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Posted: 10/10/2004 6:56:29 AM EDT
Thanks to all of you that first posted about the CMP Garands, kept the thread near the top with great info on requirement to order and easy ordering instructions.
Fedex came by Friday but I wasn't home so I stopped by the Fedex office Saturday and picked it up. Awesome rifle, that's all I can say. I can't wait to get out to the range with it. Again, thanks to everyone. 
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:09:19 AM EDT
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Congratulations! That is a fine rifle. Wasn't General Patton who said, "The M1 rifle is the best battle implement in the U.S. Army," or something like that?
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:14:35 AM EDT
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glad you got one. we should probobly bump that thread every so often.
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:19:01 AM EDT
[#3]
Congrats!!!!!
The Garand is still on the to get list here |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:21:23 AM EDT
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now, get another one on order...and a kimber 82...and an h&r m12...and an '03...don't forget an m17...and...
gentlemen, please support the cmp! they support shootingsports! |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:23:01 AM EDT
[#5]
Awesome is right, another red thumb and a happy face!
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:23:04 AM EDT
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Definately plan on getting another. I have 3 sons and every rifle I get, I get 4 of so I can hand one down to each of them. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 7:24:29 AM EDT
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I took mine out from the back of the safe to polish the wood and give the thing a once over prior to taking it out tomorrow for a shoot. The quality of the manufacture (Sept 1943) is amazingly good and speaks of the abilities of the manufactures (Springfield Armory) back then. Since they, like the M1A, don't have a pistol grip they are very popular here in California.
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:09:58 AM EDT
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I've got two; an International Harvester service grade and a Springfield rack grade. I take the Springfield to the range often. It is a blast to shoot! Eight pops and a "ka-ching," load another clip and keep going!
 
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:22:22 AM EDT
[#9]
I really like my garand, but it is near impossible to find M2 ball to shoot.
WhenI tried the korean stuff, the pressures were quite safe, but had a bunch of velocity variation which causes crappy accuracy. I wanted to get some of the CMP surplus, but $240 an order is a budget buster for me, and no other local garand shooters to split an order with. Sadly, am now trying to sell the H&R due to lack of suitable ammo. 
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:24:26 AM EDT
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Two sons and a daughter, I buy four of each as well. ETA: Don't forget your daughters need to know how to hunt fish and shoot too. Thier is no reason to raise a girl thinking that she has to be dependent on anybody. My mom hasn't been hunting in probably thirty years, but she could if she got hungry enough, my wifes mono wouldn't let her dad take thier daughters hunting, thought killing animals wasn't lady like, not good. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:26:03 AM EDT
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try ammoman, think he's still got the danish already loaded on clips in bandoleers.....................
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:36:30 AM EDT
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Thanks for the suggestion. He has been out of the danish for some time. All he has is the corrosive korean, same deal everywhere else I have tried for the last month. The non corrosive korean is crappy, I tried it. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:38:41 AM EDT
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+1 on the non corrosive Korean, it goes bang reliably, but accuracy is beyond bad. I took some of it to try and do a basic sight in of a new scope on my Rem 700 last summer, two foot groups. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 9:45:18 AM EDT
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I got in on some of the last Danish that Ammoman had, to bad, I really like the stuff.
I also have some Korean, KA headstamp, I am useing it in my 1903A3... |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 11:53:44 AM EDT
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Much to my wife's disapointment, we only had 3 boys. Makes it a little easier on me though.
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Posted: 10/10/2004 1:26:19 PM EDT
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What about the American Eagle 30-06 by Federal? I heard it isn't a really hot load. Wouldn't that be close to M2 Ball?
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Posted: 10/10/2004 1:33:49 PM EDT
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I am lucky to have quite a bit of M-2 ball on hand, along with lots of Danish, but if you dont have any the American Eagle 30-06 150gr is what you should be shooting.... DONT GET RID OF YOUR GARAND!... ( But if you have to let me know, Im always willing to kick out a dirty black rifle to make room for the adoption of a true american War Hero!) 
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Posted: 10/10/2004 2:20:18 PM EDT
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'06 is easy to reload for and you will know what the buring rate of the powder is. Hot loads and slow buring powder = problems.
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Posted: 10/10/2004 5:54:11 PM EDT
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would love to have a CMP Garand,the hoops and the wait are a definite turn off.A gent brought out a CMP IHC Garand to a shoot....Damn nice weapon! oh well one of these days!
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Posted: 10/10/2004 5:58:36 PM EDT
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I have been shooting the corrosive Korean for months with no problems and the accuracy is superb. I highly reccomend it. I however must give the obligatory clean for corrosive after shooting warning. Then again, you could always have it rebarreled to .308. That is my exact intent once milsurp 06 is no longer available. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 6:00:10 PM EDT
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About $100/ #8 jug of IMR 4895 at Pat's relaoding, 147 fmjby @about $55/ thousand recycled brass , primers and a cheapie Lee loader and off you go!!! No lie, 20 years ago that's what I started with. An m1 and a Lee loaded. |
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Posted: 10/10/2004 6:51:32 PM EDT
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The hoops are definately a pain in the arse but the wait wasn't long at all. Sent off the paperwork and recieved rifle about a week and a half later. |
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Posted: 10/11/2004 1:28:00 PM EDT
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How far away are you from another ar15 member or Moderator like P38 Lightning? Share an order? Just a thought or got to the hometown forum and see if someone's close. I'd do it in a minute if I wasn't in CA. |
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Posted: 10/11/2004 1:41:51 PM EDT
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the hoops are gone. no more shoot requirement just a little paperwork. Lees than an hour to complete. get notorised and mail off. It would take you longer to drive to your local ffl and buy one off the shelf. mike |
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Posted: 10/11/2004 1:57:05 PM EDT
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uh, do you have a link to the sale? I am interested |
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Posted: 10/11/2004 2:09:26 PM EDT
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I'm just waiting for my C&R to arrive.. the very next day I'm sending out my money and order for the Greek rack grade CMP.. I think I'm going to end up rebarreling it for .308 to try to reduce the number of different calibers I have - the FAL should be in the works soon.
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Posted: 10/11/2004 2:27:20 PM EDT
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estore.odcmp.com/store/catalog/catalog.aspx?pg=catalogList&cat=AMS
Link to surplus ammo at CMP. $192 for 900 rds plus $40 or so for shipping. Lake City 70's |
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Posted: 10/11/2004 2:38:36 PM EDT
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"oh well one of these days!" - so has the period of time you've been telling yourself that exceeded the time you would have had to wait? Buy one today. |
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