I ran across a can of KOREAN M1 Garand 30-06 Ammo for $155.00 on Wednesday great condition. Now I just need the M1 Garand to go with it.
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I ran across a can of KOREAN M1 Garand 30-06 Ammo for $155.00 on Wednesday great condition. Now I just need the M1 Garand to go with it.
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KA Korean ammo is generally considered to be corrosive. I’d stay away from it in a gas gun — too many nooks and crannies for salts to hide.
A bolt gun would happily eat it up.
...but you still need an M1 Garand. Everyone needs an M1 Garand!
That was my impression too. We'll now get the phone book about cleaning correctly and there's no problem. I would likely shy away from using it in my shiny bore gas passer too...Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
LOL!! You hit that one 'DEAD ON THE HEAD' ---- Don't know why that has to be re-hashed over and over.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
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I'm working on it, I'd like to get one of the Philippino returns.Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
You can probably get away with shooting it in one of the Philippine returns and just boiling soapy water to clean...like in the beginning though, probably be OK.
"...cleaning correctly and there's no problem..." There isn't. Mind you, that doesn't mean doing that isn't a pain in the posterior. Especially to use less than stellar ammo.
"...Everyone needs an M1 Garand!..." Yep. There's just something about an M1 Rifle that no other battle rifle has. I think it's the perfect balance.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever just changed the primers in this type of ammo. From what I am reading (besides the corrosive issue) it the primers that are the problem. It would be interserting to chronograph the original and then using modern primers and the same powder in the same casing reduced load.
Yes, that exactly what I do, though we don't get so much of it here. That is to say I've never had to do a thousand rounds... Some stuff I've had were hangfires so it was the only way to be sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by usabaker
Have you seen what they do on a chronograph? it would be interesting the see if there are any significant changesQuote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I have not, as powder ages it degrades though and you'll see some different results that original. Depends too how the ammo was stored. I just did it so all cartridges would light uniformly.
Not so sure about the degrading of powder with age. I bought 1000 rds of Austrian M2 made in 1960, still have a few left. No problems with that lot. Last year I bought 1000 rds of Danish M2 also made in 1960, it's not as accurate as the Austrian stuff but still performs consistently.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Common knowledge, The older it gets the more you can see it. I've seen powder that has virtually returned to it's liquid state, while the next cartridge looks like the first day inside. I shot a large quantity of Canadian IVI end '50s to early '60s and was using an M1 rifle in 7.62. I had set up an adjustable gas cylinder lock screw for a lot I was using but when I changed, I had to use a smaller hole in the vents. Some didn't have the push it should have...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ex Crab
I also said it has to do with how the ammo has been stored, where it's been.
It's all in the storage. If the ammo or powder is kept cool and dry it will last a real long time. I have shot ammo from WW1 both .45 and 30-06 that were good and accurate that's 100 years old now.
True, I've shot WW1 ammo that went off as sharp as late stuff. Don't know what the pressure range is though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce McAskill
I had a can of that. KA73 brass is pretty hard and took extra time to remove the crimp. Wasn't all that accurate in a bolt gun so I pulled it down and shot up the powder and bullets. The brass seems fine.