CMP getting 99,000 more Garands

[10thmountain]

They are great. Lots of Garand match shooters go for these.

 

[Cadcom]

They are great. Lots of Garand match shooters go for these.

What do they usually sell?

 

[10thmountain]

Special come up from time to time anywhere from $830 -$1200. I bet there will be tons of them after all the Turkish and Philippine Garands get their hair did.

 

[palmettomoon]

It is a USGI receiver, bolt, oprod, trigger group in a new stock and new criterion barrel. great shooter no collector value.

What he said. Can make great 'shooters' and many do shoot them in matches. When you use a 'correct grade' in a match with a good barrel, you reduce its value with every 100 rounds.

 

[handloader]

My CMP special is literally my favorite rifle. It will hold a 10 inch plate at 400 yards, and looks great also. Receiver and other parts are WW2, so there is history there also.

 

[TheGman]

Not a fan of the CMP rebuilding and refinishing the Garands and 1911's, saw a supposed picture of one of the 1911's and it looked brand spanking new

Some are not refinished which I do prefer

Some are in rough shape need to be blasted , reparlerized etc

I like old original finish our Armory rebuilds but for a shooter the CMP special is spot on

 

[Robroyb]

What he said. Can make great 'shooters' and many do shoot them in matches. When you use a 'correct grade' in a match with a good barrel, you reduce its value with every 100 rounds.

Whoa, I did not know that. So, in essence we shouldn't shoot our collector grade rifles much?

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[Robroyb]

Sounds like the Garand I am in the market for!

Maybe for my next, I will do the same.

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[palmettomoon]

Whoa, I did not know that. So, in essence we shouldn't shoot our collector grade rifles much?

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Well, I wouldn't say that. It's a matter of how you measure the pleasure of ownership. Some love shooting them regularly some want them to appreciate in value. I shoot mine although irregulalry. I have service grades I do shoot in matches but they'll have to be rebarreled at some point.

 

[alleycat]

I shoot all of mine but not as often as i like. I really haven't thought about them losing value as collector's items...i'm not sure that's as big of a deal as it sounds. I suppose if i had paid thousands of dollars for an all-original all-correct model that was assembled by Mr Garand himself that i wouldn't......no, wait.......yeah i'd probably shoot that one too.