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C-dub wrote:

Hamourkiller wrote:I think you enjoy will the rifle and shooting the normal Winchester and Remington 150 gr Factory loads will not harm the beast.

Hold on a second. Are you talking about modern ammunition? Does anyone concur with this?

If you pull the factory ammo bullet and weigh the powder, you will know if it will work in the M1 Garand. 52 grs or less should be good to go. Powder charge weight is what gets the op rod. A slow burn powder takes large amounts to get good velocity. Medium burn rates take around 50 grs to get good velocity. So if the factory load has the 50 to 52 gr charge it will work good with the Garand.

If you faint at the prospect that the op rod will bend and jump out and beat you up, well get an adjustable gas screw and tame the beast.

Some people would have the M1 loaded down to 300 savage levels for fear of the op rod, I just keep my powders around 50 grs and my bullets at 150 to 168 and target 2700 fps for the 168 and 2800 for the 150 gr bullets.

Have fun and enjoy the rifle.

I think you should fill the paper work out and buy some HXP from the CMP. It is 100 USD per 200 rounds in a 30 cal ammo can.

You can then pull the ball bullet and seat a 150 gr soft point bullet in it's place. This makes for more accurate ammo and is great for hunting. I like the Nosler 150 BT, but any 150 gr hunting bullet will do. Also a good re-load is 48 to 50 grs of 4064 under a 150 gr bullet.

I think you enjoy will the rifle and shooting the normal Winchester and Remington 150 gr Factory loads will not harm the beast. If you want to be sure, pull a bullet and weigh the powder. If the charge is over 52 grs then I would not shoot it, if it is from 48 to 50 grs it is right in the groove for the Garand. 50 to 52 grs is pushing my limit. But the US army Spec for M2 AP Ball is up to 55 grs of powder under a 165 gr AP round. The M2 Ball spec is up to 50 grs of powder under a 150 gr ball. The volume or weight of the powder relates directly to abuse of the op rod.