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jimatcat
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Posted: 11 June 2006 12:06 AM |
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| traded for a springfield garand today... mfg 1944... bought 400 rds 150 gr korean mfg ball with it.... so i'm sitting around loading clips getting ready to go shoot tomorow....if the mosquitos here on the texas gulf coast don't get me first....
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hunterfisher
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Posted: 11 June 2006 12:10 AM |
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jimatcat, thats a hell of a nice rifle ya got there bud. Good Luck with it. 
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Texasdoc
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| Joined: | 5 April 2005 |
| Location: | LaGrange, Texas USA |
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Posted: 11 June 2006 03:16 AM |
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Congrads on a great rifle, we need pictures and I hope the skeeters are mild so you can get out and try it.
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bea175
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Posted: 11 June 2006 01:41 PM |
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| The garand is one of the most fun rifles i have ever had the pleasure of firing. With the weight of the rifle and the gas system it is a pussycat to shoot. Great rifle and great piece of our Military History.
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Gunrunner
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Posted: 11 June 2006 05:20 PM |
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Jimatcat, you can't go wrong with a Garand......
Let us know how she shoots for ya.
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jimatcat
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Posted: 18 June 2006 08:56 PM |
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| 7 shot group.... 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 @ 50 yds bench.... i shot the wrong target with the 1st shot.... this with a hot barrel after 24 shots.... Attachment: picture.jpeg (Downloaded 38 times)
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jimatcat
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Posted: 18 June 2006 08:59 PM |
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| here's a pic of the rifle.... 1944 springfield mfg.... i'd call it 95%.... really nice bore, numbers don't match, but that doesn't matter to me.... excellent shooter.... Attachment: picture.jpeg (Downloaded 51 times)
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Poacher
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| Location: | Kansas USA |
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Posted: 20 June 2006 03:51 AM |
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Jimatcat
Numbers don't mean a damn thing if you bought it for a shooter and you are having fun. I honestly don't think I have a Garand that is number matching but they all shoot good and I have a absolute blast with them.
Take care Be safe Poacher.
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72coupe
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| Joined: | 11 June 2006 |
| Location: | Iowa Park, Texas USA |
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Posted: 8 September 2006 02:26 AM |
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You must be a really good shot. That is a great group with ball ammo.
You should take that thing to a High Power Match or a John C Garand Match. If you can shoot that Garand from position like that, you should do well.
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chrism65
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Posted: 20 April 2007 02:53 AM |
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| I bought a Garand last year that was made in late 44 or early 45 and with the price of surplus ammo I want to load some once fired commercial brass I have.Does anyone have any good plinking loads? thanks
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72coupe
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Posted: 20 April 2007 01:51 PM |
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Chris, I shoot 49 grains of 2230C with a 125 grain Speer TNT bulk bullet in Lake City 69 cases with a Remington 9 1/2 primer.
I haven't chronographed this load but it is quite accurate out of my 2 Garands. Recoil is light, function is 100%.
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chrism65
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Posted: 21 April 2007 02:13 PM |
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| Thanks for the info. i'll have to give it a try.
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sako06
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Posted: 10 September 2007 01:00 AM |
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| I have load data for the garand from a March 1986 Am Rifleman which I used with 165gr Nosler BT's, 47.5gr of IMR 4895, Rem 30-06 brass with a Rem LR Mag 9 1/2 primer shot a mule deer buck thru the neck with this load groups were 2+inches.
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chrism65
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Posted: 14 September 2007 02:05 AM |
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| Thanks for the info.
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sako06
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Posted: 14 September 2007 05:07 PM |
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| I kept that issue of the Am Rifleman (the article title is Reloading For The M1 Rifle) as did all of the other shooters we qualified since it starts with 150gr & goes up to 200gr bullets,it lists the bullet types,primers Federal 210M,brass & powder types:IMR :3031,4895,4064,4320;Hodgdon H-4895 & Winchester 748 ball there are other powders which will give the performance about like Win 748 ball Hodgdon's BL -C(2) & H 335 .I sent copies of this article across the USA & to a shooter in Hawaii.The author of the article John R Clarke stated he could get 1,2 or 3 minutes of angle accuracy from a garand using the data .I did and so did another member of our gun club who used his garand to take a mule deer in Colorado so I did the same thing and shot a mule deer buck . Last edited on 14 September 2007 05:10 PM by sako06
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Melbakid
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| Location: | Santa Rosa, California USA |
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Posted: 12 May 2008 11:50 PM |
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Sako 06.
Just got a M1 Garand yesterday. I am looking for loads that will function properly in the M1. Would you be willing to send me the article? I would be happy to pay any cost you would incur! Thanks. I will PM you with my address if you are able.
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72coupe
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Posted: 13 May 2008 05:13 PM |
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A picture of my battle rifles.
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sako06
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Posted: 14 May 2008 10:15 PM |
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| Send me your snail mail address & I'll send you a copy!
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sako06
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Posted: 20 May 2008 07:11 PM |
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| Spray listerine around read about it on line supposed to kill mosquitos!We also use 409 as a bug spray.Best weed & cockroach & palmetto bug killer was JP-4(jetfuel)when I was in the usaf.
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