Posted: 3/1/2011 6:24:00 PM EDT
A buddy of mine went to the Anniston CMP store last week to volunteer. He offered to pick out a service grade rifle for me. After years of waffling, I fent. I sent him all of my paper work and he processed the order while he was there(Thanks Mark). It arrived today complete with CMP rifle case. It's an HRA (5-million serial) with a Springfield stock and Op rod. I wanted a shooter, so I wasn't concerned with perfect match/collectibility. It has a nice Walnut stock, near perfect metal with really tight throat (2) and muzzle (1+) readings. I get to shoot it this Thursday. If you don't have a Garand, get one from the CMP before they are all gone.
Feet included, because it seems to be SOP 
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Quoted: I intend to! It is only 45 mins away. I should have done it before now.Congrats! BTDT, several times. If you (general "you," not addressing the OP) are within a reasonable drive of either of the physical CMP stores, do yourself a favor and visit some time. |
I'm jealous as hell of that awesome looking GI wood. Nicely done. Mine came with birch which is slightly 
but on the plus side my metal is excellent, great bore, and great function. The CMP is putting out some nice product in the service grade category boys, and when they're gone that's it for cheap prices. Check out what M-1 carbines are going for on the auction portion of the CMP site. That should be motivation enough to get a nice Garand for $600 and some surplus ammo now while the gettin is good. |
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What the fuck happened to your toes? Nice gun Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Damn, I even trimmed my toenails before taking the picture. I guess you can still fully operate the gun if you lost your hands!! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Garand Hammertoe would suck. |
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Awesome. Not to hijack, but what happens when cmp runs out of garands? Do they start selling m-16s to class III holders?? The CMP's congressional charter limits them to selling .30 and .22 caliber rifles. Remember that the DCM (forerunner to the CMP) almost went away during the Clinton era, and it was rescued only by making them self sufficient and appeasing the gun grabbers. So no 1911's, no M16's (I think they can't even sell parts). What we need is a friendly senator to slip something in an appropriations bill removing the constraints on the CMP and make them the primary distributor for ALL surplus military small arms, within the limits of the NFA, GCA, and instant background check. They have some sort of exception that allows them to send rifles directly to non-license holders, but I could see if they weren't allowed to do that with 1911's. Now, where's my FFL03... |
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What the fuck happened to your toes? Nice gun Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Damn, I even trimmed my toenails before taking the picture. I guess you can still fully operate the gun if you lost your hands!! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Garand Hammertoe would suck. Better or worse than Garand Cameltoe? (had to check first that I was in GD and not C&R  )
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What the fuck happened to your toes? Nice gun Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Damn, I even trimmed my toenails before taking the picture. I guess you can still fully operate the gun if you lost your hands!! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Garand Hammertoe would suck. I LOL'd! |
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Very nice. Get an adjustable gas plug so you can shoot any .30-06 ammo and let those godless fascists and communists have it. Is that a big deal to swap out?? Or an expensive swap? (I know very little about garands) The standard gas plug you remove with a screwdriver. |