Many years ago, I purchased a 1944 Springfield M-1 from the CMP. The rifle was a Springfield arsenal rebuild and was still in the plastic. At that time of rebuild the original barrel was replaced and a Springfield in 1965 barrel installed. It measures a "0 ". All the parts on the rifle are Springfield as is the stock. At that time it was $165.00.
The CMP stamp on the stock means its a brand new stock that they made. CMP does not stamp the stocks they don't do. If the stock is stamp than it came from the Philippines lend lease due to major deterioration. CMP has released video and info on this.
My Brother-in-Law just inherited a CMP Springfield M1 Special Grade, what a beautiful rifle. His example kind of won the "wood-Lottery" as it has a beautifully figure/grain Walnut Stock. God Bless America
I received my latest M1, it is an expert grade. New walnut stock and barrel. It is a Dec 1944. My other is May 45. I field strip it when I got it a put 6 coats of BLO on the stock. Really made it stand out.
Congratulations on your wise choice to add the Garand to your armory. Raw linseed oil is what eventually gives it the reddish patina. I like to keep a light coat of “Howard Feed-n-wax” on the wood. Frankly, who gives a ratz zass if all the “parts match”? The M1 was constantly improved throughout it’s manufacturing life... culminating with the post-WW2 HRA rifles... the créme de la créme. The golden years of CMP ended about 15 years ago when they started running out of NOS parts. In 2001, they had a program where if you signed-up to come to Camp Perry and shoot the Garand Match, they gave you the opportunity to shoot the match with a specially prepared M1. If you shot the match with that rifle, you could buy it for $400. If you bought the rifle, you could buy all the Lake City ammunition you could carry, on clips for about 5 cents a round. I still have wooden cases of it stacked. Probably the best parts kits were Danish. I was lucky enough to buy one with a like new VAR barrel. The Danish 30-06 ammo was excellent quality, but berdan primed. I’ve been reading about the 32d “Red Arrow” Division on New Guinea in early WW2. www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/32ww2-2.html When they were stupidly ordered to trek across the Owen Stanley range, a lot of GIs threw their heavy Garands and/or ammo away. The Army sent lubricating oil in 50-gallon barrels and they had no way to disperse it out to the troops, so in the constant rain, many Garands were useless due to jamming.
Special grade: decent receiver (hopefully no pitting) ,new barrel, new stock, parts parkerized and mixed armory's. They are fine shooting rifles but have limited collectability due to the new parts that are randomly sourced....highly collectable rifle will cost you 3 or 4 times the amount and then it sits in the safe.
They recieved my paperwork 3-20-20 for a service grade, I e mailed them for an up date told me they are back ordered and would be 2 to 3 weeks maybe longer, I guess there are way behind
i just ordered 2 of these. on dec 29th.2020, cant wait. i was told by a old usmc guy get some BOILED linseed oil and put about 8 coats rubbing/ 800 grit sand paper in between. start buying clips now!
I just received my special grade today, I wanted to get a shooter. I have a 5-1955 SA correct grade from the CMP from 2008, part of the Greek bring back program. I just can’t bring myself to shoot it. (Crazy I know...)
I have shot it a few times; however, I zeroed it at an indoor 50 yard range and my final grouping was under 2 inches. I could have spent more time zeroing it and I believe I could have gotten it to a 1” group but it was hot in the range (I’m in south Texas) and I was trying to zero my M1903-A3 that same afternoon. I’ll spend more time at the range when it gets a little cooler here, maybe January. Like you said, it’s a beautiful rifle and I enjoy having it in my collection.
It was a little different for me because I sent off my information to the CMP during the quarantine back at the end of February beginning of March. But they called me a couple days before they sent me the rifle. They then overnighted the rifle to me. Should there had been no quarantine then I would guess just short of 2 weeks from me sending my info to them, to the rifle arriving at my front door.
Ordered an RM1SPECIALWRA back in March just had my order show up on the 25th of May but no credit card hit yet. Do you think I should give them a call and make sure they didn’t forget me? Wondering how long it took for you to get your rifle after it showed up on the estore.
How much are the special grades? Only thing I see available right now are fields. Want to wait for a service or special but not sure what the prices are
This rifle must not be redone with period correct parts! I notice the trigger guard is not ww2, it's post war!! Nice rifle, parkerizing is nice! There a pair of books written by a guy named Scott Duff who has done all kinds of research on period correct parts for different time periods of manufacture! Great books a must have if you want to put a grand back together with correct numbered parts!!! Love my Feb 1944 springfield!!!
Yeah, I don’t think this M1 I will go for all period correct parts since the barrel is newly manufactured. But eventually I would like a ww2 period correct rifle.
@@reverendreview1777 I put all correct parts in mine but it too has a kerager centurian Barrell! Had a guy I found thru garands collectors magazine to restore mine! Dean's gun restorations in tennessee! New watnut stock and all! When I got it back I sent stock to buy near atlanta the stamped all the correct cartuches in stock just like it would have been at time of issue! It was a mix mash of wood and parts! It was a fun project!!! It still amazes me how badass garands are,. The power it exibits when shooting is something everyone should experience! Even can brag about getting garand thumb!!??
