Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Lake City Caliber .30 Match M72 recipe??

I am running low on my 1962 mfg Lake City Match M72, .30-06 GOV'T ammo. Does anyone know the recipe? I have plenty of the 173 grain FMJ/BT bullets and a decent amount of LC Match brass, just need to know the powder type and charge. The box lists the load as being 2640 fps. I am hoping it is a still being made powder like IMR4064 or IMR4895. Thanks!

Pull and weigh a couple of charges. It will be about 46.0gr. You will find that amount of IMR4895 and a 173gr. bullet will give truly excellent results in a .30-06.

Thanks MichiganScott (and 65x54 who sent me a PM): I just found this chart on the internet, might be handy to you guys as well. Of course the old WWII IMR4895 was not the exact same as today's Canadian made IMR4895, so the usual warnings apply. I am just shooting for fun with an old 03A3, but it sure loves that 1962 Lake City Match load.

YEAR HEADSTAMP VELOCITY CHARGE
1957 FA 57 Match 2640fps 48.0gr IMR4895
1958 FA 58 Match 2640fps 48.0gr IMR4895
1959 FA 59 Match 2640fps 48.0gr IMR4895
1960 FA 60 Match 2640fps 48.0gr IMR4895
1961 FA 61 Match 2640fps 48.5gr IMR4895
1962 LC 62 Match 2685fps 48.1gr IMR4895
1963 LC 63 Match 2695fps 46.7gr IMR4895
1964 LC 64 Match 2669fps 46.0gr IMR4895
1965 LC 65 Match 2708fps 46.5gr IMR4895
1966 LC 66 Match 2711fps 47.2gr IMR4895