Springfield reissues the M-1 Garand

Orphanedcowboy

I read where Springfield is manufacturing the M-1 Garand in limited numbers, whats the scoop, how much, true it will be available in .308 and 30-06, any dealers have one?

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Orphanedcowboy@msn.com www.texdeer.com

nmyers@home.com

I wouldn't get my hopes up.SA Inc actually produced some M1's about 15-20 years ago. At that time there were lots of cheap USGI parts available, and few genuine M1s to be found. Yet, they apparently didn't make enough money on them to continue production.Today, you can get an arsenal rebuilt USGI M1 from the Civilian Marksmanship Program for $520. How can SA Inc possibly compete with that? They would have to charge that much for the receiver alone!Neal

Orphanedcowboy

They have them on their homepage..........rightnow, I got a phone call from a dealer here a minute ago, I can have one for $900 a factory Springfield Garand built this year

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halfcelt

Ahh yes!! THe SA model is new...but is it improved? Last time I checked, my gunsmith told me the older Garands cannot stomach the newer ammunition...interesting to know if the new ones can?

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luger01

You can also have a genuine USGI Garand from the CMP for $500.As far as ammo goes, I've not had any problems with any modern ammo in mine, although I generally load my own due to cost, quality and I know what my rifle likes.

beachmaster73

halfcent...I've put literally in excess of nine thousand of rounds of M852 ammo through my Navy Mark II Garand. I'm now into about 1000 rounds of the new and very hot M118 "long range" ammo which is much hotter than M852 in the same rifle. The rifle has not so much as hiccuped from that steady diet of new ammo. The throat erosion on that rifle is still under 2.5. The only way you could accelerate the wear on the weapon would be if you came up with some cosmic reloads that were outside the envelope of responsible reloading. Stick with factory numbers and your grand children should be shooting your M1. Unrelated to the above but probably pertinent is that if you have a custom civilian match barrel installed you won't get that many rounds through the weapon before it starts loosing its accuracy. Those custom barrels are far more accurate but they do wear faster. My heavy weight Douglas barrel on my 1000 yard M1 has seen fewer than two thousand rounds and I sense that its starting to open up. Beach

Orphanedcowboy

I decided to get the New Springfield Garand, not really to shoot, but for a wall hanger, I will probally get a DCM or CMP gun to shoot, I am thinking about shooting the matches, I work with so many ex military, government job, I listen to them tell how much fun it is, and I been shooting skeet and trap and I suck at that

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robsguns

Can someone, who is a member of the CMP, tell me how to go about becoming a member of the CMP, I've gotten literature from them but it seems that you have to be a member of a local shooting club with references in order to belong to them. Maybe I'm not reading things right. Educate me please, robsguns@yahoo.com

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SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC

beachmaster73

Rob...Basically you need to join a CMP club or your state shooting organization....Costs about $20 per year for most state associations. If you are a member of a gun club that is affiliated with the CMP you don't need to join the state association. I believe but am not certain now whether active duty servicemen are given a waiver....they were in 1993 if you got your CO to write a letter attesting to your shooting ability and security clearance. Now though you do have to participate in one CMP club level match. Doesn't matter what your score is....you can shoot it with a 30-30 lever action(no scope). The match director will give you a signed copy of the match with your terrible 30-30 score. You fill out a little documentation for the CMP, attach the match results, and you send your money into them....a few weeks later your rifle shows up at your doorstep....no FFL involved. Recently they have been sending out some very very nice weapons....no you are not going to get an M1D or mint Winchester with all matching numbers but you will get a nice rifle....especially if you tell them what you want to do with it. If you tell them you want a shooter they'll try really hard to give you one with a nice bore and very little throat erosion. If you want a Winchester and they have one you'll probably get it for your first rifle. It may have a Springfield barrel and trigger group but at least you got the receiver. There are a couple minor things that need to be done including I think a finger print card, but when I mass ordered a bunch of rifles for about 15 guys in my command I wrote the DCM and toild them that the fingerprints were already on file in the military and they waived that requirement. In any case the weapon you get will be worth much more than the purchase price...and be sure NOT to throw away the CMP documentation on your rifle and the CMP box...it adds value. You probably already know this but www.odcmp.com is the address for the CMP. Beach

Matt45

Rob-I have been researching this very same question and the only "tweak" to Beachmaster's post is that being in the service, Active, Retired, Guard, or Reserves-Veteran or not- "pre-qualifies" and excludes you from having to actually shoot in a match. Just include a copy of your Mil. ID (front & back) when you send in your $$ and application.At the CMP site there is a 4 or 5 page packet which takes you trough the process in detail and step by step.

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