@@scott1395 nice, I know you're not doing it to deceive anyone because it's your rifle. There are guys who buy as many from the CMP as they can, force markings, and sometimes serial numbers. Then sell them to less experienced buyers at the insane inflated market rate. These things are really plentiful but the greed is out of control.
I just sent in paperwork last week! How long did it take for yours to show up after you ordered it? Still haven’t gotten an email or anything from them
@@reverendreview1777 My paperwork was delivered last week as well but now on their website it shows "out of stock." I wonder if this means I will be put on a queue for when it gets back in stock? This is my first order from CMP so I'm not sure how that process works if it goes "out of stock" after my paperwork was delivered.
Brandon Ly I saw that too I was gonna order a service but saw it went out of stock. I ordered a special rack Winchester. Guaranteed ww2 receiver (it’s a Winchester) and a new stock and barrel. Unfortunately I don’t think they will be back in stock as they kind of just have the guns they got back from the phillipines and unless some more garands from another country show up... they don’t really have any more
BadJackalope Are all the Philippine ones gone already? My paperwork was delivered before June 1 (online it says out of stock June 1, 2020) but if they were backlogged with mail ins, I assume mine won’t be with those that made it before it changed to “sold out.” I guess I will see! Just a waiting game. I saw that the special rack Winchester was out of stock June 1 as well.
You just got the rifle with a new barrel and letter of authenticity and you who knows nothing about this weapon are going to take it down and check what ?? How can you call this a REVIEW ITS A FOOL BABELING !!!!
Many years ago, I purchased a 1944 Springfield M-1 from the CMP. The rifle was a Springfield arsenal rebuild and was still in the plastic. At that time of rebuild the original barrel was replaced and a Springfield in 1965 barrel installed. It measures a "0 ". All the parts on the rifle are Springfield as is the stock. At that time it was $165.00.
The CMP stamp on the stock means its a brand new stock that they made. CMP does not stamp the stocks they don't do. If the stock is stamp than it came from the Philippines lend lease due to major deterioration. CMP has released video and info on this.
My Brother-in-Law just inherited a CMP Springfield M1 Special Grade, what a beautiful rifle.
His example kind of won the "wood-Lottery" as it has a beautifully figure/grain Walnut Stock.
God Bless America
I received my latest M1, it is an expert grade. New walnut stock and barrel. It is a Dec 1944. My other is May 45. I field strip it when I got it a put 6 coats of BLO on the stock. Really made it stand out.
Congratulations on your wise choice to add the Garand to your armory. Raw linseed oil is what eventually gives it the reddish patina. I like to keep a light coat of “Howard Feed-n-wax” on the wood. Frankly, who gives a ratz zass if all the “parts match”? The M1 was constantly improved throughout it’s manufacturing life... culminating with the post-WW2 HRA rifles... the créme de la créme. The golden years of CMP ended about 15 years ago when they started running out of NOS parts. In 2001, they had a program where if you signed-up to come to Camp Perry and shoot the Garand Match, they gave you the opportunity to shoot the match with a specially prepared M1. If you shot the match with that rifle, you could buy it for $400. If you bought the rifle, you could buy all the Lake City ammunition you could carry, on clips for about 5 cents a round. I still have wooden cases of it stacked. Probably the best parts kits were Danish. I was lucky enough to buy one with a like new VAR barrel. The Danish 30-06 ammo was excellent quality, but berdan primed. I’ve been reading about the 32d “Red Arrow” Division on New Guinea in early WW2.
www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/32ww2-2.html
When they were stupidly ordered to trek across the Owen Stanley range, a lot of GIs threw their heavy Garands and/or ammo away. The Army sent lubricating oil in 50-gallon barrels and they had no way to disperse it out to the troops, so in the constant rain, many Garands were useless due to jamming.
Looks good! I have a special grade and a service grade on the way from CMP.
How many m1 garands can you order at once?
I think 8 is the calendar year limit.
Love my M1 Garand!!
Did you get yours from the CMP?
@@reverendreview1777 yes I did
Awesome. I have a service grade and 2 field grades but would love to get a special also.
Looks great. I'm waiting on my second Service Grade
Sweet! I want one!!!
My first was made January 1943!
Special grade: decent receiver (hopefully no pitting) ,new barrel, new stock, parts parkerized and mixed armory's. They are fine shooting rifles but have limited collectability due to the new parts that are randomly sourced....highly collectable rifle will cost you 3 or 4 times the amount and then it sits in the safe.
Lol I like your pre-Covid Garand.
They recieved my paperwork 3-20-20 for a service grade, I e mailed them for an up date told me they are back ordered and would be 2 to 3 weeks maybe longer, I guess there are way behind
Glad to know they have service grades available
I lived next door to Mr.and MRS .Grand in Springfield Massachusetts .
Sorry
Springfield isn’t exactly the nicest place in MA
GRAND!?!?...C'mon, dude
No shit, I was just giving you some history on the man .
At least get the spelling right before you make outrageous claims
i just ordered 2 of these. on dec 29th.2020, cant wait. i was told by a old usmc guy get some BOILED linseed oil and put about 8 coats rubbing/ 800 grit sand paper in between. start buying clips now!
