100k M1 Garands To Be Released To CMP, More May Be Coming

To the guy who pm me .lol no.

Are you kidding those rifles could withstand just about anything.

My mid-length, heavy barrel AR with 30 rd mag weighs right around what my loaded M1 Garand weighs and I can reach out effectively to 1000 yds with the Garand. Amazing rifle.

The rifles coming back from the Philippines have been stored in cosmoline and while well used, they still have plenty of life in them. A new Criterion barrel and you are ready to roll.

What? Many confuse clips with magazines now, if that's what you're talking about. With older WWII rifles like the M-1 and Russian Mosin Nagant, clips held the cartridges in place to be inserted into the internal magazine. Later the U.S. replaced the M-1 with the M-14 which had a detachable 20 rd mag. I have the semi-auto version M1A which uses the 7.62x51 rd BD, the larger 30.06 or 7.62x63 rd for which the M-1 was chambered.

Or were you saying that the Gen Patton quote was erroneous or that he "had no idea what he was talking about"? LOL!

That doesn't mean they are going to look good. CMP will auction off the best ones for crazy prices. You could buy/build a new one for cheaper.

They’ll be ridiculously overpriced. Probably over a grand. If they were around $400 where they should be I’d jump on one.

The clip in the M1 DOESN'T LOAD FROM THE TOP. General Patton was the baddest ass General in World War II.

Tell that to the German, Japanese, Chinese, and North Korean solders killed by GIs using them. The greatest battle implement ever devised.

WHAT the fuck are you blubbering?

Definitely not a beta cuck gun...

Greatest weapon of war ever made.

Gen. Patton

All of this is true.

Ron is a dipshit.

With a Detachable penis

GET OFF MY LAWN!

MAC just put this out this morning. Synchronicity I suppose.

You can get a new one from Fulton Armory.



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Plus they are separated and priced by grade so it’s not a total wild card.

i love glp

He's a code talker.

I got mine like that for $500, had to spend weekend up at camp perry,well worth it.

Careful with that thumb noobie.

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Last Edited by solmix on 03/04/2018 05:48 PM

My dad and brothers and I have all shot the M1 Garande for fun, for decades.
While it's a little heavy, that weight helps absorb the recoil of the .30-06 rounds so you can pour them onto the target. Very accurate and sniping is easy, too. Adjustable peep sights can be set to reach out and touch somebody.
The wooden forearm and heatshield keeps you comfy while the gun is starting to smoke.
It was undoubtedly the greatest battle rifle when introduced.
We always loaded 7 down from the top, when the last round is fired the bolt locks back and the clip flies out with a little 'chinggg' sound.

As you reload you still have debris and mud raining down from the berm you were putting them into.

Shove another clip in, pull rearward on the action doodad and let it fly and you're ready to blaze away some more.

The guv may be damaging these rifles so the semi-auto actions don't quite work. They're dicks that way.

When are more Carbines coming in?

Well actually, he's right on every account.

Remember these were farm boys and people that worked for a living. Not a keyboard jockey.

I agree on Patton. But the M-1 internal magazine was loaded from the top facilitated by cartridges held together by a clip. (The magazine is loaded, not the clip....LOL) My MIA, the semi-auto version of the M14, a select-fire, full-auto, does have a detachable 20 rd mag. It was the updated rifle which replaced the M1. It is chambered in the NATO 7.62x51, or the U.S. .308.

Actually, the clip and 8 rounds are inserted into the magazine together. It's not like a "stripper clip" like the Mosin Nagant uses.

The inserted clip in the Garand was the only drawback to this amazing rifle. When the last round was fired, the clip would discharge with a noticeable "ping". Enemy soldiers within hearing range quickly learned that this meant the soldier was reloading.

I prefer the AR-10. I also prefer the AR-15 in 7.62x39

The M1 Garand is a fantastic tool and I applaud those who will add it to their stock.

Thanks,


I got one through the CMP 25 years ago. Looking to get another. Their ammo prices are pretty competitive also.


Thanks OP

It's a heavy little mother for sure. Dad carried one in WWII, and I carried mine out moose hunting in N Ontario.