Subj : Re: M1
To   : Gamgee
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Jun 03 2020 07:46 pm

 Re: Re: M1
 By: Gamgee to Moondog on Wed Jun 03 2020 10:37 am

> -=> Moondog wrote to Gamgee <=-
>
>  > 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.
>
>  Mo> In the mid 1950's when the 7.62x51 nato cartidge came out, it
>  Mo> used modern ball shaped propellants that allowed it to match the
>  Mo> performance of the existing .30-06 ammo.  New manufactured .30-06
>  Mo> runs at a higher pressure range and is about 100fps faster than
>  Mo> the government loads.  There is some surplus ammo made by other
>  Mo> countries that fielded the Garand out there, but I haven't looked
>  Mo> into it.  I have .308 and .30-06 dies and load my own.
>
> Nice.  I hope to get around to reloading one day... probably not
> till I retire though.
>
> I have shot quite a bit of the surplus Greek HXP ammo for the
> Garand that the CMP sells.  Seems to be good stuff.
>
>
> ... I'll be unstoppable when I get started.

I hear good things about the Greek surplus

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