I want one...

by Byron, Monday, May 20, 2019, 17:29 (1801 days ago)

I want one... ME TOO!

by Fivegunner @, LOWELL Mi., Monday, May 20, 2019, 20:56 (1801 days ago) @ Byron

Great for Michigan deer .

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I want one...

by Bri A, Monday, May 20, 2019, 21:29 (1801 days ago) @ Byron

It does look like a very cool toy.

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That's 'way cool, but

by Catoosa, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 09:47 (1800 days ago) @ Byron

I wonder what they did about the op rod bending/cracking? I've read that even heavy .30 bullets can cause damage to a standard M1 op rod.

Heavy duty op rod and little bitty gas port, maybe?

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Ditto. However, .458 pressure compared to .30-06,

by passing by, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 13:28 (1800 days ago) @ Catoosa

pressure, likely similar, op rod does not touch bullet, only gas. But, as you point out, even modern SAAMI .30-06 3000fps is far over original M1 ammo at 2700fps, same as .223 vs 5.56mm in tearing up a gun designed around lower pressure.

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Nope. Even lower, I think. .458 is 53kcup?

by passing by, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 15:46 (1800 days ago) @ passing by

and max on M1 ball was up around 57kcup? Take more digging than I am gonna do for a gun I will never own, nor would want to ruin sweet Garand low recoil memories by shooting.

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Nope. Even lower, I think. .458 is 53kcup?

by bj @, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 20:12 (1799 days ago) @ passing by

I'm not sure it is related to max. pressure of the cartridge but what the pressure is when the bullet passes the gas port. I have no idea how that would compare but with handloading maybe it could be made to work.

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yes, 53000 cup

by CJM @, Thursday, May 23, 2019, 01:14 (1799 days ago) @ bj

at least according to the LA Silhouette Club web page.
And with the shape of the 458 cartridge and big barrel bore I think that the pressure would fall faster as the bullet goes down the barrel than it would for a 30-06.

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doncha love the little subtleties?

by passing by, Thursday, May 23, 2019, 14:52 (1799 days ago) @ CJM

Little things that take it from breaking an oprod, to, I wonder if enough juice is there to cycle the action. Gotta take into account recoil of gun slowing relative oprod movement, as well.

Still wrecks the most comfy high powered rifle ever made, as for my tastes, but, very cool, anyhow.

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You can have mine

by Creeker @, Hardwoods, Friday, May 24, 2019, 16:35 (1798 days ago) @ Byron

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