Posted: 3/8/2012 9:16:59 AM EDT
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Hi Guys -
Picked up my first CMP Garand yesterday from FedEX, service grade 5.8M serial number. Reading thru the manual, there is the big disclaimer "SOLD AS IS" and that a gunsmith should take the gun apart and inspect it before firing. Out of curiosity... how many actually did that, or did you just go on out and have fun? I'm seriously considering a trip to yellowstone this weekend to burn a few downrange, even thought I only have one en-bloc at this time. I'd post pics, but didn't have the time to charge up the camera last night. thanks! |
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I took mine apart just to see what all the different parts were and see if they were originals or not. My guess is thats in there just for legal reasons. Of course I would check to make sure there is nothing obviously wrong, but I wouldnt worry about it too much. Have fun! I know I did. Just got my first one a few months ago too. Awesome guns. Hopefully you bought some ammo from the CMP to go with it. You shouldnt use commercial ammo without changing the front gas plug. Good read if you plan on doing it: http://www.garandgear.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:shooting-commercial-ammunition-in-your-m1-garand&catid=39 This is the cheapest place I found to get en-blocs unless you want to buy a whole bucket of them: http://www.keepshooting.com/m1-garand-en-bloc-clip-10-pack.html |
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Congratulations on the new family member!
I have several and have never taken one to be looked at yet by anybody yet. I figure it's mostly a CYA thing for the CMP. I did get one once time that had a very bad op rod spring that fell to pcs when I took it out, but I had spares so it never caused a problem for me. Break it down, clean it, lube it, hit the range, and ENJOY! 
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Anything truly dangerous in a Garand that's not obvious to your plain old Mk1 eyeball is not likely to get caught by gunsmith performing a basic safety and function check either.
For the most pat, if you're an otherwise experienced gun owner, anything you can't see during a field strip/disassembly and cleaning, he can't see either, unless he's got x-ray, dye, or magnetic particle metallurgic inspection gear. |
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You just want to make sure that there isn't any cosmo plugging things up. There shouldn't be, especially since that got a new degreaser at CMP last year. Properly grease where indicated (google it if you don't know).
Do NOT use commercial ammo. The box stock Garand is designed for the 150 gr bullet at about 2700FPS. If you haven't already, order some ammo from CMP too, preferably something already on clips if they still have it, but order some anyway. If you were close to me, I'd give you some ammo to shoot. |
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More like just too hot of a load.
Now some guys reload with the 168gr sierra match bullets, but I guess they either have the adjustable gas plug, or they otherwise keep the load down. Or take their chances with the op rod. The adjustable gas plug will pretty much let you shoot any load, but you need to adjust it for each different load you have. I think the name is schluter? something like that, cost $30 IIRC. I've got one, but haven't installed it myself, as I've got a good load of ammo from CMP. |