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Posted: 4/28/2017 6:47:07 PM EDT

The wife had a box waiting on me when I got home. My first M1. A CMP field special. No pitting above the wood SA receiver December of 1944 I think. Man I can't wait to get to the range. My son thinks it is so awesome to have a WWII rifle(he's 9). I need to load some ammo since the only 06 I have is federal and winchester 150 power points. I know this model isn't desirable to most but to me it's amazing. Honestly I see another one or two down the road. I NEED an IHC one now.

Posted: 4/28/2017 7:11:35 PM EDT

[#1]

Very nice - that's a plenty desirable rifle and receiver date! Even cooler is that your son recognizes how special it is. Very good medicine.

SGAmmo has some PPU Garand ammo in right now for a bit less than CMP's loose M2 ball if you want to get a head start on feeding it and some great reloadable brass to follow up on.

Posted: 4/28/2017 7:51:39 PM EDT

[#2]

Thank you. I will check the ammo out

Posted: 4/30/2017 1:22:23 PM EDT

[#3]

Mine just arrived as well.

April 1944.

I took mine apart and found some pitting on the underside of the heel and on the side of the receiver legs. I didn't see much for pitting above the woodline. You will probably find some pitting if you take it apart.

Posted: 4/30/2017 2:22:00 PM EDT

[#4]

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The wife had a box waiting on me when I got home. My first M1. A CMP field special. No pitting above the wood SA receiver December of 1944 I think. Man I can't wait to get to the range. My son thinks it is so awesome to have a WWII rifle(he's 9). I need to load some ammo since the only 06 I have is federal and winchester 150 power points. I know this model isn't desirable to most but to me it's amazing. Honestly I see another one or two down the road. I NEED an IHC one now.

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The wife had a box waiting on me when I got home. My first M1. A CMP field special. No pitting above the wood SA receiver December of 1944 I think. Man I can't wait to get to the range. My son thinks it is so awesome to have a WWII rifle(he's 9). I need to load some ammo since the only 06 I have is federal and winchester 150 power points. I know this model isn't desirable to most but to me it's amazing. Honestly I see another one or two down the road. I NEED an IHC one now.

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Mine just arrived as well.

April 1944.

I took mine apart and found some pitting on the underside of the heel and on the side of the receiver legs. I didn't see much for pitting above the woodline. You will probably find some pitting if you take it apart.

We do pictures around here, guys.

Posted: 4/30/2017 3:23:48 PM EDT

[#5]

Now you need to aspire to be in the "I own more than one Garand" club...

Posted: 4/30/2017 4:07:14 PM EDT

[#6]

Sweet. Cmp has Greek surplus ammo for the same price as the ppu. My 44 Springfield shoots the ppu better.

Posted: 4/30/2017 4:38:16 PM EDT

[#7]

I need to learn how to post pictures. Wish I could just do it from my phone. Traded a buddy some powder for 300 pieces of 30/06 brass. Looks like I have a use for that 8lb can of varget now. Going to be listing some stuff and getting set up to lay some ammo up. I really want another garand or 5. An IHC for sure, wouldn't mind building one in 308 with a Boyd's lamanite stock. Also NEED a carbine for sure, you know for the boy.

Posted: 4/30/2017 5:21:18 PM EDT

[#8]

www.imgur.com is a good host site for pics.

And yeah, M-1 Carbines are good for the boys. I like them too. But my son has moved up to the Carbine from a 10/22 that he used to love to shoot.

Posted: 5/2/2017 8:13:33 AM EDT

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The wife had a box waiting on me when I got home. My first M1. A CMP field special. No pitting above the wood SA receiver December of 1944 I think. Man I can't wait to get to the range. My son thinks it is so awesome to have a WWII rifle(he's 9). I need to load some ammo since the only 06 I have is federal and winchester 150 power points. I know this model isn't desirable to most but to me it's amazing. Honestly I see another one or two down the road. I NEED an IHC one now.

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Congrats!

Posted: 5/2/2017 2:04:47 PM EDT

[#10]

Congratulations
Some thing must be wrong with the site. Your pics didn't load

Posted: 5/5/2017 9:26:49 AM EDT

[#11]

Good score. Post some pics.

Posted: 5/5/2017 3:36:43 PM EDT

[#12]

You've got to be careful with the high potential of the dreaded 'Mil Sickness'. That action is just timeless and every rifle produced with it is a joy to shoot. Before you know it, you'll have a few M1 Garands, a few M1 Carbines, a few M1As (sort of M14), and even a Mini-14 or Mini-30 as well.

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