Yes, Garands are a weapon built with generous chambers...
Few people realize that chamber size has little to do with accuracy. .30-06 cases center up front at their shoulders in big MIL SPEC chambers quite perfectly. Doesn't matter how much clearance there is around the case. They all have their back end pressed against the chamber wall opposite the extractor anyway but that's not a concern. All the rounds chamber very repeatably each time; accuracy's easily attained.
Good M1903 based match rifles with such chambers back in the 1920's and 1930's would shoot the best lots of arsenal match and reloaded ammo inside 6 inches all day long as tested at 600 yards. Too bad nobody could hold, aim and shoot one consistantly enough to do that on paper. That was as good as bullets, barrels and rifles could do in that era. It wasn't until the 1950's that accuracy improved with better barrels and bullets.
Last edited by Bart B.; August 14, 2013 at 12:04 AM.
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