New Garand Owner

[Harlan (Deceased)]

NOT THE SAME AT ALL!!! (Everyone knows 9mm is wimpy girly ammo!)

Just sit back, relax a bit Amsdorf, and enjoy all of it. I understand your excitement but try to take one thing at a time. If you want to get a box of ammo off the shelf tomorrow morning and go shoot that's great and your choice and more power to you. You know there's at least a miniscule chance shooting commercial ammo without an adj plug has damaged some M1's but it by far probably won't. You just can't ask on a forum until someone says says it won't ever hurt it, and then it makes it 100% safe.

Everyone is different and has their own pace. I took almost a year before I bought my first M1 and bought it from a good friend of my good friend I knew and trusted with his knowledge of what I was buying. After I got it I waited until he had time to carefully go through it with me there with him. That was part of the enjoyment for me. He (at least tried) to explain things to me as he went through it and I didn't actually fire it until a week or so later.

I hope you have a great first trip to the range with your M1. Let us know how it shoots and bring back some pictures of what's left of it when you're done. (Gotcha!)

Seriously, this is a great group here and everyone will do everything they can to help, but we really try to keep heated debates about the few same old issues that have no answers out of the threads. Commercial vs not is a personal preference and choice.

Regards,
~ Harlan

[Dad]

Amsdorf,

Since you are new to the M1 you might be interested in visiting the CMP web site, it has all kinds of information and care and maintenance procedures for the M1.

M1 Garand - Nomenclature & Accessories & Maintenance

Qualifying to buy ammo, etc from the CMP is not hard and they have excellent customer service!

Civilian Marksmanship Program

Enjoy your U.S. Rifle CAL .30 M1 !!!

Lets see some pictures.

D.

[Bob Womack]

.45ACP or 9mm - That's a pretty good analogy! Welcome to our humble hoard. Typically, this is a pretty laid back bunch who are only too glad to help. Enjoy that rifle!!!

Bob

[Amsdorf]

Got it, thanks. And thanks for info on CMP.

Can't wait to get my rifle.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I know the feeling exactly, Amsdorf. M1 carbines are my passion and when I bought my first one years ago I had so many family obligations I had to put it on lay away and pay it out over two months. I'd rearrange my work schedule just so I could make it by the gun shop a couple of times a week and talk to it to let it know I was doing everything I could to get it out of jail.