Garand day at the range

[bigbossman]

Gray one is a fully match prepped .308, bottom one is a 30-06 Fulton Armory build on a Springfield receiver. Both are fantastic shooters.

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[2761377]

where're you shooting those beauties? Black Creek?

let me know next time, I can bring one of mine.

[bigbossman]

where're you shooting those beauties? Black Creek?

let me know next time, I can bring one of mine.

Emmett this time, because it's close to my house

[beerman]

Glad you got out BBM. I need to blow the dust off mine. Been sitting on a ton of ammo for years.

[jimmykan]

Whoa is that a fiberglass stock on a Garand? Never seen that before...

[bigbossman]

Whoa is that a fiberglass stock on a Garand? Never seen that before...

It is.

A good friend of mine prepped this one a long time ago, and used fiberglass stock. God only knows where he got it from, but the rifle is bedded into it and the stock has some heft to it. Solid, solid shooter.

[Mustang]

How did they shoot, accuracy-wise?

[bigbossman]

Didn't put them on paper, but regularly hitting 8" steel at 100 yards, offhand. Both have Criterion barrels.

[Mustang]

Didn't put them on paper, but regularly hitting 8" steel at 100 yards, offhand. Both have Criterion barrels.

Nice! Hand loads?

[bigbossman]

Nice! Hand loads?

Yes. 175gr Sierra Match Kings over 45gr of H4895.

[Mustang]

Yes. 175gr Sierra Match Kings over 45gr of H4895.

I've used 168 gr Nosler custom competitions over 46 grains of IMR 4064 in my Garands to good effect. I recently bought a load of those "Factory Overrun" 30.06 's that Midway was selling. Lapua brass with 167 gr Lapua bullets. They seem to be Creedmoor Sports rounds which CMP sells.

[bigbossman]

I've used 168 gr Nosler custom competitions over 46 grains of IMR 4064 in my Garands to good effect. I recently bought a load of those "Factory Overrun" 30.06 's that Midway was selling. Lapua brass with 167 gr Lapua bullets. They seem to be Creedmoor Sports rounds which CMP sells.

I've been using factory second 168gr SMK's for decades, and do quite well with them. A while back, Midway had a sale on factory second 175's, so I stocked up. They fly pretty well, too, and didn't require much load dev tinkering.

I use the Nosler175gr Custom Competition for my Remington 700 1,000 yard gun. Those are VERY nice bullets, and relatively affordable in the precision bullet arena.

[MajorSideburns]

Great looking pair of Garands! How does the .308 work? I don't know much about them, is it using an insert in the magazine or receiver to shorten the gap or is the receiver shorter or created differently somehow? I know the CMP had some .308 versions for sale recently. I was tempted but couldn't really justify a purpose for it since I already have a 30-06.

[2761377]

Great looking pair of Garands! How does the .308 work? I don't know much about them, is it using an insert in the magazine or receiver to shorten the gap or is the receiver shorter or created differently somehow? I know the CMP had some .308 versions for sale recently. I was tempted but couldn't really justify a purpose for it since I already have a 30-06.

the receiver is the same, no modifications. the rifle will function perfectly.

but being able to load two different cartridges is somewhat problematic. the Navy saw this; that service commissioned the 7.62 NATO conversion. they specified a block be inserted at the front of the magazine to prevent the loading of the shorter cartridges. these spacers were of plastic/polymer, white in color.

[MajorSideburns]

the receiver is the same, no modifications. the rifle will function perfectly.

but being able to load two different cartridges is somewhat problematic. the Navy saw this; that service commissioned the 7.62 NATO conversion. they specified a block be inserted at the front of the magazine to prevent the loading of the shorter cartridges. these spacers were of plastic/polymer, white in color.

So other than the barrel they are identical to the original 30-06?