CMP Special Picture Thread... post yours here!

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Pretty. Now go drop it to give it some character. J/K

Why did you want a 5.8 mil?

[icormba]

hmmm... new wood...

IHC

[8200rpm]

icormba,

That's really nice wood. I need oil mine some more to get mine to look like that. Apparently, the CMP throws on 2 coats of BLO. But, I want that rich chocolaty look.

What did you use to finish yours?

Pretty. Now go drop it to give it some character. J/K

Why did you want a 5.8 mil?

I already have a WWII vintage 1.38M (Feb 1943) Service Grade in the safe with plenty of character.

I wanted the yang to the ying... a post-Korean war, high serial number, cleaned up example... and the CMP Special perfectly fit the bill.

[Soldier415]

I've got a chubby...

[CSDGuy]

This is mine, but it's no CMP Special...

I happen to like my rifle quite a bit... My late 6 mil SA might actually be a NM rifle, according to how the CMP sells them. If so, they let one get out for a song... It does have a LOT of NM parts on it.

[Cato]

CMP has been good to me

1918 M1903 with Boyds Stock




1942 Springfield M1 Garand Service Grade with Boyds Stock

[icormba]

icormba,

That's really nice wood. I need oil mine some more to get mine to look like that. Apparently, the CMP throws on 2 coats of BLO. But, I want that rich chocolaty look.

What did you use to finish yours?

The same, BLO... 1 coat every 12-24 hours for about a week... ~7-8 coats.

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