"I have just ceased carring if somebody blows the receiver heel off an M1 due to the info in this thread and I won't waste my time on the subject again."
Drama much?
"If anyone here asks me if 30-06 is the same as M2 ball, I'm going to say "ask the experts, they know more than me"
You know damned well that NO ONE in this thread either said or claimed that.
This is exactly what I said:
"The fact is that .30-06 ammunition of 1906-1945 operates at the same pressures and specifications as modern (post 1945) ammunition."
Unlike what you THINK that says, it does not say that modern ammunition is the same as WW II era M2 ball.
If that is your level of reading comprehension, then I suspect that you should leave it to the experts.
"if somebody blows the receiver heel off an M1 due to the info in this thread..."
You know, I have been into guns for over 35 years now, and this is the FIRST time that I've ever heard the claim that someone could blow the heel off an M1 using a powder suitable for the .30-06 cartridge.
I have, however, heard that some of the slower powders, which CAN be used in the .30-06, but aren't exactly suitable for it, can cause higher port pressures in an M1 and lead to bending of the op rod.
I suppose, however, if one were to reload a .30-06 cartridge with one of the very fast pistol powders that one could blow the heel off an M1, but that would be by using a powder that is totally UNSUITABLE for the .30-06, and which is NOT, in any way, shape, or form, available as commercially loaded ammunition.
That's all well and fine, but once again
this is not a thread about the M1 Garand, it's about bolt action rifles built on 1903-A3 actions.
Tell you what. How about we approach it this way.
Find us some modern .30-06 ammunition from one of the major manufacturer's that is not suitable for use in the M1 Garand.
But once again, let's do this in a separate thread that is about the M1 Garand, not about the 1903-A3 bolt action.