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If I go to the range with any modern, high quality, reliable firearm...no one will pay the slightest attention to me. Fancy optics and tack-driving accuracy? Nobody cares.

If I bring a M1 Garand to the range...people ALWAYS come talk to me. Every, single time. Within 5 minutes, somebody wants to know what it is or gush over how cool it is to see (a really old gun milsurp gun that I still havent gotten to feed 100% reliably). The latest was a retired prison guard who'd been issued one back in the day.

Wood stocks, 30-06, and PING is how you make new friends.

If I go to the range with any modern, high quality, reliable firearm...no one will pay the slightest attention to me. Fancy optics and tack-driving accuracy? Nobody cares. If I bring a M1 Garand to the range...people ALWAYS come talk to me. Every, single time. Within 5 minutes, somebody wants to know what it is or gush over how cool it is to see (a really old gun milsurp gun that I still havent gotten to feed 100% reliably). The latest was a retired prison guard who'd been issued one back in the day. Wood stocks, 30-06, and PING is how you make new friends.

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[–] • 2 pts

If your M1 won't feed reliably, it may be out of time, or have a clogged gas port. Ensure op rod is straight and spring is wearing evenly.

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In my case it's caused by my new enbloc clips being excessively parkerized. I've tried sanding the parkerization down, which helped substantially. It's a trial and error process to find the sweet spot where they feed reliably but havent been sanded down to bare metal.