFL Agent M1 Garand ? I guess you click on the thumbnails....
These photos were screencopied off of the GunBroker...
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Thanks to rgsumpter (post #4), I now have ~500 FMJ 150 gr pulled bullets to shoot !
I rcvd the LEE 3 die Pacesetter Die Set. In the Instructions included with the Dies,
LEE gives tables of...
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by the by......what is the Over All Length (OAL) for the .308 WIN that the M1 Garand prefers
to eat...? Standard for the .308 WI - 2.810 inch (Lyman Handbook 49th Ed.) ?
Hell - WHAT is/was THE...
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The Load that I gave is from the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, so it should be OK.....unless the M1 Chokes on it.
I will load up only 10 perhaps before going all out.
BTW - thank YOU Mr....
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I used to frequent this Forum A LOT, but life got in the way and I got OLD (81).
Been obtaining Rolling Blocks and have set up for them. Carl-Gustave 11.7 mm,
.43 Spanish, .32 cal Boys rifle,...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |