CMP Garand for me!

baddarryl · December 6, 2016, 12:52 PM

Hey all. My beautiful wife gave me this for Christmas/Birthday! It's a 1942 Service Grade from the CMP. Remarkable condition. I heard the Service Grade's were nice but this one truly blew me away when I opened the case. I am not a collector, so maybe the little things matter, but not to me. I have a couple of questions. My grandfather had one of these from the War that he sold as 'junk' in the 80's. Man I can't wait to shoot this thing!
Since the CMP states that every rifle is:

"Each M1 Garand rifle sold by CMP is an authentic U.S. Government rifle that has been inspected, headspaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function. Each rifle is shipped with safety manual, one eight-round clip and chamber safety flag."

My question is what to do before firing? The above statement leads me to believe that I don't have to disassemble and inspect for function like the issued manual says to do so. Obviously common sense comes to play if something is clearly wrong, but on initial inspection it looks fine. I have some ball ammo coming from them too.
Let me add that they are apparently filling some back orders that were received prior to Sept 28 if you have one on order. I don't know how many though.

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Targa · December 6, 2016, 01:02 PM

Awesome gift, congrats! I breakdown all of my firearms when I first get them, I clean and lube them, check for anything out of the ordinary, familiarize myself with the firearm, hug and love on it a bit...

ed308 · December 6, 2016, 03:25 PM

Nice. I would clean the barrel and bolt and shoot it.

Doc7 · December 6, 2016, 04:27 PM

Congrats I have the same it's awesome!

agtman · December 6, 2016, 04:28 PM

Congrats on your CMP M1. Is it a S.A. SG or a Winchester Special?

You've got what looks like *new* commercial CMP wood (Dupage or Boyd's), rather than a USGI stock. Is there a CMP cartouche stamped on the side?

Also, is the barrel USGI, or a commercial one from Criterion?

Regardless, clean the barrel well, grease it properly, then get out there and get it zero-ed @ 200yds.

Fishbed77 · December 6, 2016, 05:34 PM

That's a beautiful rifle. Looks a lot like my 1944 Service grade Springfield from the CMP, that also came with the CMP stock.

I would recommend 5 or 6 coats of tung oil on that stock (get the good stuff from Real Milk paint Co.). It will protect the wood and give you the USGI look.

DukeConnor · December 6, 2016, 05:38 PM

She's a keeper. so is the battle rifle.

GarandTd · December 6, 2016, 06:46 PM

That's a beauty! I won mine from a gun raffle, but it is also a service grade CMP rifle and looks practically new. It's a 1941 Springfield with a sub 400k serial #. It's a joy to shoot. Kudos to your wife. That's a fantastic gift.

Sgt Pepper · December 6, 2016, 07:12 PM

Beauteous!!!!

LavaTech · December 6, 2016, 08:09 PM

Any new CMP rifle (Garand or otherwise) does usually require inspection and lubrication by the recipient, and most of mine have been in serious need of grease and TLC. Personally, I'd strip and clean the bolt and trigger group and check freedom of movement of the oprod (search tilt test on CMP forum) in that new Boyd's stock. Proper greasing of M1 rifles is an absolute must and is covered in the manual provided by CMP.

Ozzieman · December 6, 2016, 08:11 PM

Here are a couple of videos on greasing an M1 Grand.
Use grease not oil.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...=0&FORM=VDFSRV

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...=0&FORM=VDFSRV

baddarryl · December 6, 2016, 08:34 PM

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Congrats on your CMP M1. Is it a S.A. SG or a Winchester Special?

SA

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You've got what looks like *new* commercial CMP wood (Dupage or Boyd's), rather than a USGI stock. Is there a CMP cartouche stamped on the side?

Yes

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Also, is the barrel USGI, or a commercial one from Criterion?

USGI

baddarryl · December 6, 2016, 08:35 PM

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She's a keeper. so is the battle rifle.

You have no idea!

Tidewater_Kid · December 6, 2016, 10:24 PM

Beautiful rifle. Be careful what 30-06 you feed it. Make sure you get M1 Garand rated ammo or better yet Greek surplus.

TK

Bamashooter · December 7, 2016, 02:25 AM

Watch some videos on breaking it down and cleaning/greasing it. Buy or load the right ammunition for it. I just bought a 1941 Springfield for my birthday in early September and had to go through the whole learning to disassemble and clean, and how to lubricate it. Shooting modern 30-06 can do serious damage and there are things you can do to negate that. You can buy a gas plug that is adjustable and tune your load to your rifle, problem is you have to do this with each load. You can buy a plug that just gives the garand more volume inside the gas system which supposedly eliminates and danger of damage. You can buy ammuniton made for the Garand which I have done and it is expensive. I choose to handload and leave my rifle like it was made. Not making any loads that are maxed out but loads that are accurate, easy on the shooter, and cycle the action without issue. Not as bad as it sounds and you get to delve off into another rifle and learn all about a wonderful piece of history. Beautiful rifle BTW. Enjoy it!!

