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Originally Posted by red-beard
I do not know how old the ammo is that I'm running, but I know it is Greek surplus for the M1 Garand. It cannot be new. It is probably 40+ yrs old.
Try a round. If it works, fill a magazine and try it. I do know that some oils can de-activate primers.
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I ran 400 ish greek M2 30/06 rounds down the barrel of my Garand a few weeks ago. Some tarnish on the rounds nothing really bad but one did fail to feed
The tumble theory comes from a few years ago some surplus ammo was busting receivers and the ammo was bright/shiny. Someone removed the projectile and found that the powder that was in it was supposed to be in a "stick" shape was now in a . shape
When in doubt remove the charge and tumble, reload. Your EYES will thank you.