Thanks Charlie, very interesting tests, and no doubt fun to try. Re: looseness, I was thinking that one that was looser might dampen the harmonic effects, though it might also amplify them. Since...
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Thanks Charlie, very interesting tests, and no doubt fun to try. Re: looseness, I was thinking that one that was looser might dampen the harmonic effects, though it might also amplify them. Since...
Charlie303, thanks very much for sharing that. I agree that is very odd that between two bayonets that look very similar and were issued interchangeably, one does not move the point of impact and...
I answered too soon above - just found the attached "do not use grease" change to FM 23-5 - it is from Change 2, dated 1/30/42. I wonder if they never made this change, how long it might have been...
LavaTech, here’s a scan from my copy of the 7-40 edition of FM 23-5. It does say to grease before firing, in generally the same places we do today, and the same ones listed on the SXS-77 and...
Many thanks for all the good comments on this.
- Bob Seijas, thanks for the GCA Journal reference, outstanding magazine. I found two mentions of the early grease from you, in V28/2 page 20 with...
This is not a “what grease should I use” thread, at least I hope not. After I answered a friend’s question about Garand lubrication, I realized that I know less about the grease history of this...
@ JohnW, I completely agree with your GCA article that there is no problem shooting standard commercial ammo in a Garand. I often did it before I “learned” you were only supposed to shoot M2 (or...
Thank you both, it is good to hear from the experts on this. Definitely the author should fix his datasheet for any future reprints.
So the non-annealed aspect at least is consistent with the...
Greetings all, I am a semi-recovered Garand collector and long-time viewer of this forum. Great community with excellent content! Never have posted here before.
Anyway, received my GCA...