Unboxing my new beauty (CMP Garand)

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 06:26 PM

I picked up my CMP Garand today and I couldn't be happier. It looks like a brand new rifle and it's only a service grade H&R

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 06:29 PM

More pictures. I get to blame and thank Kraigwy for urging and encouraging me to get one.

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 06:30 PM

More pics.

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 06:33 PM

More pictures

kraigwy · March 31, 2011, 06:34 PM

You think it looks good now, wait until you start shooting.

You'll find out its like having a trophy wife that cooks.

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 06:54 PM

Kraigwy,

My muzzle gauged a '1' and the throat is a '2'.
I got a steal didn't I?

Navy joe · March 31, 2011, 06:56 PM

Yes, Winner! Nice gun, go shoot it.

BombthePeasants · March 31, 2011, 07:03 PM

looks like the birch stock to me. Or, it could be the light. Congratulations on the new pow-pow, perhaps I'll be seeing another Garand at the ranges here in the Metroplex...

kraigwy · March 31, 2011, 07:03 PM

You did real good, but there's not much junk coming out of CMP, what's better then their products is their service.

thesheepdog · March 31, 2011, 08:04 PM

Bombthepeasants,

What part of DFW are you in?

Kraigwy,
Thanks again for making me get one. I don't regret my purchase at all! Instead I merely couldn't have gotten a better looking rifle.

Singlesix1954 · March 31, 2011, 10:01 PM

That would sure look good with my Trapdoor, Krag, Krag carbine, and 1903 !
I think I better order one. Crongrats it's nice!

Tim R · April 1, 2011, 02:27 AM

Congrats on a fine M-1. Now go out and find a John C. Garand match. You will find these are a HOOT!

chris in va · April 1, 2011, 11:57 AM

I got lucky with my CMP Field grade. Dropped the bore gage in every one they had, found a rifle that measured 1.5 at the muzzle. The counter guy looked at it and said, "Hmm, that should have been in the service rack".

Wood is in bad shape though, but the mechanicals are great. I've put hundreds through mine since last May.

thesheepdog · April 1, 2011, 01:05 PM

Nice there chris!!

Mine came with a brand spanking new stock!

essohbe · April 1, 2011, 01:16 PM

Very nice.

stu925 · April 1, 2011, 06:54 PM

That's a very nice looking rifle. I've got the paperwork all filled out and sitting on my desk for one. Now all I need are the funds for it. A Garand will definitely be my next service rifle. Glad to see service grade rifles are that nice, from the description on the web and in the catalog I would have expected a beater.

Stu

greentick · April 2, 2011, 01:54 PM

Similar with my service grade I got a few years ago, shockingly excellent condition, albeit caked in packing grease.

Wag · April 2, 2011, 04:17 PM

I want one in the worst possible way!

Still scraping together my pennies for one!

--Wag--

Mals9 · April 2, 2011, 09:56 PM

I got the same condition '44 SA last year with same erosion numbers.
What year is yours?

Mals

thesheepdog · April 4, 2011, 08:13 AM

Mals9,

I am not sure yet on what year mine was manufactured.

thesheepdog · April 4, 2011, 10:32 AM

I shot my Garand this weekend. It's definitely a 1.5-2 MOA shooter with Federal's 150gr Garand ammo.

Mr Dish · April 4, 2011, 12:33 PM

Wait just a cotton-pickin-minute...back up the bus...further...keep going...just alittle bit more...

A trophy wife that cooks????? Say it isn't so? I thought you could only have one or the other. I chose the Trophy and do the cookin myself.

MAN...screwed again!

armsmaster270 · April 4, 2011, 05:23 PM

It's a real beauty have fun with it. I need a new one.

Ozzieman · April 4, 2011, 06:49 PM

Ok thesheepdog, you couldn’t just show us photos of your new CMP grand,,, NO!!!!
You have to flaunt it by showing us as you open the box. Man you are just cruel.
I was happy with my one and only Grand that I paid a lot more than you did and did it over 20 years ago and it’s not much nicer looking than yours. Barrel is excellent and all parts match.
But now I have to go out and get my first from CMP. M1’s are like a drug addiction and one that’s hard to kick.
I would say something nice about your acquiring your CMP Grand,, but I don’t have time right now I have to go to the CMP web site.

Ozzieman · April 4, 2011, 06:57 PM

You can shoot commercial 30-06 out of your Grand with one of these.
It also allows you to shoot light hand loads and function perfectly.
Man I like the wood on yours,,, thanks for the photos!

