Quote Originally Posted by handirifle View Post
You definitely want to keep the ammo separate for the bolt gun. If the Garand is like the M1A's, the wrong load in it could bend the op rod pretty quickly. I doubt there's a whole lot of extra op rods for a Garand running around either.

Also, I know you said you have dies already, but there's a good (meaning most likely) chance the COAL will be different for the bolt gun because of it's preferred bullet and to keep readjusting the seating die will be a PITA.

Since you're spending some healthy cash, I'd look into some competition quality dies. They are only expensive once.


mocarama

Your hunting rifle weighs 12.3 lbs???? Should I assume this is not a "walk around" gun?
Yeah definitely will keep the ammo separate. Im aware of the limitations of the Garand. Good call on different dies for the two guns. I will check into another set. Currently I'm loading on a Hornady Lock N Load progressive but I'm not sure if it would be consistent enough for loading for precision.