Garand proto-types
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Garand proto-types
Col. Townsend Whelen shooting a pretty 'Foxy' looking Garand in .276 cal.
- psteinmayer
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Re: Garand proto-types
Amazing! Interesting differences from what became the final design. I'd love to show up at the National Garand Match with that one!
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Re: Garand proto-types
If it was a .276 with original bullets, you would not reliably hit your hat at 100 yards.
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Re: Garand proto-types
Why is that? Is .276 a known inaccurate bullet?
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Re: Garand proto-types
You can read about it in Hatcher's Notebook. The bullet design had no parallel surfaces to allow it to stabilize on its way down the bore. Hatcher has a detailed drawing.
Ness: Practical Dope on the Big Bores: When they reloaded the cases with regular 7 mm 139 grain bullets, the rifles were quite accurate.
Ness: Practical Dope on the Big Bores: When they reloaded the cases with regular 7 mm 139 grain bullets, the rifles were quite accurate.