Any Garand or M1A shooters here?

[colmbo]

Over the last week I've picked up a standard M1A, a Scout M1A and an M1 Garand.  I've never owned any of these before, what kind of grease are you guys using and where do you get it?  Lubriplate 130 seems to be the goto grease but I haven't been able to find any locally.

Thanks

[Ramesis]

I don't remember the grease used... used the garand in the early '70s

[Nefarious]

Over the last week I've picked up a standard M1A, a Scout M1A and an M1 Garand.  I've never owned any of these before...

Jeez, save some for the rest of us... 

[colmbo]

Jeez, save some for the rest of us... 

Exactly!!  I'm preserving them for the future.

I'll sell you the standard M1A but you'll have to come to Alaska to get it.

[Oldman731]

Over the last week I've picked up a standard M1A, a Scout M1A and an M1 Garand.  I've never owned any of these before, what kind of grease are you guys using and where do you get it?  Lubriplate 130 seems to be the goto grease but I haven't been able to find any locally.

Sudden riches!  Welcome to the M1 club. 

I'm lazy, so I buy my grease from http://www.garandgear.com/.  They also have a lot of parts, some of which you will need from time to time.  Like an old car, you can spend hours and hours fussing around tuning up the M1. 

Unlike most other rifles, the grease on the M1 is essential.  I had some unfortunate jamming events before I realized that.

Sign up for the civilian marksmanship program.  They have some good deals on M1 ammunition (and other ammunition as well).  Beware:  If you shoot on indoor ranges (I had to, once), they may not allow steel bullets.  I have several cans of otherwise fine Greek ammunition, which turns out to have steel bullets.  Federal and at least one other company sell factory loads with M1 ballistics.  This is very nice, as you won't have to constantly adjust your sights for different ammo loads.

Have a great time, it's a lot of fun.

- oldman

[Guppy35]

M1A owner here

[Vraciu]

I use anything from grease to Break Free.  They’re solid.   You will never wear them out. 

[colmbo]

 

I'm lazy, so I buy my grease from http://www.garandgear.com/. 

Thanks for the link!

[Gman]

Unlike most other rifles, the grease on the M1 is essential.  I had some unfortunate jamming events before I realized that.

Most rifles, if you truly run them hard, and by hard I mean more than 200 rounds in an afternoon, more like 1000 to 1500 or more in a 2 day course of fire, you absolutely need grease on them.  AR, AK, M1A, FN, CZ, VZ58, Tavor, Sig/Swiss Arms PE90 - any of the main battle rifles/carbines I've ran hard I've always greased them, and those who haven't invariably have failures, consistently. 

There are lots of great products, but basic grease from a hardware shop will work as well.

Congrats on the M1s.  I have a few, a standard like yours, a National Match, and a couple Chinese Norincos that are popular here in Canada and inexpensive, have modded them with a lot of USGI parts, one shoots as well as my National Match rifle.  SOCOM 16 as well, but I traded it away a while back as I hadn't fired it, and didn't plan to.

Good vids on lube/grease for the M1A, and AR platform IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG-c_lPB06s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzVr7JXVxH4

[OldNitro]

Cool.. I have 2 M1 Garands, a 1943 Winchester (my pop's), and a 1953 Springfield (my own).. And a loaded M1A, carbon barrel, standard length, walnut stock, with Leatherwood ART scope..

I use Lubriplate 130-A grease.. Milspec for M1 and M14/M1A..
Available at Brownells, Midway, Natches, etc..

[colmbo]

a couple Chinese Norincos

I bought one of the Norinco M14S rifles back in the 90s. The one I got was pretty poor.  The stock was of a very light, porous wood and appeared only rough cut.  A bit of sanding and oiling helped it appear nicer.  The rifle itself scared me enough I sold it without firing it.  As I worked the action the rifle would occasionally disassemble itself with bolt roller coming out of the op rod and popping up, sometimes falling out of the rifle.  I just didn't trust it. 

Thanks for the 'tube links.

[colmbo]

Cool.. I have 2 M1 Garands, a 1943 Winchester (my pop's), and a 1953 Springfield (my own)..

My receiver was manufactured in December of 1942.  It's an arsenal rebuilt so no telling where the rest of the parts came from.

I have some Lubriplate 130 coming from Amazon.

[BFOOT1]

I have a 1943 SA M1, it’s my pride and joy 

[Maverick]

Springfield 1943 vintage. Korea returnee that I sent back to Springfield for a new barrel and caliber conversion (7.62 NATO).

[Vraciu]

Most rifles, if you truly run them hard, and by hard I mean more than 200 rounds in an afternoon, more like 1000 to 1500 or more in a 2 day course of fire, you absolutely need grease on them.  AR, AK, M1A, FN, CZ, VZ58, Tavor, Sig/Swiss Arms PE90 - any of the main battle rifles/carbines I've ran hard I've always greased them, and those who haven't invariably have failures, consistently. 

There are lots of great products, but basic grease from a hardware shop will work as well.

Sound advice.   Hard to reinvent the wheel.  What worked when they were made still works today.