sappnasty
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Love the grain all these new stocks have on them...Kentucky, nice score....now I hope you bought massive amounts of ammo while you were there right?
The ammo looks very good. I hope to shoot it this weekend.
That depends on what you mean by "special" grade. They have made at least 2 different variations. The "Special/service" grades (offered in both HRA and Springfield variants) have collector grade metal in new stocks. The "springfield special" is about a hundred bucks more, and comes with a new commercial barrel, new walnut stocks, fresh parkerization and maybe some other new non-GI parts.General Disarray All CMP rifles come with a certificate of authenticity. Special grade should have the cartouche on the stock like you said. Other than that the rest of the parts should be the same manufacturer, and freshly parkerized. There are no other marks though.
I have both a M1a, and not a M1 special. I missed out on the M1 carbines, and decided I would not miss out on a M1.
D94R...from other forums an what I got, the CMP stocks have a stain only. The Walnut CMP stock set I got, after I put one light rub coat of BLO changed the look completely. I had been under the impression like you that they had already had a light coat of oil already on them...they do not. The dry look is not from dryed out oil. This is even more apparent on the CMP Birch....Birch is a very light wood, they have had them stain them dark to give the appearance of a Walnut, it too looks very dry.
The rifles (now) can come with a stock that has a stain applied to it (chocolate color for SA, orange for HRA, as I understand it). This is replacement wood, not USGI. The separate full stock sets sold by the CMP come with one coat of BLO applied to them only...as best I know.61chalk, are you sure its a stain and not a first light coat of BLO?
The black walnut stocks you can get from CMP say they come with a linseed oil coating (BLO probably?) And the HRA's I bought in 2009 had become slightly darker in the past couple years. Up to this point I haven't done a thing to the stock, but noticed it was a bit darker than when I received it. Plus the feel of the wood has that oily feel to it, even if it doesn't rub off on your hand, stained and unsealed wood doesn't feel that way. Plus I don't think a stain becomes darker with age, does it? (none of the furniture I've made which is older than the CMP stocks has become darker)
Real question is paperwork-----------if I just drove out there, south store to purchase, I guess you have to be preapproved on the paperwork to buy or just go and do the paperwork on site?
It is my opinion that an M14 is an "improved" M1 Garand, and in that respect I don't think an M1 Garand has anything over the M14, strictly technically-speaking. However, the prices from the CMP for an M1 Garand are phenomenal, and these rifles are pretty historic. Many of the current crop of rifles are some of the best they've had. Some were used in WWII, Korea, or in other conflicts. Some just sat in crates and need a good home.I'm trying to figure out if I want one; I like the "idea" of them, and I'm familiar with the platform, but can I ask an honest question? Is there something the M1 has over my Fulton Armory M14? Do I really need to get into another caliber; you know what I'm asking, right? Can someone who has both an M1 and M14 tell me what one might have over the other?
Thanks, Tim
I got that one in June 2008. However, I got this one with (IMO) excellent GI wood a couple of weeks ago.1KPerDay, If in 30 days or so when I open my case with a HRA service grade and it's close to as nice as yours i'll be happy as heck. When did you recieve it? Just trying to get a idea on what the CMP is shipping now.