So I'm toying with the idea of shooting my first CMP M1 in the last match of the year.
It's a sept 1943 SA M1 garand 1,930,000 SA 1962 barrel post war rebuild with what I think is the greek black park?
I have not shot this rifle for score since 2010 with a high score of 399 with shooting HXP. So not really my best shooting rifle but better than others.
So I will be going through the rifle and double checking everything before the match and will be shooting what I have left of some loose HXP from cmp. Should be interesting.
Post some pictures later.
Only thing I did to this rifle is a detail strip and clean, tung oil and cheese cloth stock scrub and peen over the gas cylinder spline to snug up the movement. The trigger is pretty good and snaps right at 5lbs with just a little take up...predictable and im used to it. This rifle can be moody but I hope the attitude is ok come match time. its 10 ring capable but it prefers the dead of winter with all this fluctuating temps and humidity who knows what will happen.
Shooting mixed bag of HXP also will be interesting
has a nice crown and hang tag says 1+ and 3. I don't have a throat gauge and my muzzle gauge is MIA. been a long time since I used it?
will be taking it out for a test run between now and the match.
It's a sept 1943 SA M1 garand 1,930,000 SA 1962 barrel post war rebuild with what I think is the greek black park?
I have not shot this rifle for score since 2010 with a high score of 399 with shooting HXP. So not really my best shooting rifle but better than others.
So I will be going through the rifle and double checking everything before the match and will be shooting what I have left of some loose HXP from cmp. Should be interesting.
Post some pictures later.
Only thing I did to this rifle is a detail strip and clean, tung oil and cheese cloth stock scrub and peen over the gas cylinder spline to snug up the movement. The trigger is pretty good and snaps right at 5lbs with just a little take up...predictable and im used to it. This rifle can be moody but I hope the attitude is ok come match time. its 10 ring capable but it prefers the dead of winter with all this fluctuating temps and humidity who knows what will happen.
Shooting mixed bag of HXP also will be interesting
has a nice crown and hang tag says 1+ and 3. I don't have a throat gauge and my muzzle gauge is MIA. been a long time since I used it?
will be taking it out for a test run between now and the match.
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