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Ignition Override · September 16, 2013, 01:42 AM

tahunua001: And so at the height of the panic they were 27,000 rifles behind?
I should have ordered a regular Service to save money, but it was nice to pick from among eight or so in the Special rack.

After I bought my recent on Aug 31, one of some CMP customers I recognized at the Western Sizzlin' is quite a Garand info guy.
He stated that the CMP goes through three rifles in order to have available, and their recent batch of H&R Specials went to Greece but never left the crates until they were returned to the CMP (via the DOD). Maybe I misunderstood.

How much staff do they have on hand to assemble, safety check and evaluate M-1s?

As for ammo, when I ordered some extra back in May or so, holding on the phone lasted about three hours, starting at 1300 (E) Atlanta time.

September 16, 2013, 01:42 AM	#9
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,884	tahunua001: And so at the height of the panic they were 27,000 rifles behind? I should have ordered a regular Service to save money, but it was nice to pick from among eight or so in the Special rack. After I bought my recent on Aug 31, one of some CMP customers I recognized at the Western Sizzlin' is quite a Garand info guy. He stated that the CMP goes through three rifles in order to have available, and their recent batch of H&R Specials went to Greece but never left the crates until they were returned to the CMP (via the DOD). Maybe I misunderstood. How much staff do they have on hand to assemble, safety check and evaluate M-1s? As for ammo, when I ordered some extra back in May or so, holding on the phone lasted about three hours, starting at 1300 (E) Atlanta time. Last edited by Ignition Override; September 16, 2013 at 01:47 AM.