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=777146

March 31, 2011, 06:34 PM	#5
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	You think it looks good now, wait until you start shooting. You'll find out its like having a trophy wife that cooks. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

March 31, 2011, 06:54 PM	#6
thesheepdog Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2010 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,996	Kraigwy, My muzzle gauged a '1' and the throat is a '2'. I got a steal didn't I? __________________ Krav Maga/Judo Qualified Rifleman/Marksmanship Instructor/Lic. Medic "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans 8:1

March 31, 2011, 06:56 PM	#7
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,804	Yes, Winner! Nice gun, go shoot it. __________________ FY47012

March 31, 2011, 07:03 PM	#9
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	You did real good, but there's not much junk coming out of CMP, what's better then their products is their service. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

March 31, 2011, 08:04 PM	#10
thesheepdog Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2010 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,996	Bombthepeasants, What part of DFW are you in? Kraigwy, Thanks again for making me get one. I don't regret my purchase at all! Instead I merely couldn't have gotten a better looking rifle. __________________ Krav Maga/Judo Qualified Rifleman/Marksmanship Instructor/Lic. Medic "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans 8:1

March 31, 2011, 07:03 PM	#8
BombthePeasants Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 351	looks like the birch stock to me. Or, it could be the light. Congratulations on the new pow-pow, perhaps I'll be seeing another Garand at the ranges here in the Metroplex...

March 31, 2011, 10:01 PM	#11
Singlesix1954 Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: Rural Ne Posts: 580	That would sure look good with my Trapdoor, Krag, Krag carbine, and 1903 ! I think I better order one. Crongrats it's nice! __________________ Luke 22:36 Single six 1954

April 1, 2011, 02:27 AM	#12
Tim R Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: God's side of Washington State Posts: 1,601	Congrats on a fine M-1. Now go out and find a John C. Garand match. You will find these are a HOOT! __________________ God Bless our Troops especially our Snipers.

April 1, 2011, 11:57 AM	#13
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	I got lucky with my CMP Field grade. Dropped the bore gage in every one they had, found a rifle that measured 1.5 at the muzzle. The counter guy looked at it and said, "Hmm, that should have been in the service rack". Wood is in bad shape though, but the mechanicals are great. I've put hundreds through mine since last May.

April 1, 2011, 01:05 PM	#14
thesheepdog Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2010 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,996	Nice there chris!! Mine came with a brand spanking new stock! __________________ Krav Maga/Judo Qualified Rifleman/Marksmanship Instructor/Lic. Medic "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans 8:1

April 1, 2011, 01:16 PM	#15
essohbe Junior member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 817	Very nice.

April 1, 2011, 06:54 PM	#16
stu925 Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2010 Location: New York Posts: 953	That's a very nice looking rifle. I've got the paperwork all filled out and sitting on my desk for one. Now all I need are the funds for it. A Garand will definitely be my next service rifle. Glad to see service grade rifles are that nice, from the description on the web and in the catalog I would have expected a beater. Stu

April 2, 2011, 01:54 PM	#17
greentick Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2011 Location: Deep South Posts: 261	Similar with my service grade I got a few years ago, shockingly excellent condition, albeit caked in packing grease.

April 2, 2011, 04:17 PM	#18
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	I want one in the worst possible way! Still scraping together my pennies for one! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

April 2, 2011, 09:56 PM	#19
Mals9 Member Join Date: May 16, 2010 Posts: 53	I got the same condition '44 SA last year with same erosion numbers. What year is yours? Mals

April 4, 2011, 08:13 AM	#20
thesheepdog Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2010 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,996	Mals9, I am not sure yet on what year mine was manufactured. __________________ Krav Maga/Judo Qualified Rifleman/Marksmanship Instructor/Lic. Medic "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans 8:1

April 4, 2011, 10:32 AM	#21
thesheepdog Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2010 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,996	I shot my Garand this weekend. It's definitely a 1.5-2 MOA shooter with Federal's 150gr Garand ammo. __________________ Krav Maga/Judo Qualified Rifleman/Marksmanship Instructor/Lic. Medic "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans 8:1

April 4, 2011, 12:33 PM	#22
Mr Dish Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2009 Location: Shepherd, MI Posts: 128	Wait just a cotton-pickin-minute...back up the bus...further...keep going...just alittle bit more... A trophy wife that cooks????? Say it isn't so? I thought you could only have one or the other. I chose the Trophy and do the cookin myself. MAN...screwed again! __________________ Vote Libertarian or QUIT COMPLAINING!

April 4, 2011, 05:23 PM	#23
armsmaster270 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,951	It's a real beauty have fun with it. I need a new one. __________________ http://www.armsmaster.net-a.googlepages.com http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...aster270/Guns/ Retired LE, M.P., Sr. M.P. Investigator F.B.I. Trained Rangemaster/Firearms Instructor & Armorer, Presently Forensic Document Examiner for D.H.S.

April 4, 2011, 06:49 PM	#24
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Ok thesheepdog, you couldn’t just show us photos of your new CMP grand,,, NO!!!! You have to flaunt it by showing us as you open the box. Man you are just cruel. I was happy with my one and only Grand that I paid a lot more than you did and did it over 20 years ago and it’s not much nicer looking than yours. Barrel is excellent and all parts match. But now I have to go out and get my first from CMP. M1’s are like a drug addiction and one that’s hard to kick. I would say something nice about your acquiring your CMP Grand,, but I don’t have time right now I have to go to the CMP web site.

April 4, 2011, 06:57 PM	#25
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	You can shoot commercial 30-06 out of your Grand with one of these. It also allows you to shoot light hand loads and function perfectly. Man I like the wood on yours,,, thanks for the photos! http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=777146