My understanding is they cannot shoot today’s .30-06 ammo. It’s a liability issue.
“My understanding is they cannot shoot today’s .30-06 ammo. It’s a liability issue.”
Several Ammo Makers make 30-06 ammunition specifically for the Garand.
You can also install an adjustable gas plug in it.
“My understanding is they cannot shoot today’s .30-06 ammo. It’s a liability issue.”
There’s plenty of current-production ammo that’s safe for a properly maintained Garand. It was designed around a 150 grain bullet and IMR 4850 (I think) powder...anything meeting the same range of standards should be fine.
From reading people’s reports, my impression is people run into problems when they use a bullet heavier than 150 grains (heavier weight = slower propulsion = higher gas pressure) or powder with different burn rates. (Years ago I read of one poor fool who had multiple “incidents” with his M1...turned out he was using Kynoch ammo loaded with cordite.)