Back in May, the CMP's website listed Field Grade and Service Grade M1 Garands 'sold out'. They had a terrible back log and wanted time to catch up.
Apparently yesterday, they made mail order sales of Service grade M1s available. If you want one of these symbols of 'the greatest generation', "the greatest battle implement ever devised"(...IKR, who can argue with General Patton?), I'd put an order in the mail soon. They are $730 including shipping delivered to your door. Most of the Service Grades being delivered recently are reparked, mixers with new CMP wood. They are not necessarily collectors; but, they would make fine shooters.
The collectors and parts resellers will be snatching these rifles up by the arm full. I doubt that they will last long.
The word from one of the folks in the know is:
We have not received anything from the Anniston Army depot in a long time. In my 10 years of working for CMP, Ive never seen such barren warehouses.
CMP is downsizing buildings. Combining the Store, shipping, finance and order processing into the airgun range in Anniston.
as of right now, we need to borrow a "the end is near" sign...
Apparently yesterday, they made mail order sales of Service grade M1s available. If you want one of these symbols of 'the greatest generation', "the greatest battle implement ever devised"(...IKR, who can argue with General Patton?), I'd put an order in the mail soon. They are $730 including shipping delivered to your door. Most of the Service Grades being delivered recently are reparked, mixers with new CMP wood. They are not necessarily collectors; but, they would make fine shooters.
The collectors and parts resellers will be snatching these rifles up by the arm full. I doubt that they will last long.
The word from one of the folks in the know is:
We have not received anything from the Anniston Army depot in a long time. In my 10 years of working for CMP, Ive never seen such barren warehouses.
CMP is downsizing buildings. Combining the Store, shipping, finance and order processing into the airgun range in Anniston.
as of right now, we need to borrow a "the end is near" sign...