Any Garand guys out there?

[SMS]

I have a Garand, where do I find a deal on ammo?

"Deals" on ammo? LOL, you're funny.

CMP isn't bad considering you can assured it's Garand safe.

 

[Sanford]

I have a Garand, where do I find a deal on ammo?

You can occasionally find "Garand Safe" loads from Federal, Remington, Hornady, etc. - it'll be printed on the outside of the box. But it seems like they only make a run once a year or so, making it hit and miss on finding any at any particular time. I've seen it at Academy on a number of occasions, but rarely anywhere else.

CMP is good for surplus ammo if you meet the membership qualifications, but prices have gone up there as well.

.30-06 M2 Ball Greek HXP 200 RDS LOOSE IN .30 CAL CAN - $136 shipped.
M2 Ball, .30-06, Greek HXP 192 RDS PER SPAM CN - $115 shipped.

Both attract magnets if that's a concern

 

[dualsportrider66]

AMA 60 headstamped danish m2 surplus. Wont shoot Comercial ammo until i get one of those fancy adjustable gas plugs.

 

[Sanford]

AMA 60 headstamped danish m2 surplus. Wont shoot Comercial ammo until i get one of those fancy adjustable gas plugs.

Will put in a "plug" (pun intended) for the GarandGear ported gas plug. Installs in place of your existing plug and reduces the pressure spike with no adjustment required.

 

[dualsportrider66]

I have a schuster high volume plug but when installed still wouldn't make it cycle.

 

[dualsportrider66]

You can occasionally find "Garand Safe" loads from Federal, Remington, Hornady, etc. - it'll be printed on the outside of the box. But it seems like they only make a run once a year or so, making it hit and miss on finding any at any particular time. I've seen it at Academy on a number of occasions, but rarely anywhere else.

CMP is good for surplus ammo if you meet the membership qualifications, but prices have gone up there as well.

.30-06 M2 Ball Greek HXP 200 RDS LOOSE IN .30 CAL CAN - $136 shipped.
M2 Ball, .30-06, Greek HXP 192 RDS PER SPAM CN - $115 shipped.

Both attract magnets if that's a concern

As for CMP ammo you've gotta fax them or email proof of citizenship as with a state ID. Not too hard to do and well worth it for that sweet, sweet HXP surplus.

 

[Sanford]

I have a schuster high volume plug but when installed still wouldn't make it cycle.

Interesting - didn't know Schuster had started making the non-adjustable version. I installed the GG plug on mine and have never looked back.

 

[dualsportrider66]

Starting to think i should have went GG instead. Probably would have been able to hear that beautiful ping instead of having a straight-pull rifle.

 

[dualsportrider66]

Just went and shot some more. I think it may just be the danish ammo as winchester 150 grain soft points worked flawlessly. Guess ill juat buck up and buy some HXP from CMP.

 

[ko4nrbs]

I've had two M1 rifles and still have one of them. I've never shot anything out of them but my handloads. Never a problem noted after hundreds of rounds.

I bought a set of gauges to check gas cylinders for out of spec problems. They work well and save you a lot of headaches.

Also do some research on the CMP Forums. Those guys are the go to for information on M1 rifles.
M1 Garand - CMP Forums

Gauges
http://www.amazon.com/GARAND-GAS-CYLINDER-GAUGE-SET/dp/B00C7H0HI4

Bill
Claremore, OK