The membership and participation in a marksmanship org seems like it might be the long pole for me.
Yep, the best option is the Garand Collectors Association.
The membership and participation in a marksmanship org seems like it might be the long pole for me.
Curious about .30-06 cal ammo availability. Mil surplus is negligible. What are ya'll shooting?
https://www.aimsurplus.com/product....an+PPU+.30-06+FMJ+150grn+500rd+can&groupid=27Curious about .30-06 cal ammo availability. Mil surplus is negligible. What are ya'll shooting?
Yep, the best option is the Garand Collectors Association.
Anyone ever driven to the store in Anniston? Easier experience?
Anyone ever driven to the store in Anniston? Easier experience?
RE: commercial ammo vs "M2 spec" ammo.
Back in 2004-ish, the CMP offered a batch of Greek-return Rack Grade rifles for $295. They're a story in and of themselves, but because they were cheap I bought one to experiment with ammo.
For a year, all I shot through it was commercial ammo (and then there was no "Garand-safe" ammo being made commercially) to see if I could "bend the op rod" as is popularly warned. I put less than 500 rounds through it during that time (I wasn't a high volume shooter, and the $295 Greek wasn't my main rifle to play with anyway), but I never saw any damage, distortion, or anything like that. I ended up selling the rifle to a buddy, who later sent it to DGR to have it all Gucci'd out, and the tech report of its pre-rebuild state didn't note any deficiencies outside of a worn op-rod tab (which was probably that way when I bought it anyway).
Personally, I have yet to see an example of a damaged Garand from using commercial .30-06 ammo.