Hi folks,
I'm in need of some help.
I took out the Garand out and the brass from the first shot stuck in the chamber. The bolt went back, but extractor just ripped the rim off of the brass. I got it home and pounded the brass out with a wood dowel, but I'm left wondering what happened.
The ammo was CMP Greek surplus in en-bloc clips. So presumably it should work in the Garand. The last time I shot it it also happened, but I blamed that on using commercial ammo. A rookie mistake. I have shot it previous to those instances with other CMP ammo and it ran fine, but unfortunately the Garand has been in the safe a few years since then. There is some minor pitting in the chamber which could shrink the chamber slightly, but I'm not sure if it came from the CMP with that.
I'm in need of some help.
I took out the Garand out and the brass from the first shot stuck in the chamber. The bolt went back, but extractor just ripped the rim off of the brass. I got it home and pounded the brass out with a wood dowel, but I'm left wondering what happened.
The ammo was CMP Greek surplus in en-bloc clips. So presumably it should work in the Garand. The last time I shot it it also happened, but I blamed that on using commercial ammo. A rookie mistake. I have shot it previous to those instances with other CMP ammo and it ran fine, but unfortunately the Garand has been in the safe a few years since then. There is some minor pitting in the chamber which could shrink the chamber slightly, but I'm not sure if it came from the CMP with that.