A couple years back I ordered an M1 Carbine from the CMP. I had heard that they were scraping the bottom of the barrel on these and I should not expect to get a pretty one. Boy, more prophetic words were never spoken. When the rifle arrived it was pretty bad.
Worse, it took so dang long <deleted> to arrive, I thought they had forgotten me. While waiting I saw another Carbine on Gunbroker. I threw a bid at it just for grins and bought it at the starting price which was about $150 less than I paid for CMP rifle that had not yet arrived.
When the CMP gun finally reached the house, it was not a whole lot better than the really ratty gun I got off GB. So, wanting a plinker I kept the worse looking GB rifle and took the CMP rifle to a local show and sold it for $75 more than I paid for it.
I see that 4/44 barrel date and imagine it going ashore at Omaha Beach. It definitely looks like it's been through a war... or three. The metal is awful and wood is worse. Last week I finally got around to attempting a refinish on the stock. Not dinged badly, but horribly oil soaked. I could not get all the oil out, but it looks a little better.
Functions fine. Fun to shoot and I don't have to worry about damaging it at this point. I'm trying to get a mag pouch for the butt deleted.
Worse, it took so dang long <deleted> to arrive, I thought they had forgotten me. While waiting I saw another Carbine on Gunbroker. I threw a bid at it just for grins and bought it at the starting price which was about $150 less than I paid for CMP rifle that had not yet arrived.
When the CMP gun finally reached the house, it was not a whole lot better than the really ratty gun I got off GB. So, wanting a plinker I kept the worse looking GB rifle and took the CMP rifle to a local show and sold it for $75 more than I paid for it.
I see that 4/44 barrel date and imagine it going ashore at Omaha Beach. It definitely looks like it's been through a war... or three. The metal is awful and wood is worse. Last week I finally got around to attempting a refinish on the stock. Not dinged badly, but horribly oil soaked. I could not get all the oil out, but it looks a little better.
Functions fine. Fun to shoot and I don't have to worry about damaging it at this point. I'm trying to get a mag pouch for the butt deleted.
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