M1 GARAND 30-06

[EddieM]

It's a different caliber and isn't to be used.

Hello Jim

It has been a long time, you are so right we need to stick with the right ammo recommended for each weapon, I was just wondering because both calibers came from the 3003 and have a similar size and ballistic.
Regards

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I would stick with NEVER doing this. It is a very bad idea to use any ammunition in a rifle it wasn’t designed for. Especially an 80 year old rifle.

Agree

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[browningautorifle]

Hello Jim

Hey Eddie, I somehow wonder if maybe you're having a go at us again like the carbine you showed us...

But seriously, there have been replacement barrels for the M1 rifle in various calibers, other than .30 such as .308, 25/06, .270. That's a rebarrel though, not an ammo swap.

[EddieM]

Hey Eddie, I somehow wonder if maybe you're having a go at us again like the carbine you showed us...

But seriously, there have been replacement barrels for the M1 rifle in various calibers, other than .30 such as .308, 25/06, .270. That's a rebarrel though, not an ammo swap.

Come on Jim,

Are you serious?, all my doubts have been honest, when I got the Garand the seller gave me the clip with .270 ammo
Regards

[browningautorifle]

when I got the Garand the seller gave me the clip with .270 ammo

Interesting, then he must not have known what caliber it was. Criterion makes them... https://criterionbarrels.com/product...v=7516fd43adaa

[EddieM]

Interesting, then he must not have known what caliber it was. Criterion makes them... https://criterionbarrels.com/product...v=7516fd43adaa

Hey Jim,
Thank you for the link

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The .270 Winchester cartridge may not even chamber because the shoulder is slightly longer to prevent mis-loading it in a .30-06 chamber.
You ask "any 150gr 30-06" ?? If you are talking about commercially loaded 150gr ammo the answer is NO.
Unless it is marked Safe for use in M1 Garand, then you risk bending your op rod and damaging the rifle and or yourself and others around you.
M1 Garands were built with a limit to the amount gas pressure they can handle for safe function.
Only use M2 ball ammo or ammo that is marked safe for M1 Garand. PPU makes M1 safe ammo, and there is alot of M1 safe ball ammo for sale on the internet.

Hey Rugersworld
Thank you

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PPU makes two grades of M2, one normal and one for the Garand. I know from experience that the normal one works fine in the M1, I've fired over 1000 rds of it, but it does throw the empties around 15 to 20 ft!

Hey Ex Crab
thank you

[El Woodman]

Although many consider M1s to be an -06, they're more correctly caliber .30M2. Specific projectile weights and powder charges are required for the M1 to function properly. 210 gr. .30-06 may damage the weapon, and 125 gr. light loads may not cycle the action properly. Same as with civilian loads for .223 Rem/5.56mm and .308 Win/7.62mm NATO. Do not put ANY ammunition in a firearm other than that specifically designed for it...Unless you really don't like your face.

[RCS]

My photo shows the 30-03, 30-06, 30M1 and 30M2 cartridges. The 30M1 was developed after WW1 to extend the range and the M1 Rifle was designed to use the 30M1 cartridge. Before WW2, the 30M2 was developed as a reduced range and recoil cartridge close to the original 30-06 cartridge in performance. When introduced into the military in 1937, the 30M2 cartridge had a stannic stain bullet (like the 30-06) for identification which lasted until 1940Attachment 119996