He later filled out the paperwork and mailed in his check. The way it worked at the gun show, our buyer picked out his gun, and it was then tagged with his name and phone number. You may be lucky enough to have a presentation of CMP Garands in your area, or you can take the more common route and select from the generally accurate descriptions found on the CMP website, fill out the required paperwork, and buy your Garand that way. While nothing beats first-hand inspection (assuming you know your Garands), that’s not the only way to get one. Our test rifle was purchased by one of our staff at the Houston Gun Collectors’ (Texas’ largest gun club) January 2005 gun show. The CMP also has had a recent program in which it visits a few large gun shows nationwide and brings rifles for inspection and purchase by gun club members. There is a half-page ad in the August 2005 American Rifleman magazine to that effect, or you can look online at. M1 rifles are again available through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). The finish on this Service Grade rifle shows some honest but not disabling wear.ĬMP Greek Issue Service Grade Garand 30-06 Springfield, $550
We thought this was a fine rifle, and a great way to get your piece of history.
This M1 was hand selected at a big gun show and then bought from the DCM. We acquired a rifle from each source, looked ‘em over, shot ‘em, and marveled at ‘em. (also known as today’s Springfield Armory, but distinct from the original armory of that name). We found three sources of Garands for this report, from the Civilian Marksmanship Program, Fulton Armory, and from Springfield, Inc. Interest in shooting, collecting, or just having an example of the Garand is still very high. That will, of course, change over time assuming continued demand, but be prepared to spend important money for the existing and steadily diminishing crop of Garand spare parts, not to mention the few remaining outstanding examples of the rifle in all-original condition.īut all is not lost. New Garand barrels can be easily made, but not many newly manufactured Garand parts are forthcoming as of this writing. New stocks are not a big problem, because walnut trees grow in abundance. At least one source (Springfield, Inc.) uses brand-new receivers, but even that company and several others use refinished, reconditioned, checked and rechecked older GI parts for the rest of the rifle. Unlikely as it may seem, Garands are still being “manufactured” today. Of course, it is still with us today, though most existing Garands have been arsenal rebuilt to one extent or another, and it’s a rare Garand that has all its numbers matching. The design was copied by several countries, even by enemies of the U.S. 276) and officially adopted in 1936, saw service in WWII, Korea and in Vietnam. The rifle, first designed in the late 1920s by John C.
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