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John HOLBROOK
10-01-2009, 07:07
this Garand. Look at the gas errosion around the primer pocket and the firing in hole.. One tough rifle!!!!!

http://www.fototime.com/%7BDEDE2010-D93C-4C32-96C5-F0157FD8603B%7D/origpict/standard.jpg

And here is the FP with the primer material that flowed past the firing pin!!!!

http://www.fototime.com/%7B9E5AD25A-CD9D-4F3B-AFD0-EEEB8B6B1D80%7D/origpict/FP.JPG
Bill D
10-01-2009, 07:46
John Garand designed one tough rifle!
Kirk
10-02-2009, 05:33
It may have been just 1 primer! I bought a No 1 Mk 3 that was in Ex. condition - until I disassembled the bolt. The firing pin looked like an ice pick & was similarly pitted like your bolt face.
BHillman
10-02-2009, 07:22
from a corrosive primer with no cleaning...who knows.

Bruce

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Hip's Ax
10-03-2009, 10:26
I've got one that has worse bolt face erosion than that. Its a NM in 7.62, the guy I bought it from was running 190 grain bullets with nuke loads at 600 yards.