Breda M1 Garand

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I picked up what I think is a Breda M1 Garand today. No plans to buy it. Popped in a little country store that sold guns, and it came home with me. Still in the heavy grease from storage. Where do I look to find out if it's 7.62x51 or 30-06? I know very little about Garands. Just stumbled upon this one. Can't find a calibre stamp.
 
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Thanks. I've only heard about 308 Garands. I had no idea if they were common. I'll be doing my reading, but are these generally a good variant of this rifle? It seems like it's in great shape. Owner said his father bought it from SIR in 1990 and never shot it.
 
Groverino said:
I picked up what I think is a Breda M1 Garand today. No plans to buy it. Popped in a little country store that sold guns, and it came home with me. Still in the heavy grease from storage. Where do I look to find out if it's 7.62x51 or 30-06? I know very little about Garands. Just stumbled upon this one. Can't find a calibre stamp.
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Which little country store?, curious to find a store bringing hardware like that in.
 
I have a Breda that I like quite a bit. I believe they are generally regarded as being very well built- better than wartime quality. One problem is finding out anything about them in an English language book.

milsurpo
 
Groverino said:
Is there any commercial ammo that would be safe in this rifle? I've heard the American Eagle is safe.
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I have been doing a lot of research on this as I have been looking to shoot my M1s. The consensus seems to be no. Unless you buy the (Hornady I think ) Garand loads. Expensive, and I have never found any around. I used to shoot the win white box 150gr load, but it is not recommended. However you can buy a gas cylinder plug that is adjustable so you could set it to a specific brand of regular loads in the 150 to 168 gr. at 2600 to 2700 fps. I am in the process of getting geared up to reload for my Garand's . Actually if it is in .308 same things apply Just like the M305s and M1As The action is designed to work at a certain gas pressure to cycle the action and most commercial loads are way over the designed pressure curve.
If you have access to a Hornady 9th edition reloading book there is a section on the Garand.
 
PRVI makes some Garand ammo as well.... Tradex is just sold out at the moment.
https://www.tradeexcanada.com/content/prvi-partizan-30-06-springfield-ammunition-150gr-fmj-m1-garand
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So I bought a box of American Eagle (M1 safe) 30-06 ammo. How far should the casing go into the chamber. I have between 1/8" to 1/4" sticking out. The bolt appears to close the same distance as on an empty chamber. Can anyone help me out with this one?

Also, it has a vague white stripe around the butt stock not far behind the pistol grip. I can't tell if it's paint or just old tape tacky. Would a stripe in this location indicate anything about the rifle?
 
My Breda is 30-06. I've only ever shot the 150gr Federal blue box ammo you can get at Walmart with no adverse effects. They are not THAT picky on ammo.
 
Groverino said:
So I bought a box of American Eagle (M1 safe) 30-06 ammo. How far should the casing go into the chamber. I have between 1/8" to 1/4" sticking out. The bolt appears to close the same distance as on an empty chamber. Can anyone help me out with this one?

Also, it has a vague white stripe around the butt stock not far behind the pistol grip. I can't tell if it's paint or just old tape tacky. Would a stripe in this location indicate anything about the rifle?
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Post some pics if you have any, and the experts (not me!!) would gladly help you.
 
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