Where to buy Garand ammo?
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Actual milsurp ammo for the Garand is all but extinct or hidden away in some folks collections, if you really want ammo made just for the Garand you can buy Horndady stuff at $30+ for a box of twenty, I did not like this route so I purchased an adjustable gas plug and now usually get Remington ammo at about $17 a box.
It is not related to bullet grain but load and ultimately pressure.
The M1 Garand spec ammo is loaded not to over pressure the system putting stress on your Op rod.
Now that being said, most commercial ammo will have an acceptable load for a 150gr projectile. But how can you be certain?
Options:
1. Adjustable gas plug to allow for excess gas to escape or
2. Remove the gas plug and do not operate as a semi-auto or
3. Use spec ammo
Hope this helps.
The M1 Garand spec ammo is loaded not to over pressure the system putting stress on your Op rod.
Now that being said, most commercial ammo will have an acceptable load for a 150gr projectile. But how can you be certain?
Options:
1. Adjustable gas plug to allow for excess gas to escape or
2. Remove the gas plug and do not operate as a semi-auto or
3. Use spec ammo
Hope this helps.
Wanstalls does have em in stock, but 200 bucks for only 100 rounds is a bit to pricey, a gas plus wont cost nearly as much and will save you dollars over time. tho the 200 round american eagle for 250 is a little easier pill to swallow
I found a few hundred rounds of original WW2 30/06 lake city and various other US makers a month ago in Regina.$200 for 300 rounds. I'm thinking I'm going to save it for now. Once its gone its gone. I have been buying used brass at shows and reloading for my M1. It is true you should load a little lighter for the M1 than other rifles as the original ball was not as hot as commercial ammo. Hornandy lists M1 Garand specific load info in their load book. 4895 was always the go to powder for the 30/06 but I cant find it these days so I have been using Varget.
Literally millions of rounds of standard 150 to 180 grain ammo was fired with absolutely no fuss long before "Garand Ammo" or adjustable gas plugs existed. Milsurp M2 ammo has never been common in Canada. It's virtually gone, Stateside, now too. Even the CMP is selling Federal 150 grain FMJ's with some Greek milsurp.
Talk to your local gun shop about ordering you some Federal. Expect to pay up front and remember that Federal brass is known to be softer than other brands. Only means it won't last as long.
That W.W. II vintage ammo is worth a pile of money to collectors. Moreso, Stateside, than here though.
Talk to your local gun shop about ordering you some Federal. Expect to pay up front and remember that Federal brass is known to be softer than other brands. Only means it won't last as long.
That W.W. II vintage ammo is worth a pile of money to collectors. Moreso, Stateside, than here though.
Standard commercial .30-06 ammo is loaded with slower burning powders in order to generate higher muzzle velocity. The issue with the Garand operating system involves generating the correct pressure pulse at the gas port to cycle the action w/o any damage. This is why the faster burning IMR4895 was the MILSPEC propellant for military Garand ammo. Here's one for the "Doubting Thomases" to think about; if the rifle didn't require a faster burning propellant why would American Eagle and Hornady be selling Garand specific ammo rather than just flogging any of their standard .30-06 ammo as a universal load for any .30-06 including the Garand?
Garand op rods are getting expensive and hard to find nowadays. Best to stick to Garand specific ammo, or better still, start handloading using any of IMR4895, IMR4064 or H4895 which are all great for the Garand gas system and produce excellent accuracy to boot. The other option if using commercial .30-06 ammo is to get one of the agjustable gas plugs.
Garand op rods are getting expensive and hard to find nowadays. Best to stick to Garand specific ammo, or better still, start handloading using any of IMR4895, IMR4064 or H4895 which are all great for the Garand gas system and produce excellent accuracy to boot. The other option if using commercial .30-06 ammo is to get one of the agjustable gas plugs.
