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Hello all, I’m new to the campfire. I’m trying to work up a load for a Portuguese Browning BAR in 30-06. I’m using 68 Lake City match brass, 150Gr Hornady 3031’s and IMR 4064. I have worked up in 1/2 grain increments to 47 grains. I don’t want to damage the rifle and I’m looking for advice on where to stop. Thank You in advance!

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Brownings aren’t weak sisters like the Remingtons. I’ve used the same full power loads in the Brownings that I’ve used in bolt guns. With the littlest bit of tuning they’re usually pretty accurate.


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You should be good up to 51gr of IMR-4064.

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I loaded 50 grains of 4064 in the BAR I had. I should have kept it!

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My handloads cracked the bolt in my 1969 Bar .308. I got the new improved piston, bolt, recoil spring, and buffer from Browning and rebuilt it. I now use lighter loads with H4895 and it never jams and shoots as good as a bolt if I mess with the fore arm screw a bit. Great rifle. My buddies 06 shoots moa as well.

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Heck I’ve run 50gr IMR 4064 with a Sierra 180 Pro-Hunter for the last 30 or so years in my Dad’s MkII and my Uncle’s MkII Lightweight High Grade after I inherited it. Mostly cause it shoots sub-MOA in them both and cause it clocks Whitetails handily. I can’t remember if it was one of Ken Waters Pet Loads or if I worked it up from the Speer Manual or both. Kinda bummed about Sierra discontinuing the 180gr Pro-Hunter Spitzer. I bought another 500 when I heard. Should last near forever at the rate we go thru them now. My Dad is 89 now and he uses about five or six rounds a year. Three to check his zero and two or three more to take his buck and a doe plus whatever any wandering coyote may require. I generally only occasionally hunt with the High Grade just cause I have other rifles I enjoy more but as I am starting to age I am beginning to appreciate the easy accuracy, light ish weight and the Shotgun like handling. The same 50 gr load works great with other 180gr bullets it just shoots 1 to 1.5 MOA which is in any reality more than enough for any use I’m likely to put a 30-06 Semi-auto or otherwise to. As I recall it goes about 2700fps +\- 20 fps.


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