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ENTER NOW - WESTERN CMP GAMES AND CREEDMOOR CUP. The CMP and Creedmoor
Sports of Oceanside, California announce that their two major west coast
competitions, the Western CMP Games and the Creedmoor Cup Matches, have now
joined forces. On 5-13 November 2005, they will offer highpower rifle
competitors of all skill levels nine full days of clinics and match shooting
at Camp Pendleton, California. The Western CMP Games Garand, Springfield and
Vintage Military Rifle Matches that took place for the first time this past
May at Camp Pendleton will lead the week with a clinic on Saturday, 5
November. That will be followed by two days where competitors can shoot John
C. Garand, Springfield or Vintage Military Rifle Matches. On 8 November,
competitors can fire in an experimental “as-issued” EIC match. The Creedmoor
matches begin with a highpower NMC clinic on 9 November. That is followed by
a Creedmoor Practice Match on Thursday, Creedmoor Long-Range Matches on
Friday, the Creedmoor Cup Match on Saturday and a team match on Sunday. Many
top military and civilian shooters already plan to attend. An impressive
list of valuable awards and door prizes will be presented. The CMP will be
on hand with several hundred surplus U. S. military rifles to be inspected
and tagged for purchase. It promises to be a great week of shooting on one
of the country’s great shooting ranges. Check out the combined match program
at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/WesternGames.htm. Then go to the CMP
web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=958 and
register on-line. Volunteers are needed daily to assist in the sales
operations. If interested, please contact [email protected] with your name,
telephone number and which dates you will be available  for work.

M1 GARAND STOCK SETS FOR SALE. The CMP has a limited quantity of Garand
stock sets for sale. These stock sets are newly manufactured in the USA,
consist of Black Walnut with linseed oil finish. The stock set closely
resembles WWII era M1 Garand stocks in fit and finish. No bulky areas or
unsightly metal to wood fitment when compared to current commercial
offerings. Set includes stock and front and rear handguards. Stock set does
not include metal of any kind. Stock sets are pre-fitted to insure easy
assembly. Each stock hand stamped with CMP cartouche. Price $118.95 plus
$8.95 S&H. Listed as NLU 082 in the 'Commercial Parts' section of  the CMP
ESTORE http://estore.odcmp.com

RECENT PRICE CHANGES.  The price of the M1 Garand Field Grade rifle has been
increased from $375 to $395. The price of the M1 Garand Rack Grade has been
increased from $325 to $350. The price of the Danish Issue Garand Rack Grade
(Less Wood) has been increased from $265 to $295.
http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm.

SHOOTING JACKETS AND MATS AVAILABLE IN MID-OCT.  CMP shooting jackets and
mats (both embroidered with the CMP Games logo) will be available soon.
These items (with description and photos) will be listed under the Equipment
& Accessories section of the CMP ESTORE http://estore.odcmp.com on 14 Oct
2005.

M1 GARAND PARTS SALES DISCONTINUED. CMP has discontinued selling M1 Garand
parts. We have sold all the parts that were surplus to our needs and will
use the remaining parts we have in support of our inspection and repair
operations. Should we in the future accumulate more parts than we need for
our own use, we will once again get into the parts sales business, but this
won't be for at least two years, at the earliest.

M2 BALL AMMUNITION IN CLIPS - NLU 415C. CMP now has NLU 415C available for
sale on our ESTORE. Item 415C. M2 Ball .30-06 Caliber – Packaged in 8 round
enbloc clips, 6 clips per bandoleer, 5 bandoleers per spam can, 2 cans per
wooden crate (480 rounds per case).  Manufactured by Pyrkal (Greece). Boxer
primed, non-corrosive. Headstamp varies HXP62 – HXP80.  Sold in case lot
only. Price $110, Weight 45 lbs. S&H per case $19. http://estore.odcmp.com.
This packaging configuration is not currently available at the CMP North
store

M2 BALL AMMUNITION IN CLIPS - NLU 407-CASE. CMP now has NLU 407-CASE
available for sale on our ESTORE.  M2 Ball .30-06 Caliber – Packaged in 8
round enbloc clips, 6 clips per bandoleer, 4 bandoleers per spam can, 4 cans
per wooden crate (768 rounds per case).  Manufactured by Pyrkal (Greece).
Boxer primed, non-corrosive. Headstamp varies HXP62 – HXP80.  Sold in case
lot only. Price $168, Weight 73 lbs. S&H per case $38.
http://estore.odcmp.com.

AOL RETURNED EMAILS. For the past few months the number of CMP emails that
are returned by AOL as undeliverable has increased significantly. The
originating addresses are [email protected] (our automated notification of
ESTORE orders) and [email protected] (our automated notification of FedEx
shipping status). The reason given for undeliverable emails is ' failure to
connect with host server'.

CMP AUCTION. For the past few months the CMP has only been listing 3-4 items
per week on the auction site. Beginning in October 2005, we plan to list
4 - 6  items per week. These items will include M1D and M1C sniper rifles,
National Match M1 Garand rifles, and some of the New-In-Wrap M1 Garand
rifles. Each customer who has a customer number is already registered to
participate in the auction. Login is your email address and password is the
same as for the CMP ESTORE. Please see http://auction.odcmp.com for details.

SHIPPING AND HANDLING INCREASE.  Effective immediately, the following
shipping & handling charges apply: rifles = $22.95; barrels & receivers =
$6.95; Memorabilia, publications, equipment = $6.95 for orders totaling
under $50 and $8.95 for orders totaling $50 and over. Ammunition S&H charges
are listed by item.

SLINGS NO LONGER PROVIDED WITH M1 GARANDS. The CMP has exhausted the supply
of M1 Garand slings and we will no longer be providing slings with M1 Garand
rifles.

THIS IS A POST ONLY MAILING. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO [email protected].
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Orest Michaels
Chief Operating Officer

Supply and demand.
The price is going up and the quanity, quality, and accessories are going down.
Still they are selling below "market value"
I spoke with a fellow who had bought a case of the Greek M2 Ball, and he said it was pretty good stuff.
YMMV