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"Long Covid. Hang in there." Yes ! It took LEVOFLOXACIN (Doctor's Rx) to stop
an intractable bronchial cough that came with our Long CoVid....amoxicillin didn't work.

Thanks guys for all the...

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Lord God ! I would NEVER mess with the plug that comes WITH the rifle !
THAT would be a form of Heresy or Blasphemy ! Wow ! Foolish.....
like Sheet Metal Screwing a "Hilary Clinton for...

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country gent.....
In leu of buying one, can you tell me what is the plug Diameter,
length and thread pitch ? I would make the entire dooodad out
of plain old steel (maybe from a 'scrap' Bolt...

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So....with "Hot" commercial ammo, the gas pressure exceeds Mil Spec for the
Standard Issue M1 Garand......either 30-06 or .308 (7.52x51mm NATO) - yes ?

To get around this, there are Gas Tube...

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Just Googled the Schuster "Adjustable" Gas Plug ($50).
"Out of Stock" click picture.....

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The Brownell Fulton Armory Gas Plug ($18). "In stock"
Looks like CHINESE made - needs...

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Yes Pirate69....I will have to load 150 gr with moderate charges of powder.

I am a rather Half-arsed "machinist" (ha !), so I am wondering if I could make
my own adjustable gas Plug as is sold...

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Something FYI....just found this.

St Mark's Ball Powder - Ball powder propellant has been made by St. Marks Powder since 1969. St. Marks Powder is located near St. Marks, Florida. Now owned by...

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OK......I suppose I have asked most all that I wanted or need up to THIS POINT.....

This comes to mind, however......is there any way to find out which company's propellant
the gubment uses...

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Was watching YouTube (streaming on our TV) about .308 Win vs 7.62x51mm NATO.


Would I be safe shooting either round in my M1 Garand ?

I don't expect to, but if I were to run into some...

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"...has to be in a cocked position for the safety to engage. On some rifles it takes a pretty good "pull" on the safety tang to engage it." country gent

Ah so !

I cycled the action...

Thanks obssed1958 for that manual !

DoctorBill

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Couldn't wait...

Picture of rifling - camera on Manual Focus. Click the images.

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Best I could do right now. Poor Depth of Focus. Need smaller aperture.

Oh well. Nice Barrel -...

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Well I am the proud owner of an M1 Garand in .308 WIN........
Got it this morning. Got home at 4 PM and passed out in my recliner.
Being 81 may not sound like anything to younger Dudes, but...

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Wow....ya, THAT is nice !

I will put THAT website down as an Icon on my Browser.

I'd love to be able to get that program with Data on a DVD !
Then the Data could be updated annually -...

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I have the 49th Ed of the Lyman Reloading Handbook (2008)

and the LEE Modern Reloading 2nd Edition (2009).

Is it really worth it to spend $30 - $40 on a newer Reloading Handbook ?

If so...

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Sorry about that.

I got angry. My Bad. I have a temper and it is worse when my Blood Sugar is high.
My wife just rolls her eyes and walks away. I know my informal style of Forum ...

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I misinterpreted the comments about finding data on the CMP website.
I was expecting to find Data Tables of various powder loads for a 150 grain
military bullet, not post by post of what various...

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I looked at the CMP website. One cannot join the CMP.
Being 81+, I DO NOT have to 'prove' my Marksmanship Ability ! Ha !

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Also, where is the mentioned M1 Garand (.308) loading...

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I shall look into it, K43.

Been looking at the YouTube videos on the Gas Plug. Makes sense to me.

I DO NOT intend to shoot Commercial Cartridges....for two reasons.
EXPENSE - the cost now...

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I am not a collector like on Antiques Road Show, so I would buy the strongest
Oprod I could get. However, as I mentioned, I am also not a believer in shooting
Macho Loads in the rifle.
Thus,...

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I do not understand something about these Rifles.....

We have Modern Steels - Hard, Tough, almost any quality.

WHY are these Operating Rods not made of metal tough or springy
enough to...

This is a scan of the Loading Data in the LEE .308 WIN Die Instruction Set.

Just FYI. Click Thumbnail to enlarge.

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I have Reloader 15 (Newest), 4320 and 4064 (Both ~ 15 yrs old)
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I have made Muzzle Protectors for cleaning old rifles by finding a PLASTIC Screw
Top Bottle Cap that fits the Muzzle well, drilling or melting a hole in the exact
center and using that. It...

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I saw something neat which I just ordered from E-Bay.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/353136798339

It holds the Breech open (saves fingers) and catches dirty Hoppe's #9
dripping patches...

Thanks for the clarification delkal !

Trying to find out just who did what and when is daunting !

I have many old 19th century English rifles (a Martini Henry and a Snider for example)
and...