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Brass expansion in the Garand
Hi Everyone,
I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. I put about 60 rounds through it. I noticed the spent brass (30-06) had a little bit of expansion just forward of the head of the case. My calipers showed the case at the head was .469 and approximately 1/4 inch up it was .471. The primers still looked well seated and all the spent brass was expanded by these same dimensions. Is a .002 expansion (at the web of the case?) normal in a Garand? Or is this an issue I should be concerned about?
I'm a handgun shooter and this is my first experience with a full power rifle so I have no frame of reference to go by. Thanks in advance for your responses.
Regards,
UltraSeven
---------- Post added at 01:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:07 PM ----------
PS: I was shooting surplus M2 FMJ Ball ammo.
-UltraSeven
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09-26-2010 04:10 PM
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Don't worry, and at any rate the only thing you could do is to change barrels. I wouldn't do that unless you have separation problems. A minor case web swell won't harm anything. It's just the case sealing the chamber.
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Completely normal. See chamber spec .200 from base, and note tolerance of +.002".
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