M1 Garand Ammo

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Hey guys, I was wondering what sites/stores you recomend to buy some surplus 30-06 ammo? I would love to get an M1 garand. Anybody else shoot M1's here? If so please post pics!

I was also wondering if there is a brass catcher that would work with the M1? I was not looking for somthing that would attach to the rifle itself, maybe somthing that could sit next to me on the bench while im at the range. Where does the M1 eject shells? is it stright up? Sideways? Frontwards, backwards?

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Anthony
 
Hornady just came out with ammo for the M1, Greek surplus M2 ball is great and PMC has a M2 load #3006C IIRC. Otherwise you'll need to reload. The wrong type of powder and it'll bend the op-rod.
 
one thing about the greek surplus from CMP... it will attract a magnet, so double check and make sure your range will let you shoot it.
 
A properly tuned M1 will eject cases to the right of the shooter at between 1:00 and 4:00. The distance thrown will be determined by the length and relative age of the ejector spring (and can be tuned by removing a coil or two if cases are thrown to far).
 
O, im so sorry, I didnt mean that in a bad way. I thought he was saying, I cant say M1 without Garand at the end.....Sorry...lol
 
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Here are some of me and my M1. Its a march of 1944 with matching receiver and barrel. The trigger group is newer though.

one thing about the greek surplus from CMP... it will attract a magnet, so double check and make sure your range will let you shoot it.
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I have noticed that lake city and korean attracts a magnet as well. If you buy surplus you will be attracting magnets.
 
Brass Catcher

I've been looking for a universal brass catcher similar to what you were asking about. The best I've seen so far is this one:

http://www.bubca.com/

Probably going to have to wait until Christmas to get one though.
 
Just giving you a friendly hard time.

Asking if anyone shoots the M-1 around here is like asking if anyone is a believer at an old fashioned tent revival.

Get one from the CMP.

The M-1 doesn't sling brass like crazy--they kick a couple of feet to the right in a fairly predictable arc.

I've never really seen anyone with a catcher on an M-1--possible, but you do have the clip kicking out at the end also--not sure how that would work.
 
brass catcher

you could also make a small frame with screen wire as the catcher.the cases would fall down.pistol shooters use them at matches.:uhoh::rolleyes:
 
I agree on the CMP ammo. You won't find a better price.

I just ordered one of those forward rail mounts from Fulton. I will have to see how well it works.
 
Let me add another reason not to use commerical ammo. Cracked receivers. I saved these pictures from a discussion within the Garand Forum on www.jouster.com

This poor guy had been firing HXP69, and his receiver cracked. After his post, there followed a discussion of known cracked Garand receivers. Now, it is hard to know whether this Greek ammo was the cause, or whether the receiver was already weak from previous use.

I can say, that the Greek I shot was harder recoiling than my 50's LC ammo.

But it did bring in something that I had not thought of. That is the back of the Garand/M1a receiver is impacted by the recoiling bolt. If the bolt is pushed too fast, and commerical ammo will push the operating rod/bolt back too fast, a high speed impact will put stress on the receiver that it was not designed to handle.

Keep your ammunition to a 150 grain bullet going around 2700 fps and you won't have problems.

I have not chronographed my Greek ammo, but I will bet it is not as hot as some of the hunting ammo out there.


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+1 on the greek. It was very accurate in my bolt guns. One shoots it under 1" at 100 yards, the other under 2".

The only problem I have ever seen is the rim being partially torn off by a garand. I don't know why my friend's garand did this and neither does he. It was the first time he shot the gun so we think it is the gun not the ammo.
 
"...What is the short one?..." It's a receiver that was bubba'd.
"...not to use commerical ammo. Cracked receivers..." Nonsense. That break was not caused by any ammo. Possibly 60 plus year old metal fatigue, but not the ammo.
J.C. did his own 'blue pill' tests to prove the strength of the receiver, going up to 120,000 PSI. At that pressure, the left locking lug cracked. The same rifle, with the cracked lug, was fired with a further 5,000 rounds of service ammo with no further damage. No commercial ammo, even Hornady 'light' magnums, come close to that pressure. I wouldn't use light magnums, but that break wasn't caused by the ammo.
AnthonyC., there is no rifle that is quite like an M1 Rifle. There's something about them that no other rifle has. And I've shot and own a whole bunch of military rifles. Not one is quite like an M1. I think it's the near perfect balance. Go to the CMP, jump the hoops and shoot the matches, even if you don't have to,(Great fun and you'll meet some truly fabulous people who will help you and likely let you shoot their rifles.)
American made surplus .30-06 is virtually non-existant. The closest you can get is the Greek, steel jacketed or cored ammo from the CMP. Reloading makes the hunt for ammo go away.
 
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