[ErnBatavia]

Graf and Sons is a well respected online ammo supplier - and you can’t beat their low shipping rates.

[labette]

Keep it always.

Never sell it.

May God forgive me for the M-1s and the 1903s I traded away for more “modern” weaponry.

[Sea Parrot]

If you go the reloading route, be very, very, careful. The Garand is very finicky as to what loads work correctly. Use only Boxer primable military brass and the right primers. If the wrong load is used, the good is, the action will not work as to ejection and loading, the bad is, that a wrong load can wreck things very severely.

In short, always only use only powders, primers and bullet weights that are approved for reloading Garand 30-06 ammunition.

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[dools0007world]

Sounds like you have a gem. Only US Army rifle I felt comfortable shooting. Never did enjoy as much accuracy with the M14 or M16.

[Chainmail]

Make sure you have a clean/clear bore and if you have some good-quality grease (original was Lubriplate), grease up the operating rod camway/bolt lug and the slots in the receiver which the bolt rides in.

Start with the rear sight centered (use the aligment marks at the base of the receiver) using the left-hand knob on the rear sight and raise the rear sight 6 clicks from all the way down using the right sight knob. This is a good starting position to zero your weapon. Also make sure that your front sight screw is tight and your gas plug is tight.

Use good quality US ammo for your first try and be safe..

Semper Fi

[fini]

When I was in Liberia during one of their ongoing civil wars, we captured an old M-1 that had the following issues:

1. Cosmoline still on weapon signifying that it had never been cleaned since pulled out of storage.

2. The upper hand guard was severely charcoaled from firing so much that the wood burnt from a hot barrel.

3. Two inches at the end of the barrel was split (probably was fired with an obstruction in the barrel).

4. The stock was severely cracked around the butt and was held together with duct tape.

Otherwise it seemed to be in fine mechanical condition. Since I was very familiar with the M-1 and had some 30-06 ammo (also captured), I fired it and it still functioned without complaint. How many rifles could be subjected to that much abuse and still work-damn few.

[Armedanddangerous]

The DCM doesnt have any more of the greek ammo in stock?