Service Grade garand report

A few years back I got a service Grade Garand from the CMP. I haven't shot it much, but last weekend my younger son came up for the weekend and we got a chance for a trip to the range. Took some rifles that I haven't shot much...couple of GI M1 carbines, the SG Garand and a few C&R semi's...a Remington 81 and a Winchester .351 SL.

We had a bit of trouble sighting in the Garand...finally found that the front sight was loose and sliding around on the reverse dovetail.

Here are some pics of the SG Garand...

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We shot some of the PPU "Garand -safe" ammo and some Hornady 150 gr CMP "range ammo"

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The SG seemed to like the Hornady ammo a little better. My son (who is a better shot than I), shot this 100 yard group with the PPU

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I shot this 100 yard group with the Hornady ammo.

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I'm continuing to get to the range and shoot various ammunition in my Garands to nail down the best for each one. This afternoon I got to the range for a few hours to shoot a couple of the Garands and a few Swiss rifles.

I tried some Hornady 168 gr AMAX M1 Garand match ammo and a clip of my handloads in the service grade.

Here is the Hornady match ammo @ 100 yards. The first round hit down at 7 o'clock. I made a sight adjustment and then shot the remaining 7.

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I then fired 8 of my handloads...IMR 4064/168 gr Nosler CC. The service grade like it almost as much as the Hornady match ammo.

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Originally Posted by Calfed

found that the front sight was loose

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Yup, always worth a look see to find out before hand. Nice looking rifle.

I shot a two-day match where the first day went great and then on the second my scores started sinking. I chased and chased and couldn't seem to pull the silly rifle onto any predictable point of impact. I thought I was loosing my mind and then all of a sudden it occurred to me that front sight might be loose. Yep! By the time I tightened it down my scores and confidence were pretty shot but at least I figured it out!

Bob

I had the reverse happen Bob at 500m shooting full bore on a very rainy day shooting a 35.6 out of a possible 35.7 when I got up from the mound the front sights had moved forward 3/4 off the front dovetail literally, go figure that !

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Originally Posted by Bob Womack

I shot a two-day match where the first day went great and then on the second my scores started sinking. I chased and chased and couldn't seem to pull the silly rifle onto any predictable point of impact. I thought I was loosing my mind and then all of a sudden it occurred to me that front sight might be loose. Yep! By the time I tightened it down my scores and confidence were pretty shot but at least I figured it out!

Bob

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That is how I was feeling. It wasn't a match, but I was severely disappointed in the accuracy. My son discovered the problem when he shouldered the rifle and noticed that the front sight had slid to the side and was ready to fall off the rifle completely.

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

I had the reverse happen Bob at 500m shooting full bore on a very rainy day shooting a 35.6 out of a possible 35.7 when I got up from the mound the front sights had moved forward 3/4 off the front dovetail literally, go figure that !

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Wow...do you ever wonder how it would have gone if the sight had been secure? :)