Opinion on Lake City 30-06 in a Garand ?

[mp5a3]

I recently picked up some 1966 dated .30 caliber M2 ball and wanted to see how it ranked along with the Greek ammo and commercial 30-06 (I have the gas plug)

Also, will I need to adjust the gas plug when shooting ammo made for the garand ?

 

[Winger Ed.]

The Lake City was made for the Garand and the .30cal Browning machine gun, as was the Greek surplus stuff.
(They recieved several thousand Garands from the US after WWII.)

If I remember correctly, the gas plug isn't adjustable.

 

[kimbernut]

Lc 30-06

I have found that my handloads are as good as LC 69 but nothing I have tried has been any better.

 

[Tim the student]

First off, I don't have an adjustable gas plug. But, if you have been shooting commercial, I think you may have to.

If the gas plug is adjusted so that it will bleed off that excess gas pressure from the commercial rounds, you may not get enough pressure to properly function the rifle when you shoot rounds that have less pressure at the port.

Only one way to find out.

 

[Col. Plink]

Yes, if you use the plug w/surplus ammo you'll have to close it (back it all the way out).

I've found that since this requires "lefty loosey" allen wrenching, it just unscrews the plug from the tube; probably better to just put a solid plug in for the surplus stuff than take it out, hold it in vise-grips, back it all the way out, put it back in, then have to allen wrench it down again (adjusting slowly for precision's sake).

I say adjust the plug for whatever commercial stuff you'll be using and leave it there, subbing the original solid plug for ammo that does not need special venting of excess pressure.

 

[Orlando]

Lake City is good ammo, nothing wrong with it at all but if I had my choice I would pick Greek.
The Greek HXP is hotter and I find it slightly more accurate.

 

[wombat13]

Yes, if you use the plug w/surplus ammo you'll have to close it (back it all the way out).

I've found that since this requires "lefty loosey" allen wrenching, it just unscrews the plug from the tube; probably better to just put a solid plug in for the surplus stuff than take it out, hold it in vise-grips, back it all the way out, put it back in, then have to allen wrench it down again (adjusting slowly for precision's sake).

I say adjust the plug for whatever commercial stuff you'll be using and leave it there, subbing the original solid plug for ammo that does not need special venting of excess pressure.

That's exactly what I do. I have the plug that came with the rifle from CMP for "garand" ammo and an adjustable plug set for the modern ammo that I shoot. Changing between the two plugs takes about a minute.