[ARCHIVED THREAD] - CMP Garands: help me decide

Posted: 8/31/2007 6:03:01 AM EDT

yeah, its a dupe... but the other is in TEAM. I wanna hear from the general POP in Texas....

I'm looking for a shooter with admirable appearance.... but a "lived in look" has character (and stories to be imagined) which has its definate appeal. I don't want an ugly rifle, nor do I want a safe-queen. And I'm all about maximizing the value of my dollars spent. I'm torn between "Service Grade" and the new "CMP Special". I'm particularly interested in folks' who've seen these grades and your impressions of them and their value.

"Service Grade" at $600 is described as follows:

"Good to Very Good" - Service Grade Rifles show less wear and better appearance than Field or Rack Grades. Good to very good condition. Rifle wear will be exhibited by worn and mixed colors of the parkerized finish; there may be some minor pitting on the metal parts; wood will be either Walnut, Birch, Beech or other variety and will be basically sound but may have minor hairline cracks, dings, scratches and gouges; wood may not match in color or type of wood; bores will be generally good with only minor imperfections; the barrel crown may be nicked, but the muzzle will gauge less than 3 and the throat erosion will gauge less than 5.

"CMP Special" at $900 is:

"Excellent" - CMP's new grade of M1 Garand. Limited run of 1,000 Garands available for sale beginning 17 Sept, 2007. This rifle consists of a new production stock and handguard set with CMP cartouche, a new production barrel and new leather sling. Receiver and most other parts are refinished USGI, but some parts may be new manufacture.

The CMP stocks are $120 alone and have their own curiosity value to me.... I guess they come on the $900 one. How does "CMP Special" compare to "Collector Grade (Excellent)" which lists for $1400 but isnt available? Seems like the "CMP Special" is a good deal compared to buying similar on the open market.

Are the "Service Grade" rifles good shooters? Do they look beat to hell? Do they have a "service history" that justifies their wear. What "vintage" are the current Service Grade rifles?

Thanks for any info!!!

Posted: 8/31/2007 6:15:54 AM EDT

[#1]

If I could only get on then I would go with that CMP special.

Are the "Service Grade" rifles good shooters? Do they look beat to hell? Do they have a "service history" that justifies their wear. What "vintage" are the current Service Grade rifles?

Yes, they are good shooters. Some of them can be pretty beat up, but usually they are in decent shape. The CMP M1s are cobbled together from spare parts. The rifle you get was rebuilt from the useful components of several different rifles and then stuck into storage before going to the CMP.

Posted: 8/31/2007 8:19:31 AM EDT

[#2]

I just sent off my paper work For a M1 I'm missing out this time.

Posted: 8/31/2007 9:40:56 AM EDT

[#3]

Get the CMP Special.

Posted: 9/18/2007 8:11:18 PM EDT

[#4]

I was looking for another old thread and saw this one. I just got 2 CMP Garands in today, I have another one from 3 years ago. Each one is service grade, I am very satisfied with their condition.

Two new ones. Both are 5.8M, look very nice. One has a nearly new stock (with cartouche), the other has a nearly-new barrel.

Older one, 5.6M I think, basically same condition as the two above. Very nice shooter too, this was the first group I fired at 50 yards.

Posted: 9/18/2007 8:51:17 PM EDT

[#5]

This is my service grade, bought about 5yrs ago.

My favorite firearm, hands down. It shoots great and has been 100% reliable.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjxnwCRz5k

Posted: 9/19/2007 7:08:30 AM EDT

[#6]

I mailed in my paperwork for the "CMP Special". They started taking orders Monday; only 1000 available. I hope my first CMP purchase makes it into that group. If not, I'll be happy with a Service Grade too, I'm sure.

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