DeaconKC
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FN stamped ammo and unmarked clips. Nice to have actual Broomie clips, they work much better than the M16 clips I had been using.
indycop said:I am now the owner of a Springfield M1 from CMP.
Thanks I want to give it a good look over before I shoot it!DeaconKC said:Here is a great link with a very well illustrated take down in it.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/garand/index.asp
I bought the 192 round can with the clips and will order more soon! I served with the M16 and was a 60 gunner but I have to say when I picked up the M1 it was quite a feeling! I could just feel the history rushing over me and immediately thought of my grandfathers! One went in on Omaha beach and the other worked the railroad transporting prisoners. As old as the rifle is it is more solid than any modern weapon I carried in the service!Levallois said:Indycop,
I LOVE the M1 rifle - what a machine! You can see why GIs in WWII and Korea thought so highly of it. My dad's only complaint was the weight of the rifle but he only weighed 145 lbs so a 10 lb rifle plus the rest of his gear was cumbersome. He was a glider rider with the 325th GIR in the 82nd AB during WWII. He "obtained" a paratrooper M1 carbine after he became a corporal and carried that through the rest of the war.
I have an all-matching Harrington & Richardson M1 made in 1956 and a M1D sniper with a 1942 Springfield receiver that was rebarreled in 1951 by Springfield - the M84 scope and cone flash-hider are original. I'm not sure about the rest.
Hopefully you bought some 30-06 from CMP too? Cheapest way to go for ammo. Enjoy!
John
I called the day before and told them I was driving up. When I got there I filled out 2 short forms. While they did a quick background I picked out the one I wanted. An hour later I was on my way!Rick said:Did we have contact info for CMP and how long did it take to get the firearm indycop?
Learned about CMP many years ago, but never followed through with it.
Seemed too good to be true.
Thanks
I have to get 2X gloves or the web of the gove won't reach the web of my hand...:eusa_doh: lolDeaconKC said:Indy, just how big are those mitts of yours? Son, I thought I had paws on me!