Yes, thats what I did, it makes a wood-mud that seals the pores.authentic finish.
Retired MSG. I don't want one to resale. I just want one!
Wow that looks amazing
I just received my special grade today, I wanted to get a shooter. I have a 5-1955 SA correct grade from the CMP from 2008, part of the Greek bring back program. I just can’t bring myself to shoot it. (Crazy I know...)
Beautiful rifle!
Have you shot this beautiful rifle yet? If yes, then tell us how it shoots for you. What kind of groups did you get from it?
I have shot it a few times; however, I zeroed it at an indoor 50 yard range and my final grouping was under 2 inches. I could have spent more time zeroing it and I believe I could have gotten it to a 1” group but it was hot in the range (I’m in south Texas) and I was trying to zero my M1903-A3 that same afternoon. I’ll spend more time at the range when it gets a little cooler here, maybe January. Like you said, it’s a beautiful rifle and I enjoy having it in my collection.
how long did it take for CMP to ship your rifle?
It was a little different for me because I sent off my information to the CMP during the quarantine back at the end of February beginning of March. But they called me a couple days before they sent me the rifle. They then overnighted the rifle to me. Should there had been no quarantine then I would guess just short of 2 weeks from me sending my info to them, to the rifle arriving at my front door.
@@reverendreview1777 thanks, I have had my order in for 2 weeks now, can't wait for mine to get here. hope it is half as nice as yours.
Ordered an RM1SPECIALWRA back in March just had my order show up on the 25th of May but no credit card hit yet. Do you think I should give them a call and make sure they didn’t forget me? Wondering how long it took for you to get your rifle after it showed up on the estore.
It took a few days after my ordered hit the estore and then they called me to confirm purchase for charge, then 2 days later it was at my door.
Are the special grades re-Parkerized
Yes, on older parts; however, the barrel is new.
@@reverendreview1777 I see that CMP reparks for 200$ would you think it would be worth it to have it done so it can look fresh off the assembly line?
If you’re looking for that fresh factory look, the CMP would be the best place for that since this is something they do regularly.
What model from the special grade did you order?
I ordered a RM1SPECIAL
How much are the special grades? Only thing I see available right now are fields. Want to wait for a service or special but not sure what the prices are
Special grades are different prices, but a fully refurbished one will be $1050
I just called, and they do have some in at the moment, but you'll have to move fast.
This rifle must not be redone with period correct parts! I notice the trigger guard is not ww2, it's post war!! Nice rifle, parkerizing is nice! There a pair of books written by a guy named Scott Duff who has done all kinds of research on period correct parts for different time periods of manufacture! Great books a must have if you want to put a grand back together with correct numbered parts!!! Love my Feb 1944 springfield!!!
Yeah, I don’t think this M1 I will go for all period correct parts since the barrel is newly manufactured. But eventually I would like a ww2 period correct rifle.
@@reverendreview1777 I put all correct parts in mine but it too has a kerager centurian Barrell! Had a guy I found thru garands collectors magazine to restore mine! Dean's gun restorations in tennessee! New watnut stock and all! When I got it back I sent stock to buy near atlanta the stamped all the correct cartuches in stock just like it would have been at time of issue! It was a mix mash of wood and parts! It was a fun project!!! It still amazes me how badass garands are,. The power it exibits when shooting is something everyone should experience! Even can brag about getting garand thumb!!??
@@scott1395 nice, I know you're not doing it to deceive anyone because it's your rifle. There are guys who buy as many from the CMP as they can, force markings, and sometimes serial numbers. Then sell them to less experienced buyers at the insane inflated market rate. These things are really plentiful but the greed is out of control.
I just sent in paperwork last week! How long did it take for yours to show up after you ordered it? Still haven’t gotten an email or anything from them
I ordered mine during quarantine while they were not open. So it took almost 2 months. But once they opened back up, it was less than 2 weeks.
@@reverendreview1777 My paperwork was delivered last week as well but now on their website it shows "out of stock." I wonder if this means I will be put on a queue for when it gets back in stock? This is my first order from CMP so I'm not sure how that process works if it goes "out of stock" after my paperwork was delivered.
I can’t say as I have only ordered from the CMP this one time. I would give them a call.
Brandon Ly I saw that too I was gonna order a service but saw it went out of stock. I ordered a special rack Winchester. Guaranteed ww2 receiver (it’s a Winchester) and a new stock and barrel. Unfortunately I don’t think they will be back in stock as they kind of just have the guns they got back from the phillipines and unless some more garands from another country show up... they don’t really have any more
BadJackalope Are all the Philippine ones gone already? My paperwork was delivered before June 1 (online it says out of stock June 1, 2020) but if they were backlogged with mail ins, I assume mine won’t be with those that made it before it changed to “sold out.” I guess I will see! Just a waiting game. I saw that the special rack Winchester was out of stock June 1 as well.
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You just got the rifle with a new barrel and letter of authenticity and you who knows nothing about this weapon are going to take it down and check what ??
How can you call this a REVIEW
ITS A FOOL BABELING !!!!
Wow... calm down, click next and keep on moving.