As some of you know I recently posted a thread about an M1A EBR and what it would cost to build one. I went to a gun show near me and was unable to find an M1A Standard for less than $1500 which is quite frankly more than I am willing to spend on the rifle alone.
I did however run into a guy who had an M1 Garand for sale that had to get rid of it due to money problems (he offered me a price that was to good to pass up) and I am now the proud new owner of an M1.
I don't know a whole lot about M1's but I know enough to know they like being fed 150 grain ammo. So I found an ammo table and bought a box of Winchester 30-06 SPRG 150 GR. Power-Point. I also bought a box of 30-06 tracers made by FN on a whim
Later I found out that apparantly M1's also need to have a certain powder or something or that the OP rod can be damaged. This was news to me.
Is the ammo I picked up safe to shoot or do I need to find something else? Also what would you suggest in the future?
I did however run into a guy who had an M1 Garand for sale that had to get rid of it due to money problems (he offered me a price that was to good to pass up) and I am now the proud new owner of an M1.
I don't know a whole lot about M1's but I know enough to know they like being fed 150 grain ammo. So I found an ammo table and bought a box of Winchester 30-06 SPRG 150 GR. Power-Point. I also bought a box of 30-06 tracers made by FN on a whim
Later I found out that apparantly M1's also need to have a certain powder or something or that the OP rod can be damaged. This was news to me.
Is the ammo I picked up safe to shoot or do I need to find something else? Also what would you suggest in the future?