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So if you are curious as you what you get for your $617.95 here it is :


The reciever matches the bbl date [ 5-55 ] and it has a SA bolt and milled WW2 SA trigger group. I am very pleased since the other 2 times i bought from the CMP i went up to Anniston and picked it out myself, so i wasn't sure what i would get.

Boyyyyyyyyy I can't wait till you sell that

That is very nice, you gonna store it or shoot it?

Did you buy new wood for it or is it USGI? Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on the "luck of the draw"..

Quest wrote:=:e Boyyyyyyyyy I can't wait till you sell that

Never! Greg, i will shooting it May 8th, and what you see is what i saw when i opened up the box, that is exactly how it came, i have since put some Howards Feed-n-wax on the stock as it was a bit dry, so now it is a little darker.

I need to get my butt out there and shoot something.
Is there a limit on how many you can buy from CMP?

I don't know. It used to be 10 per year..... I just checked and it is now 12 per year.

Good Gooogly Moogly!
I have 3 service grade Garands from CMP and none comes anywhere close to being as nice as that. You sure they didn't ship you a collectors grade! This is fantastic looking.

Wow, is that really a service grade?

Looks great Jim..that must be a new "orange" stock that the CMP forum guys are talking about. Looks like I need an HRA to go with my SA service grade. Its weird that a lot of the HRA and SA guns have parts swapped that would otherwise make them pretty correct. My SA has an HRA bolt...let me know if you wanna swap em!

So it's a replacement stock? No cartouches, except the CMP cartouche?

Very nice!! I have a few CMP M1s myself, but they all came with "original" stocks. Nice for the authenticity, but every one of them has compressed wood in the trigger guard area. I'd bet the new CMP stocks are better shooters.

wakkoss wrote:So it's a replacement stock? No cartouches, except the CMP cartouche?

Yes, it looks like it was a HRA barrelled reciever and they pieced it together from there. The last Service Grade i got had a new stock too, but it was very lightly stained, almost looked like a new 2X4 in color, i like this color better. It just has a "CMP" stamp at the bottom of the wrist. And Yes, i swear it is really a Service Grade, at least that is all i paid for and i ain't sending it back if somebody goofed!

I have seen many, many M1 Garands that have come from the CMP in the last 6 months, and they ALL look like that. Stocks are new, barrels are new, (muzzle and throat both can have a wear indicator of 2, and still be brand-new never fired) and the finish is in 95-99%. That's for a service grade rifle $595+shipping.

If you have been considering purchasing an M1 Garand, don't wait. These rifles won't last forever, and you simply cannot beat the value on them. Look at the classifieds here and elsewhere- an M1 in this condition (or worse) SELLS for 800-1,000 all day long.

If you aren't familiar with ordering from the CMP, drop me a PM, and I'll walk you through the process. It is actually very easy.

jmikeb- How long did it take from order to receipt? My neighbor ordered one back in January, and had it by the middle of March.

I sent the order in about the 2nd week of Feb. so it took about 6 weeks or so.

That's a beauty. Wow.

This is an old thread, but, you got me thinking that I had to have one. Ordered my from CMP May 21st!

djmfl wrote:This is an old thread, but, you got me thinking that I had to have one. Ordered my from CMP May 21st!

I hope it is as nice as mine......post a picture when it comes in!

I just rec'd the shipping notice for my CMP Garand. Service Rifle, H&R, due Monday, June 13th. From order (via snail mail) to shipment was 20 days! Wow, that's fast. They state 30-60 days to ship. Subtract the time snail mail took to get to Alabama and it's like a 2 week turn around. I hope I score a good one. I'll post pix when I get it.

Edited: When I got my shipping notice, I didn't see the date of order on the information. This is the date the snail mail arrived in Anniston, AL: June 7, 2011. They shipped the rifle on June 10th and I'll get it today, June 13th. That's an amazing turn around time. I can't think of better customer service that this! DM

GOT IT! Wow, just as nice looking as jmikeb653's.

This is a Service Grade, HRA with new CMP wood. Barrel is HRA dated 5-55 and looks to be unfired. Barrel and Serial number put it as an original HRA barrel and receiver match. Trigger housing assembly, hammer, safety, operating rod and rod housing, and sights are HRA and period correct. SA bolt. Everything is HRA except the bolt. I guess to get the correct bolt, you'd have to order a "Correct Grade" and pay the bucks for it. Great rifle. I have had a Danish in the past and this one beats that, hands down. For $595 +shipping this is a deal! Very nice CMP case, too!

In all probability, the rifle was a Greek loaner, and most likely it was never issued - then returned to the good ole USA and then to the armory for some work. Many of the post war H&R's went to Greece.

If you are waiting to get one from CMP. DON'T! These are great rifles in wonderful condition. Their turn around time is shockingly short now. I'm not concerned that mine has new wood. The other's I've had from CMP had serious issues with the wood from being gouged, or mismatched color - to compressed wood in the trigger assembly area. I'm looking for a nice shooter for the Garand matches but I'm tempted to "safe queen" this bad boy for a while.

Yellow, CMP hang tag states: Muzzel reading: 1; Throat Reading: 2; Rifle Grade: G-3.

Flashooter22: Still got an HRA bolt hanging around?