Does the CMP have M1 stocks?

[iamkris]

I have a CMP Garand (SA Service Grade, S/N 19xxx...that's 1939 manufacture)
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that the metal is really pristiine (95%+ finish, bright bore, little muzzle wear) but the wood leaves has something to be desired. It could clean up but there are multiple DEEP gouges from what looks like the rear sight adjustment knobs of other M1s it was laying in a crate with. The stock bears its arsenal refinsh cartouche from RRAD and I think it is a post-Korean stock as it is extremely thick in the wrist.

I got "permission" to buy an 03A3 for my birthday this year...we'll be stopping by the CMP North Store just prior to the July 4th weekend on our road trip from Chicago to Erie.

While I could wait unit Monday to call them and ask, I just ** have** to know now...does the CMP have stocks lying about that you can buy to restock your Garand? They don't liist them on their site. I was thinking about buying a Weinig or Boyds (yes I know all the stories about them), but I'd rather have an original if possible...but in good shape instead of like this. This is one of 7 or 8 DEEP gouges.

 

[jobu07]

Have you tried to steam them out with an iron and cloth yet for refinishing of your stock? That might help to get out those nasty dings, or at least lessen them some.

 

[1911Ron]

Those are beauty marks! If they aren't to deep you can use a damp towel and a steam iron to pull them up it may not pull them all out but worth a try. I don't think that the CMP has stocks, as the ones that are just recievers probably had such bad wood, that they threw the wood out.

 

[iamkris]

Have you tried to steam them out with an iron and cloth yet

Yup and the gouges have cut the fiber of the wood so they aren't coming out.

Those are beauty marks!

Yes they are, that's why I don't want to sand down or fill the gouges...I'll keep thiis stock original. I just want a "Sunday go to meetin" stock for dress up days and this stock for everyday wear. The old girl looks good in jeans and cowboy boots but sometimes it's nice to see her in a dress.

 

[Trebor]

No, the CMP does not have M-1 stocks available for purchase.

I think the last time the CMP sold stocks was about 10 years ago.

Most, if not all, of the M-1 parts the CMP sells are "take offs" from rifles that didn't past the CMP servicability requirements and were culled from the sales program. That means that the CMP's parts supplies are extremelty limited and they don't really have enough extra stocks to sell separately.

 

[George S.]

If your stock is post Korean-era, then a Boyd's stock shoud be a good replacement in terms of size. Get an unfiished one (<$80!!) and you can sand it down to WWII dimensions or simply do a BLO finish on it.

My Garand is a pre-WWII (April 41) Springfield that went to Denmark (it has a VAR barrel with ME and TE of less that 1) and the stock is pretty banged up like yours and maybe even more so. It's also full of cosmoline and grease. I'll be doing a clean up shortly to see what the grain looks like but with all the scratches and deep gouges, it's still going to be pretty rough.

 

[Kalos]

Not to threadjack, but while we are on the subject of M1 stocks... is it unusual for one to have -absolutely- no cartouches or markings of any kind whatsoever? I don't even see the hint of anything, anywhere, on my CMP rifle's stock.

 

[Trebor]

Cartouches were often sanded out over the years on military stocks. Also, later stocks received minimal cartouches when compared to earlier stocks. I believe late replacement stocks only had the "Circle P" under the pistol grip.

Sometimes a very faint cartouche will become visible after the stock is given a good cleaning. Check it in good light as well as they can be very faint.

 

[RustyHammer]

NO ...

Here is a thread on "CMP Stocks" from CMP's forum:

http://www.odcmp.org/forum/topic.as...m_Title=Click+here+to+post+a+message!&M=False