Garand clip question

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my common sense tells me that the aftermarket en-bloc garand clips i bought are too damn tight. not sure how to quantify it here, but should it be difficult to load the rds??? I mean I am able to get 8 rds in (30-06) but man is it hard!
you'd think that if they were too tight it would cause feed issues, right?

I bought them from marstar a couple of years ago, they're balck with a pretty rough textured finish.

not sure if I want to try 'spreading' them.:confused:

Just checking
Thanks
 
Mine are tight also but I've never had a problem. Have you tried shooting them yet? The action is quite forceful and the rounds are easily pushed out of the clip. I don't think you'll have a problem.
 
you may have to assist the first round with a llittle push on the op-rod but the rest will load on their own fine.
 
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The rounds are meant to fit in the clip tightly, due to the violence of the action. As someone said above, sometimes you even have to assist the op rod forward a bit on the first round.

When loading the clip from a bov of loose rounds, here's what works for me:

First, put the clip down on a table, with the open end facing straight up. Second, load 7 rounds into the clip and ensure that the headstamp end of each is resting on the solid back(now bottom) end of the clip. Third, with your weak hand, push the 7 rounds together tightly against the sides of the clip, thus leaving enough space for the last round. Fourth, use your strong hand to put the last round upright against the opening of the clip, and push it into the opening with your thumb, using an upright circular motion. The round should snap into the last space, with a bit of force applied.
 
Or you could just be lazy, and leave the bloc loaded with 7 rounds and get a nice gash on your thumb pushing them down. Remember, chicks dig scars.
 
This may or may not help, years ago 303 LE owners/target shooters had a predominance of roughly textured 5 rd clips. These really slowed down thier speed loading in competition. One smart soul found that if he threw the roughly finished clips into a brass tumbler for a while, that this took the
"high spots" off the finish and helped smooth up the rounds sliding through them.
 
Yeah, out here we (family and friends) called it Garand thumb. Been caught a few times. My ninja-like reflexes have failed me every once in a while.
 
Like Hitzy said you might have to give the cocking handle a shove for the first round, most of my clips require a boost for the first round.

Maybe I have just been lucky but I have been shooting my Garand since I got it in 1988 and haven't gotten Garand thumb yet. I push the clip in with my thumb sideways across the face of the bolt so I can't see how you could slam your thumb in the gun.:confused:
 
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