Subj : Re: M1
To   : Weatherman
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Jun 03 2020 07:10 pm

  Re: Re: M1
  By: Weatherman to Gamgee on Tue Jun 02 2020 11:29 pm

 > -=> Gamgee wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
 > 
 >  DW> I think that because I would want one I could shoot without
 >  DW> worrying about something happening to it, while I also admire
 >  DW> them for the history element.
 > 
 >  Ga> Good points.  Just as an FYI, they do make special ammo just for
 >  Ga> an "original" (or partly original such as one from the CMP), which
 >  Ga> is slightly less "hot" than current commercial .30-06 ammo.  I
 >  Ga> don't think there are any safety issues with an older one if you
 >  Ga> are careful to use that type of ammo.
 > 
 > I've read on the interweb that commercial ammo with bullet weights of 150
 > grains or less (although Hornady has a 168 grain load that is Garand friendl
 > is suitable for feeding to your Garand.  I have purchased quite a bit of M2
 > equivalent ammo from http://www.ammogarand.com and had good results with it.
 > They are also a good source for bandoleers, en bloc clips, slings and some
 > other odds and ends M1.
 > 
 >                               Regards,
 >                               -==*>Weatherman<*==-
 > 
 > 
 > ... Internal Error: The system has been taken over by sheep at line 19960

Bullet weight makes no diffeernce.  It's  the powder charge that determines the
 pressure.  147-150 grain fmj is standard combat bullet, and some allied
nations produced tons of it at the mil spec "Garand friendly" pressure.

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