DrunkMonkey 0 #1 March 16, 2005 Want to get a M-1 for target shooting. A friend of mine tells me that this: http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm ...is a good source. What do you shooters think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcarchangel 0 #2 March 16, 2005 The prices are very good, but I have heard that the rifles coming out of the CMP are a bit worn nowadays. I would not get more than one at a time. Most/all worn parts can be replaced for relativly cheap. A good used rifle bought in a store can easily run $800-900 and the new ones are much more.------------------------------------------------------- "These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They're back! There's no choice left, and I'm ready for war." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #3 March 16, 2005 Hell of a deal get it!Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 March 16, 2005 QuoteWant to get a M-1 for target shooting. A friend of mine tells me that this: www.odcmp.com ...is a good source. What do you shooters think? I've got quite a few of those. They are an excellent deal. The price is about half of what they are worth on the open market. You have to jump through some hoops to qualify, but it's well worth it. As for the "well worn" comment, sort of, and sort of not. The wood can be dinged up, from decades of usage and storage. But the throats are all measured for wear, and nothing goes out that is unservicable. These all meet the official specifications for a rifle that is suitable to be issued for combat. The Danes are a great deal. Note: while the price is excellent, these are not to be re-sold for profit. The purpose is to foster marksmanship, and the fine print says you have to keep it. Although, there is no real enforcement process for that. Oh, and you should call it an "M1 Garand to differentiate it from the M1 Carbine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 March 16, 2005 My dad & I 'jumped through the hoops' a decade back... When they came, his was NRA MINT condition... mine was ahhh...'servicable' not much more. I picked up another one a couple years ago here at a show in Houston for a little over 600.00... mismatched parts, but 'like new' and a fantastic shooter! I don't shoot rifle competition any more, but my MA1 was far better that the Garand. Remember when the DCM was selling carbines for 20.00? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 March 17, 2005 QuoteI picked up another one a couple years ago... mismatched parts... These rifles are old enough that just about all of them have been serviced and reworked at arsenals at some point. So many of them have non-matching parts. Collectors root around in boxes at gun shows to find the correctly marked/manufactured parts to "restore" their guns to their original condition. But you have to do a lot of research to figure all that out. There were four manufacturers, and they sometimes traded parts when one was short and another had extra. So even though you might have an International Harvester rifle, with a Springfield trigger group, that doesn't necessarily mean it isn't all-original. It's a confusing field of knowledge... QuoteRemember when the DCM was selling carbines for 20.00? Um, no. I'm not that old! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 March 17, 2005 Um, no. I'm not that old! Quote Grrrrrr! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