Tad_T · December 7, 2016, 02:50 AM

Congratulations.

Very nice rifle! I have two Springfield M1's, a 44 and a 45. I'd clean it and grease it like the other fellas suggested. Then go to the range and enjoy it.

Your wife must like you

Road_Clam · December 7, 2016, 08:44 AM

Congrats! Bought myself my first ever vintage american battle rifle a CMP M1 special -06 back in 2015. Now i've ordered several firearms online with minimal excitement and anticipation but that dam 4-1/2 week wait for my CMP M1 was the worst ! That 4-1/2 weeks seemed like 4-1/2 years ! In the end it was worth the wait. CMP M1's are generally regarded as very nice rifles. Short money considering what you are getting!

baddarryl · December 7, 2016, 09:28 AM

Mine took 3 months! Aaaaagh!

Skans · December 7, 2016, 11:06 AM

The wood on that is gorgeous!

Darreld Walton · December 7, 2016, 03:53 PM

Congratulations on a VERY nice rifle!
It looks to just about be a twin to my 1957 dated Springfield Armory CMP "Special". Mine, as well, wears a new stock set.
My experience with the HXP ammo is that it shoots pretty well. I also really like to reload the HXP brass. Seems like I remember some guys griping about it when trying to use it in M1903A3's at some of the CMP games, but I haven't heard much of it recently.

Orlando · December 7, 2016, 06:05 PM

rifle must be completly dissasembled, cleaned and properly greased bfore shooting

Ernest T · December 7, 2016, 07:49 PM

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rifle must be completly dissasembled, cleaned and properly greased bfore shooting

Definitely do this, especially with a rifle with CMP wood. You may find you need to adjust the stock around the op rod so that it doesn't bind. Disassembly will also give you a good idea of how the rifle works. It is important to grease/lube the proper spots. Here are some good guides: http://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-strip
http://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-grease

Don't to forget to shoot use the correct ammo: http://thecmp.org/training-tech/armo...mmercial-ammo/

GarandTd · December 7, 2016, 07:52 PM

My LGS had some en-bloc clips loaded with surplus Greek HXP at $5 a piece. It was a great deal IMO, but he only had a few left, so I took what he had. At the range, I fired through the 1st clip without issue. The second clip, however, went click. I ejected the round and saw a solid dimple on the primer. 7 Rounds left....click. 6 rounds...BOOM...cool. 5 rounds...click. 4 rounds...click. I finally gave up. Turns out that 1 enbloc clip was loaded with 42 TW while the rest of the clips had 78 HXP. The misfires were 1942 vintage from Twin Cities Ordnance Plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

baddarryl · December 8, 2016, 07:22 AM

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rifle must be completly dissasembled, cleaned and properly greased bfore shooting
Definitely do this, especially with a rifle with CMP wood. You may find you need to adjust the stock around the op rod so that it doesn't bind. Disassembly will also give you a good idea of how the rifle works. It is important to grease/lube the proper spots. Here are some good guides: http://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-strip

Wow! I gotta say, that is a little intimidating. Holy smokes!

Skans · December 8, 2016, 08:26 AM

While I do not own a Garand, I was noting some of the similarities in design to my AC556 (full-auto mini-14). I read the article on where to grease the bolt, fire control components, etc. This got me wondering - should I be doing something similar with my AC556 to reduce wear?

December 6, 2016, 12:52 PM	#1
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,683	CMP Garand for me! Hey all. My beautiful wife gave me this for Christmas/Birthday! It's a 1942 Service Grade from the CMP. Remarkable condition. I heard the Service Grade's were nice but this one truly blew me away when I opened the case. I am not a collector, so maybe the little things matter, but not to me. I have a couple of questions. My grandfather had one of these from the War that he sold as 'junk' in the 80's. Man I can't wait to shoot this thing! Since the CMP states that every rifle is: "Each M1 Garand rifle sold by CMP is an authentic U.S. Government rifle that has been inspected, headspaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function. Each rifle is shipped with safety manual, one eight-round clip and chamber safety flag." My question is what to do before firing? The above statement leads me to believe that I don't have to disassemble and inspect for function like the issued manual says to do so. Obviously common sense comes to play if something is clearly wrong, but on initial inspection it looks fine. I have some ball ammo coming from them too. Let me add that they are apparently filling some back orders that were received prior to Sept 28 if you have one on order. I don't know how many though. [IMG][/IMG]

December 6, 2016, 06:46 PM	#8
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	That's a beauty! I won mine from a gun raffle, but it is also a service grade CMP rifle and looks practically new. It's a 1941 Springfield with a sub 400k serial #. It's a joy to shoot. Kudos to your wife. That's a fantastic gift. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

December 6, 2016, 08:11 PM	#11
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Here are a couple of videos on greasing an M1 Grand. Use grease not oil. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...=0&FORM=VDFSRV https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...=0&FORM=VDFSRV __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

December 7, 2016, 08:44 AM	#17
Road_Clam Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,695	Congrats! Bought myself my first ever vintage american battle rifle a CMP M1 special -06 back in 2015. Now i've ordered several firearms online with minimal excitement and anticipation but that dam 4-1/2 week wait for my CMP M1 was the worst ! That 4-1/2 weeks seemed like 4-1/2 years ! In the end it was worth the wait. CMP M1's are generally regarded as very nice rifles. Short money considering what you are getting! __________________ "To be old an wise you must have been young and stupid"

December 6, 2016, 01:02 PM	#2
Targa Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Posts: 2,084	Awesome gift, congrats! I breakdown all of my firearms when I first get them, I clean and lube them, check for anything out of the ordinary, familiarize myself with the firearm, hug and love on it a bit...

