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zxcvbob · December 21, 2018, 01:59 PM

If one of the rifles is a Garand, pick a powder for that first, and the powder selection is important. (I think the NRA published a reloading guide for the Garand, and there are several good powders to choose from) Whatever works in the Garand will probably kinda work for everything, but you'll want one or two other powders too; a faster one and maybe a slower one.

Your first post said you're looking for 2 or 3 powders; that's the right target

I said Varget earlier, but I think it's just a little too slow to work well in the Garand; not sure but I think it hammers the op rod too much.

December 21, 2018, 01:59 PM	#19
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	If one of the rifles is a Garand, pick a powder for that first, and the powder selection is important. (I think the NRA published a reloading guide for the Garand, and there are several good powders to choose from) Whatever works in the Garand will probably kinda work for everything, but you'll want one or two other powders too; a faster one and maybe a slower one. Your first post said you're looking for 2 or 3 powders; that's the right target I said Varget earlier, but I think it's just a little too slow to work well in the Garand; not sure but I think it hammers the op rod too much. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth