Picked up a M1 Garand and Springfield 1903 But Have Question

[45shooter]

I picked up a very nice condition M1 Garand and a Springfield 1903 yesterday in a trade along with couple hundred rounds of some Norweigan ammo on MG belt. I know nothing about these rifles but always wanted one from watching WWII movies growing up.

The Springfield 1903 is pretty strait forward as far as operation goes... a bolt action rifle but the Garand is a little more complicated as it's a gas operated.

The question I have is about ammo.

Is the Norweigan ammo I got safe to use in the Garand?
Are normal commercial hunting ammo I see at local sporting goods store okay to use in the Garand?

Where can I get more "GI" ammo?

Finally is there a good forum for M1 Garand owners/shooters?

Thanks.

 

[CoRoMo]

Regarding a good forum... http://forums.thecmp.org/

 

[Steve in PA]

Don't know about the Norweigan ammo being safe, but the M1 Garand was designed to work around a certain gas pressure. Commercial hunting ammo is usually NOT safe to shoot in the M1 Garand. Some manufacturers have begun making ammo that is safe to shoot in a Garand.

 

[45shooter]

Can I assume any commercial hunting ammo is okay to shoot in the Springfield M1903? It was built by Remington in 1941.

 

[Sam1911]

Yes, you can shoot any commercial .30-'06 through your 1903A3

 

[1KPerDay]

Any factory .30-06 will be fine in the 1903. For the Garand, stick to military M2 loads or commercial loads made specifically for the Garand (there are a couple of options, both are expensive). Or load your own.

Or get an adjustable gas plug.

 

[colt1911fan]

The CMP sells surplus greek M2 ball for $96 a a can and its already on the en blocs. Im not sure but I think anybody can buy the ammo.

 

[Jeremy2171]

Pics of the ammo please but it's likely you have Norwegian M2 ball.....

 

[Limey46]

Here ya go. I've used lots of the Greek ammo and bought from this site with no problems:

http://www.ammogarand.com/3006ammo.html

 

[Cop Bob]

The link is to a commercial source for 150gr ammo specifically marked for use in the M-1 Garand... So I'm gonna stick my neck out here and guess it is safe to shoot in one....

 

[Orlando]

Buy ammo from CMP, its a better deal than the link posted