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Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:13 pm
I've saved up a little dough and plan on driving up to the CMP in Anniston to buy a Garand in the next few months. I'll probably get one of their service grade rifles if they still have them. This will be my first non-bolt action milsurp, so I wanted to see if y'all had any tips or advice on what to look for as far as far as evaluating the condition of one of these bad boys.
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:23 pm to TideCPA
Use their muzzle and throat gauges to pick out a nice shooter that measures less than 1.5 or so. The fellows who work there will help with any questions. I bought several and then started to get pickier to get nice wood, low number serial number, and something during or near war years.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:37 pm to TideCPA
Never heard of this. You can go and buy a military issue gun and pay based upon condition?
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:46 pm to LouisianaChessie
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:48 pm to Yewkindewit
Thanks for the advice. I'll enlist their help for sure.
Chessie, from my understanding they grade and sell Garands there. However, as with all milsurps, no two are the same, even of the same grade. If you go there in person you can probably get closer to what you're looking for than luck of the draw. I'll be looking for a good shooter w metal in good shape. Not too concerned about a pristine stock.
Chessie, from my understanding they grade and sell Garands there. However, as with all milsurps, no two are the same, even of the same grade. If you go there in person you can probably get closer to what you're looking for than luck of the draw. I'll be looking for a good shooter w metal in good shape. Not too concerned about a pristine stock.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 11:02 pm to Yewkindewit
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Use their muzzle and throat gauges to pick out a nice shooter that measures less than 1.5 or so.
The rifles have tags showing what they gauged. Anything that gauges less than a 4 overall will shoot just fine. Brand new M1's left the factories gauging over 5 and still passed accuracy tests.
Good luck OP, the CMP South Sales office was pretty much cleaned out when I went by in October. No Service grade rifles, very few Field grade, and only a handful of sniper variants with $3000 tags on them. I'm glad I picked up my SASSP (1/2 gauge) when I did last year. They are transitioning from sales to more like a repair/service type of shop where people can bring in M1's for repair and modification. They are teaching clinics on maintenance and competitive shooting and I think are in the process of developing a new range in the area.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 11:12 pm to TideCPA
Man that is really cool. Can't believe I've never heard about this kind of place. Are they prevalent or is it just this company with a couple or 3 locations?
Posted on 2/21/14 at 11:21 pm to Clames
Well that's no good. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll somehow have a service grade or even a CMP special.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 5:34 pm to LouisianaChessie
North store is inPort Clinton, Ohio. South is In Anniston , Alabama as I recall.
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