M1 Garand in .308 WIN - just purchased ! LOADS ?

[DoctorBill]

I'M Baaack....... just had to obtain a NEW COMPUKER ! I was on Windows 7 and finally
had to upgrade.....having Internet problems. ARGGG !

On Windows 11 now.....took forever to get set up and running - I HATE it !

Obtained two lbs of Alliant Reloader 10 for $45 / lb.....no tax or shipping.



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Will probably load with 35 gr RL 10 to start off.

Weather is getting "summer like" now. Going back to the Range soon.

Have 82 rounds loaded up with RL 15 to shoot off.

DoctorBill

[IroquoisEd]

I had an M1 Garand made of the finest Chineseum back in the early 90s. It was chambered for the .308, and it was finicky about what I could feed it. The distance that the cartridge had to jump meant that pointed bullets got stuck on the way in. Round nose bullets worked fine. I sold it to a guy.at.work when I got divorced. I have no idea how long it lasted, of if the reputed " soft steel" Chineseum held up.

[DoctorBill]

"I had an M1 Garand made of the finest Chineseum back in the early 90s."

Has anyone ever heard of the Chinese copying the M1 Garand ?

They copy EVERYTHING ELSE ! It would be very interesting to see Photographic evidence of it.....

Back Alley Pakistani copies ? I have a Pakistani Martini Enfield that is very difficult to
distinguish from a real one ! It just HAS NO RIFLING.....a wall hanger.

DoctorBill

[Delkal]

It was probably a Norinco M-14. It has the same basic action and looks similar to a Garand exempt for the magazine.

Norinco makes some decent firearms and the prices on these are now similar to the Springfield Armory M-14s. There were some heat treat problems on some of the early imports but this could be fixed.