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Posted: 4/26/2016 6:09:17 PM EDT
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I have been offered an M1 as a FTF trade for an firearm but I'm curious about the grade. The owner says it's a Service grade, but it looks a little rough compared to the other Service grade rifles I have. Can anyone give me any criteria to distinguish the different grades from each other?
The rifle in question is a Springfield with a 1,955,xxx serial number (1943?). |
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Now it is pretty much decided by bore condition only by the CMP SG TE <5 ME < 3.
Quality of rifles varies on what they unpack and inspect There was a time when the CMP would down grade a rifle for overall condition so you had a good chance of getting a RG with SG bore readings with insignificant flaws like a chip in stock, ugly wood or cracked handguard........but since things have gotten slim rifle wise in the last few yrs at CMP they are a bit more stingy on grading. From the slim selection they had at the convention the SG were about the same as FG appearance wise you were just paying more for a slightly better bore. |
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It not just bore condition. Read the grades description carefully ,you will see a SG can have alot of wear
If its a CMP rifle the seller should have paperwork. Or possibly he is just calling it a Service Grade and its not even a CMP rifle That being said I have seen many Field Grades that look and grade better than some Service Grades. Alot of it just depends on who is doing the grading on that particular day |
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It not just bore condition. Read the grades description carefully ,you will see a SG can have alot of wear If its a CMP rifle the seller should have paperwork. Or possibly he is just calling it a Service Grade and its not even a CMP rifle He's claiming it's an SG but doesn't have the CMP paperwork, just the rifle and a green CMP case. |
| I bought 11 service grades via the mail and never got one with throat erosion over 3. In fact, I thought they were max 3 when I ordered them many years ago. It seems the TE readings can be up to 5 now though. The rifle could be a field grade from several years ago that is presented to you as a service grade with no paperwork. I bought a throat erosion gauge to measure all my garands. I wouldn't want a rifle with more than three in throat erosion because they were so easy to get and a rifle takes a lot of rounds to get to 5 and a new barrel isn't all that much extra for the "special". |
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