HXP Ammunition From CMP

I've never had any problems at all with the HXP. The price was good too.

I have fired many thousands of rounds of HXP and had no real issues. Its fine for your Garand

Well, all the positive comments from you guys does give me quite a bit more confidence when I finally get to take my M-1 to the range. Thanks.

We shot up a whole can at a Boy Scout event not one hic up. i have a can in reserve now.

I still have a can too gijills. Bought a bunch all at one time.

I think you should get an order in from the CMP dwpmusic. If you can't wait for it to shoot (and I understand) I'd buy a box or two of the commercial ammo suggested above that's supposed to be for M1's.

I'm going to buy at least another box of HXP from CMP. Possibly more. I would like to have it already in the clips but I think they're out of that right now. Of course, buying it loose like I did lets you take a good look at each round, which I've done, individually. Most of the can I bought is '71, some '73 and '74. The earliest is about '63. It all looks OK to me. I've had this M-1 for close to 30 years and it's never been shot very much since I've had it. I do mostly pistol shooting (Glock fanatic) but I've recently got a renewed interest in the Garand. As in, "why am I not shooting this rifle"? I would really love to take it to someone who knows M-1s and have them look at it. I used to know how to take it down but haven't done it since my early Army days back in 1965. That's what we had then before going to the M-14. So, I appreciate all the positive input on the HXP. Makes me not afraid to fire it. Thanks guys.

dwpmusic....My favorite ammo....some people won't like this, but it's just plain old WW2 M2 ball. I have tons of it loose, so I still shoot it. Yes it's corrosive, but I clean well after shooting and have never had any issues. It's not cheap or all over the place like it used to be, and the boxed/sealed up stuff is a collectors item, there is just something about shooting my 1943 M1 with orginal USGI WW2 ammo that I can't explain. Besides it's always been good accurate ammo too.

Thanks ww2farmer. Where can you get it and how much does it cost?

Excuse my ignorance. You're referring to the HXP as M2 Ball ammo, I presume. New to this so, again, excuse my ignorance. Trying to learn.

I have shot numerous years of HXP. Its good plinking ammo. Good source for durable brass given its price of about 55 cents/round. Accuracy is not great. Runs pretty hot compared to USGI M2.