Freeloader Reloader
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My friend and I recently purchased an M1 Garand for each of us. They are beautiful rifles, as I am sure you know. I have been into reloading for almost 10 years now and have loaded many rounds of ammo (quite a few pistol calibers and an assortment of rifle calibers as well). I've been loading 30-06 ammo for 150 gr. FMJ-BT using IMR-3031 powder (the only powder that I have that's listed in my Lee Manual. I loaded 5 different test loads to try out. 43.0 (SSG); 43.5; 44.0; 44.5; and 45.0. All the loads fired just fine and the first round ejected cleanly. But the second round did not chamber on any of the test loads. Is the problem with the type of powder I am using (saw a bunch of videos while checking and saw IMR 4064 seemed to be preferred) or are the loads too weak? Have to say I have no experience with gas systems. Any thoughts?