Welding Rod
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"Have you got your CMP Garand yet?
I figured I would pass on a great experience I have had lately. I had to go to Chicago on business a few weeks ago. Since I was going out there anyway I decided to check out how far away the CMP North Store / Camp Perry / Port Clinton, Ohio was... only 275 miles. My business ended in Chicago on Thursday so it sounded like a road trip. I arranged a day of vacation for Friday and headed out to Camp Perry on a Thursday afternoon.
I stayed at the Best Western in Port Clinton on Thursday night (nice affordable hotel - think it was about $50), then had a great breakfast at the A La Carte diner on Friday morning. Headed to the CMP Store / Clamp Perry which was only a few miles away and was there when the store opened up for the day.
The store is pretty small but clean, well organized, well staffed, and had pleny of rifles. The M1 Garands went from $495 for the "Field Grades" to $1,100 for the "Correct Grades". They had "Service Grade Specials for $895, and "Specials" for $995.
I picked out a nice "Special" which looked like a brand new gun. The Springfield Armory receiver dates to 1944. The barrel is a new production Criterion, and the stock a new production Boyd's made to CMP specs, which are a different, slimmer profile than the standard Boyds commercial M1 stocks.
The metal is all refinished and looks to be in virtually perfect condition. There is no pitting on the reciever or other metal, and the op-rod has almost no slop in the reciever track. There are no dents or dings in the metal, even where it should be most common, such as the sight ears.
I reload and was pleased to find the gun is very gentle to the brass, with it only stretching .003"-.005" upon firiing.
I bought a nice condition surplus GI web sling while I was there for $6.
I also learned of the CMP's great deals on ammo. I ordered two cases (400 rounds total / 20 boxes total) of Hornady 168 grain M1 Match Ammo. It was $23 per box and $9 per case (10 boxes) shipping, no tax.
They also sell Hornady 223 75 grain match for $12 per box. Loose Greek 150 grain ball for the M1 was $98 per 200.
The rifle was shipped Fed-Ex for $23. No Sales tax even though I paid for it there, since it was being shipped out of state. Delivery goes right to your house.
Purchasing was actually pretty easy. I just showed up with a copy of my DD214 and a copy of my membership papers in the Garand Collectors Association - which I had just joined online a week or so prior for $25. I also had a copy of my birth certificate but they said they didn't need a copy since I had the DD214.
Anyhow it was a great trip and one I would like to repeat. I kick myself for not checking out the CMP years ago. I have read their adds in the American Rifleman for ages and never got around to ordering a gun or going to one of the stores. The other store is in Anniston, Al. I figured it would be a fair bit of hassle so I kept putting it off.
A while back I started shooting High Power style matches at my club. They also have "Old Soldiers" matches every other month. I needed a WWII or prior rifle to legally complete in those. So I finally followed up in order to buy a Garand.
It was totally worth it. And I really like the M1 Garand! It has a look and feel that is unmatched by any rifle I have owned or fired... though the M1A in a wood stock comes close.
If you have considered the CMP and a M1, I encourage you to check it out. The CMP allows the purchase of 12 M1s per year. Sadly I think, there are a few guys out there hoarding piles of the rifles for investment purposes. Personally I would like to see this historic rifle get out in to the hands of more American families and enjoyed on the firing lines while they can still be had affordably from the CMP. Now is a good time to buy, and I doubt there will be a better time in the future.
http://odcmp.com/Sales/rifles.htm
I figured I would pass on a great experience I have had lately. I had to go to Chicago on business a few weeks ago. Since I was going out there anyway I decided to check out how far away the CMP North Store / Camp Perry / Port Clinton, Ohio was... only 275 miles. My business ended in Chicago on Thursday so it sounded like a road trip. I arranged a day of vacation for Friday and headed out to Camp Perry on a Thursday afternoon.
I stayed at the Best Western in Port Clinton on Thursday night (nice affordable hotel - think it was about $50), then had a great breakfast at the A La Carte diner on Friday morning. Headed to the CMP Store / Clamp Perry which was only a few miles away and was there when the store opened up for the day.
The store is pretty small but clean, well organized, well staffed, and had pleny of rifles. The M1 Garands went from $495 for the "Field Grades" to $1,100 for the "Correct Grades". They had "Service Grade Specials for $895, and "Specials" for $995.
I picked out a nice "Special" which looked like a brand new gun. The Springfield Armory receiver dates to 1944. The barrel is a new production Criterion, and the stock a new production Boyd's made to CMP specs, which are a different, slimmer profile than the standard Boyds commercial M1 stocks.
The metal is all refinished and looks to be in virtually perfect condition. There is no pitting on the reciever or other metal, and the op-rod has almost no slop in the reciever track. There are no dents or dings in the metal, even where it should be most common, such as the sight ears.
I reload and was pleased to find the gun is very gentle to the brass, with it only stretching .003"-.005" upon firiing.
I bought a nice condition surplus GI web sling while I was there for $6.
I also learned of the CMP's great deals on ammo. I ordered two cases (400 rounds total / 20 boxes total) of Hornady 168 grain M1 Match Ammo. It was $23 per box and $9 per case (10 boxes) shipping, no tax.
They also sell Hornady 223 75 grain match for $12 per box. Loose Greek 150 grain ball for the M1 was $98 per 200.
The rifle was shipped Fed-Ex for $23. No Sales tax even though I paid for it there, since it was being shipped out of state. Delivery goes right to your house.
Purchasing was actually pretty easy. I just showed up with a copy of my DD214 and a copy of my membership papers in the Garand Collectors Association - which I had just joined online a week or so prior for $25. I also had a copy of my birth certificate but they said they didn't need a copy since I had the DD214.
Anyhow it was a great trip and one I would like to repeat. I kick myself for not checking out the CMP years ago. I have read their adds in the American Rifleman for ages and never got around to ordering a gun or going to one of the stores. The other store is in Anniston, Al. I figured it would be a fair bit of hassle so I kept putting it off.
A while back I started shooting High Power style matches at my club. They also have "Old Soldiers" matches every other month. I needed a WWII or prior rifle to legally complete in those. So I finally followed up in order to buy a Garand.
It was totally worth it. And I really like the M1 Garand! It has a look and feel that is unmatched by any rifle I have owned or fired... though the M1A in a wood stock comes close.
If you have considered the CMP and a M1, I encourage you to check it out. The CMP allows the purchase of 12 M1s per year. Sadly I think, there are a few guys out there hoarding piles of the rifles for investment purposes. Personally I would like to see this historic rifle get out in to the hands of more American families and enjoyed on the firing lines while they can still be had affordably from the CMP. Now is a good time to buy, and I doubt there will be a better time in the future.
http://odcmp.com/Sales/rifles.htm
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