u/Queefer_the_Griefer

Over the weekend I was shooting my new steel target and found this big, deep crater. Very inconsistent with the rest of the hits, which were pretty much the expected shallow dimples on the face or chipping along edges.
Here are the relevant details:
-target is a Highwild 3/8” AR500
-shooting was done with 55 grain M193 FMJ out of a 20” and 14.5”
-distance was 100 yards

Hi, I just brought home my first M1 Garand and I’m really interested in figuring out the date of my stock. It has a double serif-P stamp on it, which the guy at the shop said means it was likely issued for two wars, probably WWII and Korea since the receiver dates to 1943 while the barrel and bolt date to 1952-53 (arsenal rebuild between wars right?). Thing is, I’m not seeing ANY discernible stamps on the stock besides these P’s, so I was wondering what this says about the provenance of the stock.