It's Heeerrre!

• Mar 24, 2011

• #1

LostSoul

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Oct 29, 2008

1,084

Ho Co

I just picked up my CMP M1 from FedEx, and I'm quite happy with what they sent me. It's a service grade Springfield, 5.8M serial. Good condition GI wood, SA barrel and op rod, mostly HRA for the rest. I haven't taken it apart completely yet, but all of the metal appears to be in fantastic shape. I don't have gauges, but the card attached to the rifle stated muzzle wear 1+, Throat wear 2+. I'm excited, I can't wait to get this thing cleaned up and to the range!

Short Slideshow

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #2

Inigoes

Head'n for the hills

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Dec 21, 2008

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SoMD / West PA

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #3

MikeTF

Ultimate Member

Jan 18, 2009

12,049

MD 40yrs - Smith Mountain Lake, VA since '13

Nice slideshow. Nice gun!

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #4

smokedog

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Sep 10, 2009

4,816

Frederick Md

Very nice

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #5

LostSoul

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Oct 29, 2008

1,084

Ho Co

Inigoes said:

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See the link in the original post, LOL!

It even had a pull-through and an old dried-out tub of Lubriplate in the buttstock! I think the CMP picked me a winner. I've seen several guys on the CMP forums that request GI wood and don't get it. I didn't request anything, I was expecting a new manufacture stock set. The GI stock is a nice surprise.

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #6

R

Rickhead

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Sep 12, 2010

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Looks quite nice. I hope you have ammo to try it out. Those late Springfields are some of the nicest M1's.

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #7

Maverick0313

Retired and loving it

Jul 16, 2009

9,183

Bridgeville, DE

Very nice!

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #8

olddawg

Active Member

Feb 3, 2011

387

Harford County

Congrats. You will be very happy with it. They can flat out shoot. Happy you got the G.I. wood too. It's a bonus. My late model SA looked new and was only missing an SA bolt (it had an HRA) I switched it out with the proper bolt and wala! Correct Grade...
Order one of those Winny's before their all gone.

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #9

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drking2

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Nov 29, 2008

2,738

Carroll County

Very nice!

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #10

j8064

Garrett Co Hooligan #1

Feb 23, 2008

11,635

Deep Creek

Nice!! You're gonna have fun with that!!
Gotta love the CMP.

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #11

km04

Get crackin you muggs!!!!

Jul 12, 2010

3,740

Harford Co.

congrats on the new rifle!!!

oh yeah....

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #12

hole punch

Paper Target Slayer

Sep 29, 2008

8,275

Washington Co.

NICE! I've recently decided to stop buying guns for awhile to focus on another hobby for a few months, but the more I see threads like this, the more I think I really need to get me a CMP Garand before they're all gone!

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #13

j8064

Garrett Co Hooligan #1

Feb 23, 2008

11,635

Deep Creek

hole punch said:

NICE! I've recently decided to stop buying guns for awhile to focus on another hobby for a few months, but the more I see threads like this, the more I think I really need to get me a CMP Garand before they're all gone!

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I'd like to tell ya "take your time, no hurry...". But I vividly recall JAGGUY urging me to get an M1 carbine from the CMP before they were gone. Guess what. I waited and missed out. The carbines they have now are on the auction block (and pricey). He who hesitates is lost.

The way I look at it is the Garand the CMP sent me could be sold for more than I paid in a heartbeat. And it ain't for sale.

BTW, "Worthless Without Pics" guys...click on the link in LostSoul's OP. There's a nice little slide show. Geez, even this ol' caveman could figure that out.

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #14

rj1974

Ultimate Member

Jan 31, 2011

11,207

Edgemere , md.

Nice piece of history you have there .Federal makes ammo specificaly for the garand my father shoots it in his .With the good milsurp drying up and commercial hunting a lil hot for it you may want to check it out . He has no complaints with it . Nice piece of history you have there .

 

• Mar 24, 2011

• #15

c33m0n3y

Active Member

Mar 14, 2010

622

Howard County

Looks awesome! Plus you get the snazzy CMP hard case now. I'm jealous, mine came in an plain ol' cardboard box last summer.

By the way, I cleaned up my M1's stock with a little denatured alcohol and gave it the Boiled Linseed Oil treatment. It came out looking great. Here are the before/after pics:

BLO is what they used to finish the stocks originally so no worries about "bubba-ing" it.
Enjoy it!

 

• Mar 25, 2011

• #16

Funbrit

Active Member

May 28, 2008

494

Rockville

congratulations on fantastic rifle.

 

• Mar 25, 2011

• #17

Oldcarjunkie

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Jan 8, 2009

12,217

A.A county

Nice slideshow, congrats on the new toy man!

 

• Mar 25, 2011

• #18

LostSoul

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Oct 29, 2008

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Ho Co

c33m0n3y said:

Looks awesome! Plus you get the snazzy CMP hard case now. I'm jealous, mine came in an plain ol' cardboard box last summer.

By the way, I cleaned up my M1's stock with a little denatured alcohol and gave it the Boiled Linseed Oil treatment. It came out looking great. Here are the before/after pics:


BLO is what they used to finish the stocks originally so no worries about "bubba-ing" it.
Enjoy it!

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That looks fantastic, hopefully mine will rub out as nicely! I've only wiped down the outside of the wood with mineral spirits, I still have to de-cosmoline the insides then work on oiling it.

I'll post up more/better pics once I get it looking better. I already cleaned up all of the metal and gave it a coat of Eezox, now for the cosmoline fun!