Picked up what I believe to be an early 50's SA "shooter grade M1". SN # 4264xxx. For the guys here that shoot them, what would you consider to be a good ME & TE readings, and what numbers are unacceptable? What would be considered shot out. The one in question has a ME of 2 and a TE of 3.5. Would I be able to expect to get around 2000 rounds out of this Garand?

Thanks.

no problem!

Thanks Dave. Nice looking rifle. I am reading that 4.2's may be desirable since they were the first of the line when SA started production back up for Korea. It's going to be a shooter for me.

for me MW i look for 2 or less. TE I go for 3.5 -4 or less. The throat is the heart of the barrel so it is the most important.

Thanks for the info guys.

Those measurements are fine!!!

Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the military considers "serviceable" up to 6 throat erosion. You always want the tightest numbers, but you have a lot of leeway. You always hear stories of barrels with 10,000 plus and "a good 1/2' of space between chamber and rifling  ( 500 TE!!!!) still shooting strong".

The consensus seems to be don't get caught up in TE/ME in a shooter.

My suggestion is get a heapload of HXP and enjoy it!

Thanks guys!