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Congrats on the carbine.

Looking forward to seeing the after cleanup photos. :thup:

and a range report. :)

I fired the "grease gun" several times in the army.
Gotta love .45ACP.

Not as good looking as the Thompson, though.......
Our local gun club has an M3 for rental.

Gotcha.

From what I have read, the M2 was not easy to control on full auto.

Exactly,
The the army basic load for an M1/M2 Carbine issued with 30rnd magazines was 7 magazines. 1 in the rifle and 3 in each pouch for a total of 210rnds.
I'm sure guys carried more magazines....

OK, I guess I'm not getting your point,
all I meant was that M1 Carbine magazines are reloadable from stripper clips.
.30 Carbine ammo was generally loaded on 10 rnd stripper clips which have an...

I've bought re-pack kits both ways.
Listed as "old style" with the charger attached to each clip and "new style" with 1 charger per pack. They both work.

"New Style" being cheaper. :)

Of...

True, it's not so much the years, but the mileage and the maintenance.

I've had this rifle since the early 80's and hitting 12-15" steel plates from 100-300M at Ft. Hood using surplus ammo was...

Sorry to take so long to respond.
Been working on loads for my M1 Carbine.

This load was:

PPU 196gr SP
CCI LRP
49.1gr BLC(2)
COL: 2.990

Sorry to hear this.
I had an initial problem with my setup, could not get a decent grouping, but iron sights worked fine.
I sent the scope to Vortex to have it checked out and they sent me a new...

That looks sweet. I will be interested in seeing a range report on that.
7.5×55mm Swiss?

My Father-In-Law gave my son a K31 and I think he would like to put on a scope for hunting/long range...

Turns out the powder I was using for those 139gr bullets was too slow.
I was looking at some load data for Hornady 8mm Mauser 125gr bullets and noticed all the powders listed were different than...

It certainly worked for me. and I like that I have made no permanent modifications to my rifle. The mount is well machined and rock solid.

I've shot iron sights my entire life, but glasses are...

I don't have any RL-15.
All my loads have been with W-748 and BLC(2).
W-748 is one of the Hornady recommended powders for 150gr+.

This may actually be the solution to my original question...

It's not that I'm trying to change or improve on that 1" group.
More that I'm trying to expand my options.
I'm just trying to work with the components I have on hand and currently available to...

Everything helps, thanks.

I have been unable to find any 150gr bullets at a price I want to pay currently. :)
That's probably a very popular weight for hunting, and it's definitely on my list,...

Recently started loading for my '42 Kar98k and I have found a few combinations that I can use for deer and hogs with components i have on hand, but this load was the best of my efforts so far at...

I recently started loading for my '42 Kar98k.
I can get 1" groups @100yds with 170gr Hornady SST and PPU 196gr SP.

Anyone here have any luck with light bullets like the PPU 139gr SP?
I can't...

New to this site, I'm an old, retired guy.
FYI, I am more of a shooter than a collector. :)
I do have a few military surplus firearms I have picked up over the years.

I started hand-loading in...