From left to right. All are CMP rifles.
1. Started life as a HRA Greek rack grade from when the CMP was selling them for $285. I bought a no name .308 barrel and sent it to
Warbird to have the barrel installed and the rifle refinished.
2. A six digit Springfield Armory from the Danish returns and my first Garand. It has a VAR barrel in excellent condition and came with a nice set of lockbar sights.
3. A Springfield Armory rack grade with a 2.5 mil serial that has a lead dipped heel. Still shot "minute of pie plate" even though the barrel was pretty much toast.
4. A service grade Springfield Armory with 4.28 mil serial. Early post war rifle that "might" have made it to Korea. It was refurbed at the Red River Army Depot in the '60s.
5. My favorite. A Winchester that I put together from a stripped receiver I picked up from the CMP South Store in Anniston, AL. I stopped there on the way back from spending a couple weeks with my sister and her kids at the Marine base at Cherry Point, NC while her husband was in Iraq. Assembled it in my garage using a barrel vise and receiver wrench from the CMP, gauges I bought online and a 3 inch bubble level. Got the barrel clocked well enough that it is only 2 clicks off center with the front sight centered on the gas cylinder. My best shooter and one that will get passed to one of my sisters grandkids.
6. A service grade HRA from before they had correct or collector grades. Would be at least correct grade these days.