EDIT (for Calgunners who don't know) : CMP = Civilian Marksmanship Program
The CMP sells M1 Garand rifles that came from the Army at below market value prices and this post describes the specifics of what I received when I ordered some.
I can confirm that checking your order status in the E Store does nothing to speed up the process and pretty much just makes it harder to wait.
This is my last-time-ever order from the CMP, and I am a huge fan of the organization.
This is my second last-time-ever order from CMP, so I'll probably stick to it this time. Come to think of it, with Trump coming in in 50 days we might actually see those 1911s and maybe some of those Korean Garands as well, so maybe there is hope yet to send even more of my money to the CMP.
Anyway...
I ordered two Service Grade M1 Garands back around late September to early October. They came yesterday.
I asked for HRA, Wartime rifles and USGI wood.
(I know HRA didn't make WWII rifles, my requests were listed in a column.)
I got two 7 digit (WWII era) Springfield rifles with new CMP stocks. I was disappointed by the non-USGI stocks until I had a chance to really look at them. Holy Crap are they nice!
The rifle I like the best is essentially a Special Grade Rifle (2/2 Muzzle/Throat) 1942 receiver with a replacement LMR barrel. The parts are all like new and the fancy new stock doesn't have a mark on it.
The one I like second best is a (1/1+ Muzzle/Throat) 1943 receiver with a replacement Winchester 1967 barrel. The parts have the normal amount of Service Grade wear and are all SA made except the trigger which is a Winchester. The stock has a few very light handling marks and looks great.
All I have seen in person up until now was Garands that look like they have been in a war. It is shocking in a good way to have clean, fresh-looking and largely unmarked guns to compare/contrast them with.
So I've got a couple of really nice unfinished walnut CMP stocks that I want to finish. I want to clean the dirt and human oil off first, and being that I am a wood-guy, I'd like the figuring to pop as much as possible while still holding up the pretense of being as original a reproduction stock as possible.
From memory, I think I want citristrip and then flax oil? Any help, ideas or advice would be appreciated.
The CMP sells M1 Garand rifles that came from the Army at below market value prices and this post describes the specifics of what I received when I ordered some.
I can confirm that checking your order status in the E Store does nothing to speed up the process and pretty much just makes it harder to wait.
This is my last-time-ever order from the CMP, and I am a huge fan of the organization.
This is my second last-time-ever order from CMP, so I'll probably stick to it this time. Come to think of it, with Trump coming in in 50 days we might actually see those 1911s and maybe some of those Korean Garands as well, so maybe there is hope yet to send even more of my money to the CMP.
Anyway...
I ordered two Service Grade M1 Garands back around late September to early October. They came yesterday.
I asked for HRA, Wartime rifles and USGI wood.
(I know HRA didn't make WWII rifles, my requests were listed in a column.)
I got two 7 digit (WWII era) Springfield rifles with new CMP stocks. I was disappointed by the non-USGI stocks until I had a chance to really look at them. Holy Crap are they nice!
The rifle I like the best is essentially a Special Grade Rifle (2/2 Muzzle/Throat) 1942 receiver with a replacement LMR barrel. The parts are all like new and the fancy new stock doesn't have a mark on it.
The one I like second best is a (1/1+ Muzzle/Throat) 1943 receiver with a replacement Winchester 1967 barrel. The parts have the normal amount of Service Grade wear and are all SA made except the trigger which is a Winchester. The stock has a few very light handling marks and looks great.
All I have seen in person up until now was Garands that look like they have been in a war. It is shocking in a good way to have clean, fresh-looking and largely unmarked guns to compare/contrast them with.
So I've got a couple of really nice unfinished walnut CMP stocks that I want to finish. I want to clean the dirt and human oil off first, and being that I am a wood-guy, I'd like the figuring to pop as much as possible while still holding up the pretense of being as original a reproduction stock as possible.
From memory, I think I want citristrip and then flax oil? Any help, ideas or advice would be appreciated.
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