thinking about getting a Garand soon. Have some Questions

[Patrick Chadwick]

I just don't understand the "hot load" nonsense. It it a kind of compensation for some other weakness? Why would you want to overload the mechanism with "hot loads" anyway? If 68 gns of blackpowder can drive a 520 gn lead bullet over 1000 yards and hit the target reliably, why overdrive any rifle?

Garands weren't built by Bubba, they were designed by a man who probably knew more about it than you or I ever will. So don't try to outguess him. And like any automatic, they will only function reliably with a much narrower load range than a bolt action rifle of the same caliber.

I apologize if you are upset by my bluntness, but one factor in good, accurate shooting is NOT to overload the rifle.

Patrick