Laser Sailor

I know it's a great rifle. I'm thinking of getting one through the CMP, which I can do now that I've joined the VFW.

My question is, who's ordered through the CMP and how long did it take to actually get the rifle?

What's all this about chamber and muzzle erosion?


a great little tag line I read somewhere:

"The M1 Garand: For when you really need to show someone that their cover is merely concealment."

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joshe

My rifle coach ordered one maybe 6 years ago and I seems like it took about 4 months for it to come in.

gunthorp

I like the tag! Expect 6mos, it should say on their site.

M1 Garand Sales

How 'bout:

The 30-06, turning cover into concealment for over 100 years.

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Laser Sailor

or

"The M1, it'll keep those asian gangbangers off your lawn"

What movie did I just watch?

Actually through my powers of google fu i was able to find the answers to my questions, some guy on youtube explained it to me. I'm committed to buying one as soon as funds are avaliable.

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AutoFan

How long the CMP takes is highly variable, depending on the number of orders they have in hand. Currently the wait is 3-6 months (depending on what grade you order), but that could change at any time.

ccw9mm

"All this" is regarding how much wear the chamber and muzzle have experienced. These two things can affect accuracy.

There is much info out there on throat erosion, crown/muzzle damage, and their effects on accuracy and aesthetics.

Here is a decent overview of throat erosion and gauges to measure it: click.

At a certain point, every firearm needs the barrel replaced. The measurements are indicators of just how far along the path the given barrel has gone toward needing replacement. You might feel it needs it sooner or later, depending on your feelings on these two measurements.

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bgglock

"Gran Torino" I'm guessing?

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Laser Sailor

Thanks guys for the help. The CMP is the way to go for an M1, for sure. I just found out they can fedex it right to my door, no FFL needed.

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armado

I got an M1 and M1 carbine from CMP. They both took about a month to get but that was pre O. The rifles are graded by condition but it really is luck of the draw as to the real condition. The M1, (Sprinfield), was on on loan to the Greek Army and it was in pretty rough shape. I refinished it and now it looks pretty good! The carbine, (Inland), was on loan to the Italian Army and it was in great shape. I didn't have to do anything to it at all! Each one cost $495.00.

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beardog

If you do not want to wait take a ride to one of the CMP stores. That is what I did. I went to the Camp Perry store when I was in Ohio last summer. The people there were very helpfull in what to look for and helped me pick out a real nice service grade M1. The other nice thing is that you get to pick the rifle not them. When I got mine home and took it appart for cleaning I found the initals of the person it was issued to carved under the barrel. I thouhgt that this was pretty cool. I was also able to pick up a can of ammo pretty cheap also.