I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand - The Firearms Forum

gandog56 · 06-19-2012, 04:29 PM

That I ordered a second one from them. This time an H&R and one grade better. CMP just called me because they could not read my writing and of the CC number, and I corrected it. She said should ship within a couple days!

25yretcoastie · 06-19-2012, 06:58 PM

How long did it take for you to get qualified to buy from cmp. Are you a member or just a vet?

gandog56 · 06-29-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 25yretcoastie

How long did it take for you to get qualified to buy from cmp. Are you a member or just a vet?

took me no time at all. I was a vet, but that had nothing to do with it. I had a C&R Curio And Relics license, and that was half the qualification right there. I joined The Illinois State Rifle association for the first one for the second part. And when I moved down to Alabama I joined a shooting range that was CMP affiliated.

gandog56 · 06-29-2012, 08:46 PM

Here's Johnny:

BETH · 06-29-2012, 10:10 PM

i did not not see a picture of the 1st one

Alpo · 06-29-2012, 11:01 PM

Give him hell, Beth.

25yretcoastie · 06-30-2012, 06:29 PM

Is being a vet or retired ok instead of being a member of a orig?

Bobitis · 06-30-2012, 06:55 PM

I'm not a Vet, and to my understanding you don't need to be.

Just sign up for the class at a certified range, shoot for 3 weekends, and BAM!

Fill out the paperwork.

Don't matter how crappy ya shoot. Ya showed up and ya shot. Trust me on this one.

Yer rifle gets shipped, and ya have no say what condition it'll be in. You CAN pay more for a better version, but it's a crap shoot as to how much better it may be.

Win-win in my opinion regardless of choice!

Bobitis · 06-30-2012, 07:00 PM

Gandog...

That is a beautiful example of what can be had from the CMP!

1969SS396 · 06-30-2012, 07:10 PM

Very nice, I've been wanting to get one of those for years.......someday I'll get around to buying one. Enjoy!

gdmoody · 07-07-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 25yretcoastie

Is being a vet or retired ok instead of being a member of a orig?

I think that you HAVE to be a member of a range that is affiliated with the CMP. I have bought four rifles from them but I just don't remember for sure. I also have a C&R but I never used it with the CMP. I guess the C&R would prove you are over 21 and are a US citizen.

Here is a link to the page that gives the eligibility rules: http://www.thecmp.org/Sales/eligibility.htm

Back in April, I ordered just a receiver to have one built. I had every part except the receiver. When I sent it to a fellow in Alabama to have the barrel installed, he found that it was out of spec. He tried the barrel that I sent and 12 different barrels and could not get any of them to work. I sent it back to the CMP and built an AR-15 instead of an M1. I sold a lot of the parts on eBay but still have a good many of the parts laying around.

aa1911 · 07-08-2012, 02:08 AM

how much do they run now?

I think I paid $450 when I got mine, haven't shot it that much really because of my M14 and M1A but I do like the '06. A bunch of them were swapped to .308 also

which grade did you get? she looks clean!

Mauser88 · 07-13-2012, 02:52 PM

Nice! I got my first one from the DCM program back in 1988. Paid $165.00 shipped back then.

aa1911 · 07-13-2012, 03:43 PM

oh that's right, the CMP was the new name after the DCM

06-19-2012, 04:29 PM	#1
gandog56 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile AL. Posts: 325	I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand That I ordered a second one from them. This time an H&R and one grade better. CMP just called me because they could not read my writing and of the CC number, and I corrected it. She said should ship within a couple days! -->

06-19-2012, 06:58 PM	#2
25yretcoastie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fort Pierce Fl Posts: 556	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand How long did it take for you to get qualified to buy from cmp. Are you a member or just a vet?

06-29-2012, 08:46 PM	#4
gandog56 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile AL. Posts: 325	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Here's Johnny:

06-29-2012, 10:10 PM	#5
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand i did not not see a picture of the 1st one

06-29-2012, 11:01 PM	#6
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Give him hell, Beth. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

06-30-2012, 06:29 PM	#7
25yretcoastie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fort Pierce Fl Posts: 556	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Is being a vet or retired ok instead of being a member of a orig?

06-30-2012, 06:55 PM	#8
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand I'm not a Vet, and to my understanding you don't need to be. Just sign up for the class at a certified range, shoot for 3 weekends, and BAM! Fill out the paperwork. Don't matter how crappy ya shoot. Ya showed up and ya shot. Trust me on this one. Yer rifle gets shipped, and ya have no say what condition it'll be in. You CAN pay more for a better version, but it's a crap shoot as to how much better it may be. Win-win in my opinion regardless of choice! __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

06-30-2012, 07:00 PM	#9
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Gandog... That is a beautiful example of what can be had from the CMP! __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

06-30-2012, 07:10 PM	#10
1969SS396 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the "Mitten" state Posts: 256	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Very nice, I've been wanting to get one of those for years.......someday I'll get around to buying one. Enjoy! __________________ So Mote it be.

07-08-2012, 02:08 AM	#12
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,115	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand how much do they run now? I think I paid $450 when I got mine, haven't shot it that much really because of my M14 and M1A but I do like the '06. A bunch of them were swapped to .308 also which grade did you get? she looks clean! __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

07-13-2012, 02:52 PM	#13
Mauser88 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 21	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand Nice! I got my first one from the DCM program back in 1988. Paid $165.00 shipped back then.

07-13-2012, 03:43 PM	#14
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,115	Re: I Was So Happy About My CMP Garand oh that's right, the CMP was the new name after the DCM __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."