Not mine, just a cool photo...

That is an M1 Garand not an M1A. An M1A is a gun made by the new, commercial Springfield Armory, based on the M14.

As for price, it varies for the Garand based on its grade.

Here's one that isn't about to fall off a cliff. '45 Springfield receiver mated to a '55 H&R barrel with a Boyd's stock. Soon to be rechambered in .308.

No way to give you a "going price" without more details.

Going price for these starts at $800 and goes up, with most maxing out before $1800. Special rifles (Garand's Garand, for example) can go into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Havok7416 said:

Here's one that isn't about to fall off a cliff. '45 Springfield re ceiver mated to a '55 H&R barrel with a Boyd's stock. Soon to be rechambered in .308.
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That is sure a purty assualt rifle you got there. How does she shoot?

I picked up this Winchester back in April for $830 from the CMP. I cleaned it up and repaired the stock.

The more I see one the more i want to add one to my rifle collection.

If1HitU said:

The more I see one the more i want to add one to my rifle collection.

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You know, the Garand is a relatively gun-

It's relatively expensive.
It's relatively complex and maintainance intensive.
It's relatively expensive to shoot.
It's relatively accurate and reliable.

But it is DEFINITELY rewarding. Everyone should have at least one!

jf89 said:

That is sure a purty assualt rifle you got there. How does she shoot?

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It's been awhile since I have taken it out. I'm afraid the barrel is a bit the worse for wear. It appears it was used in a corrosive or wet environment and the finish is all but missing from the front section of the barrel with pitting over. The gun is scheduled for a new barrel in .308 whenever my .30-06 brass supply reaches its cycle limit.

Very nice, now its time to get mine out ,its been a while

I have never really had any interest in the Garand, but I will admit that is a very cool picture.

GunnyUSMC said:

I picked up this Winchester back in April for $830 from the CMP. I cleaned it up and repaired the stock.
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Oh NOOOooooo!!! Black Tip Armor Piercing ammunition!!! It will shoot through schools and give any liberal the vapors. Always a good choice for M1 ammo Gunny....well done.

I even have them in black. These and two others are waiting to be rebarreled. They were used to fire blanks for many years without cleaning, the barrels are toast.

Garands are for girls too!

Max out at 1800....that is funny right there.

Let me tell you....go find me an IH and I will pay you 2000 and we will both be happy.

"How much?" all depends on what you want. I received my first Garand just 4 weeks ago; purchased from the CMP. I wanted to have one 1/ for the history and 2/ to shoot. I'm not interested in developing enough knowledge to understand all the ins and outs of the Garand world - and what makes something more valuable or not.

This is a Service Grade from the CMP. $750 which includes a hard case and overnight shipping. Springfield Armory with a serial number that places its manufacture in 1944 if I recall correctly. It shoots well. The stock needed a lot of work.....it was really dirty. (Not a great picture.) The CMP is a fantastic organization - enabling folks like me who don't know much about Garands to get one at a very reasonable (IMHO) price.

Current prices are all over.
CMP versions run from $750 and up--but, those are gone over gunsmithed-good examples.
Gunshow beaters (in Texas) start in about $1300-1500--and none of those come with ME or TE gauging, all sorts of importer marks and stocks finished in used motor oil. Armslist examples seem to hover in about two grand. GB examples are all over the place.

As to accessories:
Slings are pretty available in repro; a little steeper in legit wartime examples. The cloth sling is around $40; a legit per '42 leather sling is going to be $80-90. GI cleaning kits are about $25, the multi-tools are stuck about $30-35.
Bayonets are a mixed bag. M-1905 16" with scabbards are going for $250-350; M-1 !0" with scabbards are $150-200; the M-5 bayonet that uses a stud into the gas tube plug are $125-175.
The WWII issue cloth muzzle covers are about $10 (and really ought to be $5--they are everywhere). You can get a set of nylon muzzle & rear sight covers for about $20 (and your safe will thank you).
The en bloc clips are still plentiful. Anyone charging you $1 each is ripping you off. But, the days of 20 for $1 are a bit past (but, there are bulk lots available, if you are willing to look, but you're buying 250 or 500 at a time).

The carry/drop bags are still out there, but the legit military ones are in bad shape as they were never meant to last 75 years. The PRC knock-offs might as well be lined with sandpaper, for the materials used.

You can find unopened boxes of M@ ammo, but they are very dear (and open boxes are a bit like shooting dice with Bad Leroy Brown). But, there are a couple of ammo manufacturers who are making specific-to-Garand ammo that will not require and adjusting gas plug (but, the adjusting gas plug is a simple add, and a great boon to shooters).

Very interesting thread... Was recently at a gun show and only saw a few... Based on that few it looks like prices are indeed "all over the place". Got me wondering what mine might be worth. Came from the CMP in Oct. 1996 and only thing I've ever done to it was replace the wood. It's not for sale but one of these days it would be nice just to know the current market value to satisfy my own curiosity.

Cool pic! A Garand is on my bucket list. There's just something neat about the old milsurp weapons out in their natural habitat.

Not a M1, but I think it's a cool pic. My No4 Mk1 in a pit blind last deer season.

GunnyUSMC said:

I even have them in black. These and two others are waiting to be rebarreled. They were used to fire blanks for many years without cleaning, the barrels are toast.
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Those black stocks on the Garands make me want to puke. They don't only need to be rebarreled, they need to be restocked.

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Those black stocks on the Garands make me want to puke. They don't only need to be rebarreled, they need to be restocked.

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I have two that are apart. I started working on the stocks and they were not in the best of shape. They are going to take a lot of work to make 5hem look good again.

GunnyUSMC said:

I have two that are apart. I started working on the stocks and they were not in the best of shape. They are going to take a lot of work to make 5hem look good again.
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All the pins and plugs are just part of the guns story.
It's a fun challenge to get them looking good though.