Tankers are cool little Garands but can suffer from any of the problems listed above. Don't be dis-heartened. The guys are giving you mostly worst case scenarios in the interest of "no surprises". Hopefully it's just the ammo you're using. I know the 30-06 Garands are pretty particular about the ammo they like and much of the commercially available "Hunting" ammo is no good for use in a Garandicon. You may just need to find the ammo that is hot enough to run your action but not so hot that it beats it up. Figuring that out is your job. Good luck with it!