Posted: 1/11/2009 6:23:06 PM EDT
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I know the cmp site says up to 90 days for completing the orders. What are your experiences with the timeline? I am also testing beta arfcom right now to see how it displays stuff. random pics:    
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I just sent in my application for the Garand Collecters Association. I am planning to drive to there North store, and pick up a couple as soon as possible. It's a 12 hour drive, but I'll be able to hand pick them.
Can you purchase more than two at a time? I couldn't find anything on there site about that. |
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Got one from them and did some work and fine tuning. Once finnished with that she shoots as good as the WWII Garand my Grandpa gave me. Best part about the Garand I got was the serial number puts it at being maufactured in march of 44, just in time for the invasion of Normandy. I look at it and wonder how many germans it snuffed out and the journey of the man using it.
Bottom line is they are good shooting rifles. Nothing top of the shelf but really accurate for a Garand and not a safe queen. Not to mention customer service is great. |
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Quoted: Timeline varies greatly and won't matter a lick when that big white truck drives up in front of your house. Purchasing by mail can be so exciting what with luck of the draw. Hope you get the Garand of your dreams patchouli. Thank you! It would be cool to be able to search the history of each rifle. Like who it was issued to etc. Is there anyway to do that? Also, did you get any notification that it was on its way? The reason I ask, is that deliveries at my place of residence always seem to be when I am NOT there to receive them. I can rearrange my schedule if I know what day they will be there. |
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Timeline varies greatly and won't matter a lick when that big white truck drives up in front of your house. Purchasing by mail can be so exciting what with luck of the draw. Hope you get the Garand of your dreams patchouli. Thank you! It would be cool to be able to search the history of each rifle. Like who it was issued to etc. Is there anyway to do that? Also, did you get any notification that it was on its way? The reason I ask, is that deliveries at my place of residence always seem to be when I am NOT there to receive them. I can rearrange my schedule if I know what day they will be there. You will get tracking info when it ships and the expected delivery date. |
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Timeline varies greatly and won't matter a lick when that big white truck drives up in front of your house. Purchasing by mail can be so exciting what with luck of the draw. Hope you get the Garand of your dreams patchouli. Thank you! It would be cool to be able to search the history of each rifle. Like who it was issued to etc. Is there anyway to do that? Also, did you get any notification that it was on its way? The reason I ask, is that deliveries at my place of residence always seem to be when I am NOT there to receive them. I can rearrange my schedule if I know what day they will be there. Dig around the CMP website. They have forums and stuff also! I bet that would be the place to look, as it is a more specialized site. That's where I would start, but that's just me. |
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I just sent in my application for the Garand Collecters Association. I am planning to drive to there North store, and pick up a couple as soon as possible. It's a 12 hour drive, but I'll be able to hand pick them. Can you purchase more than two at a time? I couldn't find anything on there site about that. I think the limit is 12 rifles a year. But I'm not sure. |
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I just sent in my application for the Garand Collecters Association. I am planning to drive to there North store, and pick up a couple as soon as possible. It's a 12 hour drive, but I'll be able to hand pick them. Can you purchase more than two at a time? I couldn't find anything on there site about that. You can now purchase 12 per calendar year. You'll be happy you made the drive, hand picking your rifles is the way to go, there are almost always a hand full of rifles out in the racks at the North Store that are far better examples within their specified grade. |
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One of the neat things about CMP is that they'll work with you.
I wrote them once with an order to tell me when the order was ready, but NOT to send it until I knew I'd be ashore to pick it up. They wrote me back a while later and told me it was ready. I told them to hold it. The day before I came ashore, I told them to send it and it arrived the day after I got home. CMP is GREAT! |