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One wasnt enough

GAgunLAWbooklet said:
C.Jones, if you're going to be shooting and hunting with this Garand, be careful about what ammo you feed it. Some commercial .30-06 ammo is not mil-spec, and generates more chamber pressure (or generates the same pressure FASTER, with a sharper pressure curve over time (measured in milliseconds). That can bend or break your operating rod.
Many companies sell .30-06 ammo that is loaded to WWII specifications to prevent this problem, and I myself have hunted deer with M1 Garands loaded with common soft-point hunting loads, 150 grain, not "super performance" or "extra velocity" or anything. Just plain Jane ammo that costs $1 per round.

P.S. I did have a Springfield M1A break its op-rod once, and that gun had seen some use (probably less than 100 rounds) of commercial soft-point hunting ammo in 150 and 180 grain weights, but at the time it broke, I was using 147 gr. military surplus ammo, so I can't say that the ammo certainly caused the problem. But if Springfield hadn't covered it under warranty, it would have been an expensive problem. Op-Rods are not cheap.
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That's actually what I'm planning to do with the cmp special, the Winchester will just be shot occasionally. I've actually been looking into some of the ported and adjustable gas plugs but I'll mostly be shooting my own hand loads, I plan on using the garand data in the hornady reloading manual.
 
Ended up using boiled linseed oil because that's what I had on hand, and used a light coat of findings leather dye to darken it a shade or two. Have four coats of oil so far, two coats cut with mineral spirits, a heavy coat, and one coat wiped on earlier this morning.
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My crappy cell phone camera doesnt really do it justice. So, up next I'm going to order a ported gas plug and an ultimak scout rail for it. I already have a weaver scout scope and warne QD rings for it.
 
My Schuster gas plug and ultimak scope base finally came in, I was able to get them installed on the cmp special that I had picked up. Scope is a weaver scout scope, fixed 4x and the rings are warne quick detach rings.
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The plan is to take a deer with this one this season, I'll be loading some 165 grain soft point ammo to try out this weekend. I think my next investment may be a chronograph.
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Sounds nice, just get a good shooter with a good bore and chamber measurement. It'll save you money and you'll have a good investment
 
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