I was out shooting the other weekend with a couple AK's and couple AR's, the guy next to me was shooting a M1 garand. He's a korean vet really nice guy and he asked me if I had ever shot a real battle rifle I laughed and told him not a garand. Long story short, he let me shoot his garand. I loved it!
Now I am looking at CMP to get me a couple. But I don't understand the grading system.
What do they mean when they say: "the muzzle will gauge less than 3 and the throat erosion will gauge less than 5." - per CMP
I don't understand what these rates equal to for useage/accuracy of the rifle.
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Low numbers indicate that the barrel has less wear. There are gauges to measure the throat and muzzle.
As far as Service and Rack grades go: it's all about trade-offs. IMO , FWIW: Service Grade is the way to go for the first Garand or M1 Carbine.
Once somebody learns the rifles and how to work the CMP system , sometimes a Rack or even lower might become a good deal for the money.
I have around 6 Garands , 3 M1 Carbines , and 4 1903's , most of them from CMP.
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Last edited by campperykid : 07-01-2008 at 12:36 PM.
In my opinion its the luck of the draw. I've purchased two service grade M1 carbines and the first, an Inland, wasn't so good but the second, a Winchester, was very good. I like the idea that they send them right to your door.
I have seen a couple of nice Garands that were CMP.
And yes I would order another.
Like Wiley says:
Yeah , no question that it's a roll of the dice. I have been very lucky with Garands and M1 Carbines , a little less lucky with the '03's.
The 1st Inland had some sub-Service Grade stock issues , nothing I couldn't fix.
Any other time , I would have exchanged the stock , but CMP was super busy so I let it slide. IIRC they got 5,000 orders on the 1st day.
Still the worst thing that ever happened was that I sent them $425.00 and , IIRC , they only sent me about $560.00 worth of '03 Springfield.
The worst $500.00 Garand from the CMP I've ever seen , was still far nicer than most of the crap I see at Gunshows for $800.00 - $1200.00. And if your not happy, they will bend over backwards to make it right. Best Customer service anywhere.
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