M1 Garand Questions
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I put one on my "shooter" back in the day. Not because of the ammo, but because I didn't yet trust my own lubrication skills.
But as you know very, very well, if the rifle is in spec, and properly lubed, it'll handle whatever ammo you want to throw at it (or out of it, I should say).
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Is there a rash of oprods going bad?
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You can bend them using to fast of a powder.
They were designed around a powder like IMR-4064.
Lol..no...that's actually wrong.
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Well then edjomocate me.
Fast powders can't hurt the oprod...SLOW powders however can...especially if improperly greased.
The rifle was designed around IMR 1185 and IMR 1186 and a 174 grn FMJ going at 2700+ fps at the muzzle. IMR 4895 came at the beginning of WW2 and WC852(H380 basically) was also used in 30cal ammo.
when it comes to the garand...grease is grease...it's not going to be there long...why pay extra..??
They have a package with 2 tubes of Lucas grease and a bottle of gun oil for $18 on Evilbay. Comparable to lubriplate in price just was wondering? If there was a real difference. What do you use?
I have two opened cans of rifle grease from the 60's...plastilube. Plus a few more cans just in case...my grand kids need any lol..
Basic is certainly better. I now just use basic red automotive grease on all of my Garands. I once got caught up in the snake oil hype at a gun show and broke down and bought a small pot of some fancy gluten free, small batch blackish gray lubricant made with organic graphite, free range silicon, the finest Corinthian lithium, 8 essential oils, elderberry syrup, colloidial silver, Himalayan salt crystals, patchouli and all sort of other new age vegan ingredients that was supposed to be the end-all-be-all of gun greases. I put it on my Garand, but it was just too light/loose in consistency and within 2 range trips, the HRA had pretty much blown it all out of where it needed to be and into where it didn't. Worse, that nasty sh*t got on everything that the rifle touched and stained it black. It made cleaning the rifle a real pain in the ass, and you could not tell the difference between something that was lubed and something that was fouled. By contrast, not only is it much cheaper, the red automotive grease sticks where I put it, not where I don't, it lasts much longer and does not stain everything it touches.
Adding to the rest of the info here, Karl and Ian on InRange TV have a pretty good video on the subject. They show a comparison of heavy hunting ammo compared to M2 ball with a standard plug and an adjustable gas plug. They also have a comparison between a Shuster plug and a GarandGear plug.
Their video is full of misinformation...they really need to do more homework before passing on myths as facts...
The made a video with a predetermined outcome...nothing more...zero science to it.