M1 Garand Ammo
- Thread starter Maximcan
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180G ammo is hard due to the slow burning powder and heavy bullet it can bend the op rod to replace the rod your looking at 90 bucks so really 30 for a cap so you can adjust it isn't bad..
I shot Americain egale 150g ball ammo it cycles most of the time doesn't throw the bolt far enough back all the time but I just adjust the gas tube right now its set at 180g federal. works fine..
maple_leaf_eh
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what the $%#^ this would be his uninformed friend here. I don't know what posts you were reading, but it seems everyone agrees that Factory Ammo will hurt your Garand.
Learn how to spell and how to read, it will help you out in the future,
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For what it's (the contraction of /it/ and /is/) worth, suffixes on words with /g/ have always been hard for me. Apologize, knowledge, and manage have always been hard for me to spell.
WHY is this thread still going on?
You HAVE the specs for the original military load.
The rifle was DEVELOPED for the M-1 load: 173-grain bullet at about 2650, again with 4895 powder.
There are your parameters.
SOME factory ammo can bother a Garand. Stay away from the heavy bullet stuff and stay away from the modern 3000 ft/sec stuff. Ammo which duplicates original performance IS available from a couple of makers and is even packaged in distinctive boxes.
My rifle eats PARTIZAN just fine, no troubles, no bobbles, no bent op-rods.
BTW, PARTIZAN makes a load called ".30 BALL M-2": copies original to perfection. Good brass for reloading, too.
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You HAVE the specs for the original military load.
The rifle was DEVELOPED for the M-1 load: 173-grain bullet at about 2650, again with 4895 powder.
There are your parameters.
SOME factory ammo can bother a Garand. Stay away from the heavy bullet stuff and stay away from the modern 3000 ft/sec stuff. Ammo which duplicates original performance IS available from a couple of makers and is even packaged in distinctive boxes.
My rifle eats PARTIZAN just fine, no troubles, no bobbles, no bent op-rods.
BTW, PARTIZAN makes a load called ".30 BALL M-2": copies original to perfection. Good brass for reloading, too.
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I will try that stuff, thanks!!!!
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This comment also ties in with another thread on over priced Garand.
When someone goes out to buy replacement parts for M1, then it becomes very clear that parts are expensive, hard to get and costly to ship in country.
Parts are not made anymore, except for stocks and barrels and supplies are slowly but surely vanishing.
Check with major parts supplier here and in US and find out quickly. Importing is also another story alone....
Buy what you can, when you can. End of story.
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http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=48266 Have a look at this. Again I say, we shot civvie ammo in M1s for years with no ill effects.
ChromeArty
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it's mostly your reading that needs work.....
ChromeArty
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- Sunshine Coast (PR)
On the contrary... Everyone seems to agree 180gr rounds are the culprit to damaging the Garand, not "factory ammo" in general.
Now... Who was reading what???
really guy? have another go at reading this thread. There is ONE factory load that people say is okay (just okay, not great) .... yeah ... on the contrary indeed.
hard to get through to some of these armchair experts...
I'm not so sure about that. Using the largest port on my adjustable plug the privi still cycles robustly. Also, my op rod came complete with a hump about five inches from the button. The barrel was the only thing that stopped it from getting worse but at the expense of much wear and tear. It probably functioned like that for years so I guess it depends on what your comfortable with.
