M1 garrand and new ammo

[nomoneyman]

Just purchased an M1 from local CMP.....had a really hard time with smooth round to chamber placement until an more experienced gent told me the stripper clips were made in South America .....got some from USA and it put a chill down my neck....smooth as silk.
Anyway....only old ammo in these guns?

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[browningautorifle]

Old ammo??? No, use moderate pressure ammo or get an adjustable gas cylinder lock screw to avoid a bent op rod. As pointed out in half a dozen threads here, before these wives tales about blowing guns up started we used whatever ammo came to hand. Here in Canada, if you buy ammo there is no stocks of military ball to select from. Just don't use the new light magnum loads. They're really hot!

[Issun]

if you want to use M2 ball surplus...
surplus ammo from the CMP is at a good price
and at the moment they still have greek HXP which is really good stuff, as far as surplus goes
it also should match up to your rear sight as its straight up m2 ball