December 6, 2016, 03:25 PM	#3
ed308 Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 2016 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,147	Nice. I would clean the barrel and bolt and shoot it.

December 6, 2016, 04:27 PM	#4
Doc7 Member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 38	Congrats I have the same it's awesome!

December 6, 2016, 04:28 PM	#5
agtman Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2001 Location: midwest Posts: 2,374	Congrats on your CMP M1. Is it a S.A. SG or a Winchester Special? You've got what looks like new commercial CMP wood (Dupage or Boyd's), rather than a USGI stock. Is there a CMP cartouche stamped on the side? Also, is the barrel USGI, or a commercial one from Criterion? Regardless, clean the barrel well, grease it properly, then get out there and get it zero-ed @ 200yds.

December 6, 2016, 05:34 PM	#6
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 4,862	That's a beautiful rifle. Looks a lot like my 1944 Service grade Springfield from the CMP, that also came with the CMP stock. I would recommend 5 or 6 coats of tung oil on that stock (get the good stuff from Real Milk paint Co.). It will protect the wood and give you the USGI look.

December 6, 2016, 05:38 PM	#7
DukeConnor Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2016 Posts: 224	She's a keeper. so is the battle rifle.

December 6, 2016, 07:12 PM	#9
Sgt Pepper Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 811	Beauteous!!!!

December 6, 2016, 08:09 PM	#10
LavaTech Member Join Date: May 13, 2011 Posts: 21	Any new CMP rifle (Garand or otherwise) does usually require inspection and lubrication by the recipient, and most of mine have been in serious need of grease and TLC. Personally, I'd strip and clean the bolt and trigger group and check freedom of movement of the oprod (search tilt test on CMP forum) in that new Boyd's stock. Proper greasing of M1 rifles is an absolute must and is covered in the manual provided by CMP.

December 6, 2016, 10:24 PM	#14
Tidewater_Kid Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 925	Beautiful rifle. Be careful what 30-06 you feed it. Make sure you get M1 Garand rated ammo or better yet Greek surplus. TK

December 7, 2016, 02:25 AM	#15
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,860	Watch some videos on breaking it down and cleaning/greasing it. Buy or load the right ammunition for it. I just bought a 1941 Springfield for my birthday in early September and had to go through the whole learning to disassemble and clean, and how to lubricate it. Shooting modern 30-06 can do serious damage and there are things you can do to negate that. You can buy a gas plug that is adjustable and tune your load to your rifle, problem is you have to do this with each load. You can buy a plug that just gives the garand more volume inside the gas system which supposedly eliminates and danger of damage. You can buy ammuniton made for the Garand which I have done and it is expensive. I choose to handload and leave my rifle like it was made. Not making any loads that are maxed out but loads that are accurate, easy on the shooter, and cycle the action without issue. Not as bad as it sounds and you get to delve off into another rifle and learn all about a wonderful piece of history. Beautiful rifle BTW. Enjoy it!!

December 7, 2016, 02:50 AM	#16
Tad_T Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 231	Congratulations. Very nice rifle! I have two Springfield M1's, a 44 and a 45. I'd clean it and grease it like the other fellas suggested. Then go to the range and enjoy it. Your wife must like you

December 7, 2016, 09:28 AM	#18
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,683	Mine took 3 months! Aaaaagh!

December 7, 2016, 11:06 AM	#19
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	The wood on that is gorgeous!

December 7, 2016, 03:53 PM	#20
Darreld Walton Junior Member Join Date: March 29, 2007 Location: Snake River Valley Posts: 1	Congratulations on a VERY nice rifle! It looks to just about be a twin to my 1957 dated Springfield Armory CMP "Special". Mine, as well, wears a new stock set. My experience with the HXP ammo is that it shoots pretty well. I also really like to reload the HXP brass. Seems like I remember some guys griping about it when trying to use it in M1903A3's at some of the CMP games, but I haven't heard much of it recently.

December 7, 2016, 06:05 PM	#21
Orlando Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2009 Posts: 352	rifle must be completly dissasembled, cleaned and properly greased bfore shooting

December 8, 2016, 08:26 AM	#25
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	While I do not own a Garand, I was noting some of the similarities in design to my AC556 (full-auto mini-14). I read the article on where to grease the bolt, fire control components, etc. This got me wondering - should I be doing something similar with my AC556 to reduce wear?