Exceptions to the rule in milsurp rifle reloading

[Bobby Hall]

Anyone buy m1 grand from cmp? They have the regular 30-06 round chamber. But got email other day they chambered some in .308. They go from 30-06 to .308 because cheaper rounds?

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[Red_barron1976]

Anyone buy m1 grand from cmp? They have the regular 30-06 round chamber. But got email other day they chambered some in .308. They go from 30-06 to .308 because cheaper rounds?

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The Navy made M1 Garands in 7.62x51 in the 60’s instead of buying new M14’s. Only thing that changes is the barrel. I have 3 garands in 308 or 7.62x51. The real advantage is cheaper ammo and slightly less recoil. No one has made surplus 30-06 since the early 80’s so that has pretty much dried up. The CMP offers both 30-06 and 308 garands and barrels for both.