Garand thread

[sloporsche]

Is that the date on the barrel or have you determined the receiver was made in 1942?

I got the date from looking up the serial number ,i have not looked for a date stamped on the barrel .

 

[fl57caveman]

In my younger, dumber days I passed up several Garands for bargain basement prices. Lots of regret there.

could have bought a barrett .50cal for $3300 when they first came out... regret that...

 

[Plinker]

I shoot mild cast bullet loads in my low number RIA and am confident in MY use of such a rifle.

Me too Daezee in my International Harvester and Springfield!!

Powdercoat 160gr Lee Mold & .308 sized.

Pushed with 12gr of Unique.
Not enough umph to cycle action but not a problem with easy hits on steel on ERGC steel plates.
Good cheap (~) fun!

 

[Daezee]

Me too Daezee in my International Harvester and Springfield!!

Powdercoat 160gr Lee Mold & .308 sized.

Pushed with 12gr of Unique.
Not enough umph to cycle action but not a problem with easy hits on steel on ERGC steel plates.
Good cheap (~) fun!

Lyman 311284, sized .311, #2 alloy, NRA 50/50 lube
15.5gr 2400
3.25" oal
Brass only needs neck sizing with Lee collet die.
Not chonographed, but estimate 1500-1600 fps.
Rock Island low number 03, 1944 Sedgley bbl

 

[Tungoil]

600 yds with my old M1 serial number xxx. TRUE!

 

[Tungoil]

From the October 1937 batch.

 

[fl57caveman]

 

[fl57caveman]

 

[Ric-san]

Me too Daezee in my International Harvester and Springfield!!

Powdercoat 160gr Lee Mold & .308 sized.

Pushed with 12gr of Unique.
Not enough umph to cycle action but not a problem with easy hits on steel on ERGC steel plates.
Good cheap (~) fun!

Are you using the Lee C309-160-R double cavity mould…? I’m looking for a Lee mould boolit that will work with the Garand…

 

[Jdcujo]

And now I gotta take pics of my two garands when I get home
Longest shot I've gotten to play with them was at a hundred yards

 

[Plinker]

Are you using the Lee C309-160-R double cavity mould…? I’m looking for a Lee mould boolit that will work with the Garand…

Yes thats the one.
12gr unique.
Have to manually cycle.
No problem ringing steel at ERGC steel plates.
Soft recoil.

 

[Ric-san]

CMP forum is down right now, fyi.

CMP e-store is back open online currently w/NO AMMO sales (yet)

 

[Ric-san]

Meeting of the M1 Garands yesterday…in Jay FL shooting at a Jerome’s place. We each brought a Garand. Mine being in .308, theirs in 30-06. We got to do some lite maintenance and shooting’. Top rifle is .308 CMP Special I got this past month, middle rifle is JJ’s; a CMP service grade with an added laminate stock and a DIY machined stainless gas plug. He added a match grade rear sight and match grade op rod. Bottom rifle belongs to a co-worker friend and is a 2012’ish service grade with a 1945 barrel and had a new stock put on at CMP. Bandolier and ammo/En blocks CMP bought same time as rifle.Co-worker brought his son’s and JJ took some time to give them some beginner pointers in our beloved sport…

 

[Plinker]

Yawwl make contact with any of JJ’s 200 yard steel targets?

 

[Ric-san]

Yawwl make contact with any of JJ’s 200 yard steel targets?

Yep, steel was hit.