Trouble with my M1 Garand

In toronto, why do you ask...

I was wondering, someone said something about which side the top bullet has to be on in the clip. I had the understanding that it didnt matter if the top cartridge was on the left or the right. When inserting the cartridges into the clip there supposed to be in an up/down up/down configuration concerning the end of the cartridge..
 
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Some rifles do a have a preference towards which way a clip has been loaded. But I'm not sure whether this is do to the rifle itself or worn parts.
 
staman said:
In toronto, why do you ask...

I was wondering, someone said something about which side the top bullet has to be on in the clip. I had the understanding that it didnt matter if the top cartridge was on the left or the right. When inserting the cartridges into the clip there supposed to be in an up/down up/down configuration concerning the end of the cartridge..
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Get yourself a U.S.Army M1 manual..Marstar has em...$9.95..lots of good info in that book
 
Well i grew some cajones and completely took apart my M1. I think my problem is my op rod spring. Its perfectly straight for about 12-14 inches and then it has about a 45 degree kink in it which runs for about 3 inches and then there's another kink right near the end where it meets the follower rod. Im assuming the spring has to be slightly bent because of the way it moves in and out of the op rod. It can be that bad though.. Il take a pic for you guys..
 
Grease the spring before re-assembly and give that a try. Op rod springs are cheap to replace though, so you could always buy a new one.
 
staman said:
Well i grew some cajones and completely took apart my M1. I think my problem is my op rod spring. Its perfectly straight for about 12-14 inches and then it has about a 45 degree kink in it which runs for about 3 inches and then there's another kink right near the end where it meets the follower rod. Im assuming the spring has to be slightly bent because of the way it moves in and out of the op rod. It can be that bad though.. Il take a pic for you guys..
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rod will have a funny curve to it.
get the spec book to tell you what dimention of the piston should be.
remove end gas manifold and check gas hole in barrel to make
sure its not pluged.
manifold should be tight on splines as that you will require tapping it on and off the splines on barrel end.
The splines can be lighty peaned to make the gas manifold go on tighter.
check inside of gas manifold also. this is also the front site and bayo
piece.
reload with 150 grain bullets with starting loads up to half way, and
should opperate more smoothly unless problem with op rod binding at some point.
 
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I shot some 150 grain power point out of my M1 the other day, I got 2 stoppages where the round got jammed between the bolt face and the breech face and smooshed the point of the bullet (I heard they don't really feed okay with soft points, you should use ballistic tip bullets for hunting) - anyone else have any feedback about that? - and I was using a Mccann plug.
 
sunray said:
The rifle was designed to use .30 M1 ammo with a 174.5 grain bullet at 2647 fps, not .30 M2 ammo's 152 grain bullet at 2700 fps, raised to 2800 fps in 1940 to match the ballistics of the .30 AP. All the tests were done using .30 M1 ammo. There was no such thing as .30 M2 ammo until 1938. The rifle fired .30 AP ammo with its 168 grain bullet with no fuss too. .
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Actually it was designed for the .276 pedersen in a 10 shot "clip" "notice proper use" they had issues using the machine gun ammo "ball M1" and reduced to 150 M2 for this reason. Just because it might work with something larger, doesn't mean it should.

Garand's rifle was originally chambered for the .276 Pedersen cartridge,[27] charged by means of 10-round clips. Later, it was chambered for the then-standard .30-06 Springfield. A 4 January 1932 meeting recommended adoption of the .276 caliber and production of approximately 125 T3E2s. Meanwhile, Garand redesigned his bolt and his improved T1E2 rifle was retested. The day after the successful conclusion of this test, Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur personally disapproved any caliber change, in part because there were extensive existing stocks of .30 M1 ball ammunition
 
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NB.nagantsniper said:
the bullet weight is not as important as the speed /burning rate of the powder .
i reload from data i have written specifically for the M1 garand and never had any problem/ ( an article from the nra / american rifleman circa 1986.) with any ammo 150 /180 grain /pointed or round nose projectile.

i am happy to send any members this info.

I AM NO EXPERT BUT THE DATA HAS WORKED FOR ME !!

using to fast or too slow a powder for reloading, or using CURRENT factory ammo OR THE LIGHT MAGNUM 30-06 VERSION wich is to HOT for the m1 will cause you grief.
ANY COMMENTS ?
PM ME WITH YOUR EMAIL FOR THE DATA.
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