As well as other battle rifle afficionados...
Some great info can be found at: http://members.home.com/stuka/csptips.html
Lots of good stuff gleaned from Dick Culver's excellent site at http://www.jouster.com
A sample concerning PMC 150gr. as suitable Garand food asked on a different thread in this forum.
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Re: M1 Ammo
From: NG Bruce
EMAIL: m8p6p6gv@coastalnet.com
Date: 02 Apr 1999
Time: 09:16:20
Comments
In the absence of surplus M-2 Ball of various makes, or milsurp AP, the one company that I know of which loads commercial M-2 is
PMC. I have heard different things about their ammo in the past, but I can tell you that I have shot their new (red and white package)
M-2 ball with complete satisfaction in my Garands. I wrote PMC and inquired about the burning rate of the powder used, as I was
concerned about port pressure in the Garand. PMC's reply was that the ammo is loaded with a powder that replicates the burning rate
of 4895, (THE powder for Garands). I have questioned the type of powder in the Federal/American Eagle and Remington/UMC
150gr/FMJ loads because the muzzle velocity if so fast compared to M-2 (and the PMC M-2). I weighed the PMC cases and they
weigh the same as the LC69 cases that I weighed, about 4-5 grains heavier than the commercial cases I weighed at the same time. I
beleive that PMC is loading a true copy of military M-2 ball, and I shoot it when I don't have any Milsurp to shoot, it runs about $8.00
a box around here. Hope this helps more than it confuses! Bruce
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Apologies to those TFL'ers already familiar with these links.
Cliff
Some great info can be found at: http://members.home.com/stuka/csptips.html
Lots of good stuff gleaned from Dick Culver's excellent site at http://www.jouster.com
A sample concerning PMC 150gr. as suitable Garand food asked on a different thread in this forum.
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Re: M1 Ammo
From: NG Bruce
EMAIL: m8p6p6gv@coastalnet.com
Date: 02 Apr 1999
Time: 09:16:20
Comments
In the absence of surplus M-2 Ball of various makes, or milsurp AP, the one company that I know of which loads commercial M-2 is
PMC. I have heard different things about their ammo in the past, but I can tell you that I have shot their new (red and white package)
M-2 ball with complete satisfaction in my Garands. I wrote PMC and inquired about the burning rate of the powder used, as I was
concerned about port pressure in the Garand. PMC's reply was that the ammo is loaded with a powder that replicates the burning rate
of 4895, (THE powder for Garands). I have questioned the type of powder in the Federal/American Eagle and Remington/UMC
150gr/FMJ loads because the muzzle velocity if so fast compared to M-2 (and the PMC M-2). I weighed the PMC cases and they
weigh the same as the LC69 cases that I weighed, about 4-5 grains heavier than the commercial cases I weighed at the same time. I
beleive that PMC is loading a true copy of military M-2 ball, and I shoot it when I don't have any Milsurp to shoot, it runs about $8.00
a box around here. Hope this helps more than it confuses! Bruce
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Apologies to those TFL'ers already familiar with these links.
Cliff