Subj : Re: M1
To : Gamgee
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Jun 02 2020 06:08 pm
Re: Re: M1
By: Gamgee to Dumas Walker on Tue Jun 02 2020 07:55 am
> -=> Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-
>
> > Yep, all true.
> > I'll still take the old one.
>
> DW> After reading the posts from you both, I am thinking two would be
> DW> best... one for regular shooting, and the other for historical
> DW> display (and sometimes shooting!). <grin>
>
> Sounds like the perfect solution! ;-)
>
> 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.
>
> Good points. Just as an FYI, they do make special ammo just for
> an "original" (or partly original such as one from the CMP), which
> is slightly less "hot" than current commercial .30-06 ammo. I
> don't think there are any safety issues with an older one if you
> are careful to use that type of ammo.
>
>
>
> ... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
In the mid 1950's when the 7.62x51 nato cartidge came out, it used modern
ball shaped propellants that allowed it to match the performance of the
existing .30-06 ammo. New manufactured .30-06 runs at a higher pressure
range and is about 100fps faster than the government loads. There is some
surplus ammo made by other countries that fielded the Garand out there, but I
haven't looked into it. I have .308 and .30-06 dies and load my own.
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