re: Working on an M1 Garand yourself

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Agree, the CMP Garands are one of the best deals in firearms. The secondary market is going to be outrageous once CMP runs out for good (and they will).

When crates of Mosins were flowing into the US up until a few years ago you could pick them up for sub-$100. Now that the surplus rifles are gone, basic 91/30s are going for $400. And that's with 37 million of them being manufactured. With only 5.5 million Garands, many of which have been lost on the battlefield or destroyed by allies (rather than returned), we'll be looking at $2,000+ for a service grade rifle IMO.

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So should I wait for a service grade to come back in stock or take the plunge on a field grade and work on it myself?

Looks like stock blanks can be found got around $150 and new barrels for $200-300