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    Deer Hunting

    Before I knew better, I killed a deer with an M-1 with out giving much thought about selecting ammunition. I used 150 grain Remington Core-Lokt in 30 - 06. I have since learned to be more discerning about what to feed my M-1's. My question, is there a recommended factory ammo suitable for deer hunting with chamber pressures and burn rates that closely duplicate military loads, making it suitable M1icon fodder?
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    Pull the bullet from Greek Surplus and replace it with a 150g Gr hunting bullet.

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    Either pull a bullet from a military ball round as suggested above or reload you own using an appropriate power and charge of same. IMR4895 is a good choice. If you do choose to pull bullets be sure to use a replacement bullet of the same weight as the one pulled.

    I like 46 grains of IMR4895 with LC brass, CCI#34 primer and a Sierra 180 grain Gameking. This load is very similar to the M72 Match load.
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    I really dont think you will have a problem shooting Remington 150 grn Core-lokts. I usedthem to take a red stag last year. I shot regular M2 Ball before the hunt to dial the sights in, last two clips were the Remingtons and they gave me a tighter grouping, I then took 3 more shot to down the stag. Never had a problem.

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    Sight your rifle in using standard M-2 ball. Then check the zero w/ what ever brand of hunting ammunition you want to use. Unless your going to be firing a great deal of rounds, the few shots your likely to fire for hunting are of no consequence. I have used Win., Rem., and PMC factory hunting ammunition without any problems in several of my M-1 rifles for hunting. So far I've never had to fire but a single shot at each deer. A lot of my hunting is in swampy areas where shots simply are not very long... maybe 100 yds. at the most. My longest shot was about 140 yds. At that range, any decent 150 gr. soft point will work. I've had good results using the Remington Pointed Soft-Point. It feeds without any problems in every M-1 I've ever used for hunting. Sincerely. Bruce.

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    The main issue is not point of impact, it's gas port pressure. Current .30-06 factory loadings generally use a powder with a slower burn rate and that elevates gas port pressure to a point that it is possible to damage the rifle (M1icon that is).

    Granted a few rounds may not do much damage but if the receiver is not anealed or if some other components are "iffy" even one "over-pressure" round may wreck the rifle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cruiserdan View Post
    The main issue is not point of impact, it's gas port pressure. Current .30-06 factory loadings generally use a powder with a slower burn rate and that elevates gas port pressure to a point that it is possible to damage the rifle (M1icon that is).

    Granted a few rounds may not do much damage but if the receiver is not anealed or if some other components are "iffy" even one "over-pressure" round may wreck the rifle.
    When I didn't know any better I fed my SA inc M-1 a steady diet of loads with IMR 4350. I never knew the op rod was bent till the gas cylinder started wearing in an oval. Tough design, it never quit.

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    Just do what I plan on doing, buy a Schuster Adjustable Gas Plug and adjust for whatever 06 hunting ammo you want. They are not but about $40shipped, and I here they may even help improve your groups also.

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    "...without giving much thought about selecting ammunition..." Hi. Up here, in Canadaicon, M2 ammo has never been available. Everybody used factory ammo or reloads. I've never, in 30 plus years, seen nor heard of any rifle being damaged by the ammo alone until I got on the internet. Never seen any article in any gun rag or 'surplus rifle' book or magazine that said anything about it either.
    "...the op rod was bent..." It's not straight to start with.
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