Ordered My first Garand from CMP 8-5-2011

[Shorthair]

I ordered a Field Grade H&R and 192 rounds to go with it. Ya I know Service Grade is only 100 more. I'm cheap and I like to live life on the edge, what can say?? I will post pics when it shows up, around Labor Day or so?

[navydad2010]

Now the wait ...I got my first in April SG HRA, the ammo is a great deal too...7 cans so far...love that TING!!

[bruceflinch]

What are you doing in the meanwhile, waiting?...

[t0kie]

No, nothing wrong with FG, sometimes they may send you one that close to SG. Most importantly, you can't go wrong, buying from CMP.

[Shorthair]

How do you sticky an order with CMP ?

How do you put a sticky on your order? I am assuming they send an e-mail when the order is recieved and thats when you can put a sticky on it?? I have considered changing it to a Service Grade and foregoing the ammo but I think I am going to sweat it out and hope for the best on a FG. Some of the guys on the CMP forums act like you might get a rotten 2x4 for a stock on the FG's but I am hearing mostly good things overall on Calguns and the less hardcore types on CMP about FG's. I don't intend to shoot it competitely. If it is acurate enough for me to be comfortable deer hunting at 100yrds or less that will be plenty good enough for me. If the barrel is total crap I can change it out in a year or 2. My Dad was on a Garand rifle team in Germany in the late 50's so I am hoping 3 years of having the Garand drilled into his head will come back quickly and he can be my tutor as we clean it up. P2000 has the 100 yrd indoor range just a couple of miles from dads house so after it is cleaned up and drooled over I hope we can go burn some of that Greek ammo together.

[Shorthair]

Just realized that whether the Garand that shows up is a Cadillac or clunker it will be my first and (so far) only C&R that I will need to enter in my log book.

[Shorthair]

Changed my order from FG H&R to SG. FYI, I gave up trying to get through to CMP on the phone after 90 minutes. E-mailed and had all my order changes done in 1 hour. Seem like great people to deal with so far.

[mauser98k]

P2000 has the 100 yrd indoor range just a couple of miles from dads house so after it is cleaned up and drooled over I hope we can go burn some of that Greek ammo together.

Greek HXP ammo is magnetic. you will not be allowed to use that at an indoor range

[Orlando]

Changed my order from FG H&R to SG. FYI, I gave up trying to get through to CMP on the phone after 90 minutes. E-mailed and had all my order changes done in 1 hour. Seem like great people to deal with so far.

Smart move. While there are some FG that actually grade better than they should a big majority of them are in need or a rebarrel.
I have handled many hundreds of them at the North Store and have found a few Gems but they are few and far between

[Eljay]

The CMP customer service is great but calling definitely is a weak link. Even if you don't think it can be resolved in email, email. If need be they'll call you...

[Justintoxicated]

Greek HXP ammo is magnetic. you will not be allowed to use that at an indoor range

P2K does not care.

[big103]

How do you put a sticky on your order? I am assuming they send an e-mail when the order is recieved and thats when you can put a sticky on it?? I have considered changing it to a Service Grade and foregoing the ammo but I think I am going to sweat it out and hope for the best on a FG. Some of the guys on the CMP forums act like you might get a rotten 2x4 for a stock on the FG's but I am hearing mostly good things overall on Calguns and the less hardcore types on CMP about FG's. I don't intend to shoot it competitely. If it is acurate enough for me to be comfortable deer hunting at 100yrds or less that will be plenty good enough for me. If the barrel is total crap I can change it out in a year or 2. My Dad was on a Garand rifle team in Germany in the late 50's so I am hoping 3 years of having the Garand drilled into his head will come back quickly and he can be my tutor as we clean it up. P2000 has the 100 yrd indoor range just a couple of miles from dads house so after it is cleaned up and drooled over I hope we can go burn some of that Greek ammo together.

When you do the order and mail them the paper work you put a sticky note with what you want on the pages of your order form. Usually you can request stuff like gi wood or WWII serial number. The sticky is no guarantee that you will get what you asked for.

Sounds like your heading in the right direction. The 30-06 from the cmp is the way to go for the price and its loaded for the Garand. You never want to use commercial ammo in your grand. it will probably destroy it. Unless you get a adjustable gas plug.

Good luck post pics when you get her
Welcome to the CMP addiction.

[Shorthair]

They are showing sold out for the service grades on the cmp site. The regulars are saying don't worry that the e-store usually cuts off sales while they are still sitting on enough inventory to fill existing orders and probably even the ones traveling in the mail. I sure do hope this is true. Fingers and toes crossed.

[Orlando]

Did you read what Orest Michaels the Director of Operations had to say?
They are saying Sold Out so they can get caught up on orders.
They have crates and crates of rifles that havent been opened or graded yet

[Shorthair]

I saw that. I read into it that they might not have all that many service grades going out because things in the upcoming inventory weren't all that great. I have no clue as to how many orders they process/ship a day as it relates to the number of actual rifles that are in the pipe line that they control?