Garand OP rod spring?

[demarpaint]

But you got it from the CMP, didn’t you? Shocking that it came that way…

Yes, I never had it out.

 

[demarpaint]

I just checked the link, great catch @jeremy2171 I'll pull it apart! THANKS!!!

 

[jeremy2171]

But you got it from the CMP, didn’t you? Shocking that it came that way…

But CMP tests fired all garands .......

Roll eyes

 

[demarpaint]

But CMP tests fired all garands .......

Roll eyes

Yes. I could be wrong here's what I think, one round squeeze the trigger it goes bang. Out the door it goes.

 

[Hohn]

Lots of misinformation here.

The garand was designed around Ball, M1. 174 GR at 2700+fps MV.

Commercial ammo and milsurp ammunition operates at the same pressures.

PPU/s&b garand ammo is pretty hot compared to most milsurp ammo.


To the OP.

Is this doing it with the same clip? Or several different ones?

What ammo did you use?

I don't know what you consider to be a "lot" or to be misinformation, but pedantry aside, the modern .308 is ballistically equivalent to old 30-06 performance from a Garand. This is because it was designed to be. The M14 and the T65 program were not intended to increase muzzle energy or recoil in any way. Rather, they existed to take the proven performance levels of the Garand and its ammunition and package them in a box-mag, full-auto capable format.

It's worth recalling that the CMP will offer you an M1 chambered in .308 Winchester (note: not 7.62x51, but full pressure civilian .308) but also cautions Garand buyers against using modern full pressure 30-06 ammo or any bullet weights over the 174gr of the original M1 ball.

The original Garand is a .308 class of performance, NOT modern full power 30-06.

 

[demarpaint]

Thanks to all those who replied! @jeremy2171 the follower was in fact in wrong. It was easy enough to fix. Once the heatwave breaks I'll grab my shooting buddy and take a ride out east to test fire it. I'm hoping between the OP rod spring and the follower fix it shoots like it should.

 

[jeremy2171]

I don't know what you consider to be a "lot" or to be misinformation, but pedantry aside, the modern .308 is ballistically equivalent to old 30-06 performance from a Garand. This is because it was designed to be. The M14 and the T65 program were not intended to increase muzzle energy or recoil in any way. Rather, they existed to take the proven performance levels of the Garand and its ammunition and package them in a box-mag, full-auto capable format.

It's worth recalling that the CMP will offer you an M1 chambered in .308 Winchester (note: not 7.62x51, but full pressure civilian .308) but also cautions Garand buyers against using modern full pressure 30-06 ammo or any bullet weights over the 174gr of the original M1 ball.

The original Garand is a .308 class of performance, NOT modern full power 30-06.

This has all pretty much been covered here:

Thread 'Commercial ammo in garands test resutls.'

Jul 12, 2024

This is a project we have been working on for a few years.


Finally got my ballistician to do a comment about our testing various different milsurp and commercial ammo in/for the garand to disprove the longstanding M2 ball only myth.

His comments are below...

Let's not forget this is in a properly greased rifle and an oprod spring at least 19.5" long

Jeremy
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Ken Johnson
Shooters World Propellants
Prospector Training, LLC


I....have been meaning to write a book about this. From my earliest days of being a DCM shooter of M1 Garands on the weekends, to being mentored by old...

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But "modern full pressure" 30-06 has similar pressure to milurp 30-06 so not an issue.