old danish 30-06 M2 ball
i have a chance at some 1973 vintage danish ( AMA headstamp ) 30-06 M2 ball ammo. would this be non corrosive, and would it have the right powder to make it suitable for the pressure concerns for an M 1 garand op rod ?...apparently it comes in 30 round boxes. anyone use this year of dane ammo in your gararnd ? i have used 1990 danish and know it's fine but wasnt sure of this 30 year old stuff . any thoughts or reccomendations are appreciated..thanks
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I have no personal experience with the vintage you speak of but the Danes certainly, to the best of MY knowledge are no slouches in the arms Manufacory process. Nato and other European standards were applied to the manufacture of this ammo and it should be just fine! Corrosive primers have been out of vogue for some time (even in the com bloc countries) and I think I can confidently state this stuff should be fine!
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The story I got was the ammo was meant for the Garand originally. There was some concern about numerous split necks on fired cases.
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Just wanted to say, that I live mere miles from the military munitions factory that made that stuff.
My father worked there and my aunts husband still does.
I don't know about the '73 stuff, but my father worked on all sorts of ammo in late 80'es and to the late 90's.
Chances are good that my father have worked one of the three shifts that made your ammo.
There is always some surplus ammo in just about any of the calibers they make, that is sold to arms dealerships in Denmark in original boxes even.
I know though, that if you take a box from each year, regardless of powderbatch - you have some ammunition that will follow the same ballistic curves.
When they get a new batch of powder, each new shipment is tested of burnrate, energy and gasses that are developed - to adjust the powdercharges so you will end up with essentially the same charge each and every year.
That is done so the danish long range shooters(without saying snipers, because they're not called that as such) and special forces like the danish Frogmens Corps and the same danish Hunter Corps can have a steady balistic curve.
The calibers that AMA makes for the danish military and homeland defence are:
9mm, some 45acp, .223/5.56Nato, .308/7.62Nato, .30-06.
They have made landmines and handgrenades as well.
The make munitions for any hauwitzher, tank and artillery as well as shells for the danish airforce.
The projectiles are made from scratch.
copper is punched and formed to become the outer "hull" of the projectile, lead is pressed and finally it will be crimped into size.
All in the same factory.
I would bet - that if you take a handfull of the '73 stuff - shot a 10 shot group.
Switched targets and shot a new group with the '90 batch.. switched targets and shot some 2003 cartridges - you would have the exact same groups.
Alone thanks to the ammunition being produced according to the same ballistic table as it always have.
I would not hesitate in buying military surplus ammunition and certainly not the Dk made stuff.
In fact - I can't recall ever having had a misfire with it either.
I did have a misfire with some german cartridges in my Steur Scout, but tensioning the firingpin spring took care of that.
The 30-06 M2 ball ammo you have on your hands will go just fine in the M1 Garand.
That is if it's been stored right and haven't changed much.
You will not be dissapointed with it, that's for sure.
That ammo was used and produced for the danish arsenal of Garands as well. They eat through it just fine.
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.0 -
thanks all..i guess my biggest concern was that this year of ammo made there was non - corrosive 0
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