M1 Garand

Tweek · 08-10-2007, 10:41 PM

I had a chance to fire an M1 Garand earlier this summer at the range on a couple of occasions, and I got the itch bad.

The auction sites had some nice examples, but the prices, wowzers!

The CMP seemed like an option, but there were none available for mail purchase, and it didn't look like there would be for some time, and driving to the north store for a chance at one just didn't seem very practical.

As luck would have it, a gentleman who shoots with us has a knack for tinkering with, and building them. The rumor mill said he had just finished building one to sell. Brand new Criterion barrel, pretty much everything else USGI Springfield Armory.

After a minor sight adjustment, I was easily able to put all shots in the 9 & 10 rings at 100 yards.

Words can't describe the experience of shooting a Garand, nor the nostalgia and appreciation that is invoked when one considers it's role in history as "the greatest battle implement ever devised" as Patton so well put it. They are awesome rifles, that were used by men of true grit.

gunman42782 · 08-10-2007, 11:46 PM

Great looking Garand! I have never had the privledge of shooting one myself, but would love to. I have shot a Springfield Armory (the company, not the government arsenal) M1A and a SOCOM, and I really loved it. They also were making reproduction Garands, but don't know if they still are.

nikdfish · 08-11-2007, 12:58 AM

Check the CMP site again ...
I was there yesterday and they have a number of M1 Garands that have become available, in conditions that range from field grade to national match. Prices ranged from $495 for field grade ($595 for service grade) to $3500 for a national match type 2.

The link is http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm

Nick

Bountyhunter · 08-11-2007, 02:34 AM

Great looking Garand! One of my favorite rifles. I'd love to have one someday, and probably will. Great pics, Tweek.

jimbo1096 · 08-11-2007, 08:50 AM

Very nice Tweek. I do love the thumb buster too. Trained with them in '68. My local shop has two on consignment. Beautiful rifles, in excellent shape, one with a laminated grey stock. The $1200 price tag way too much for me. The Garand is another of those 'coulda had cheap' many years ago. If I only knew!

bunzo351 · 08-11-2007, 10:21 AM

I actually carried one. I'm the shortest guy out there, fifth white cover from the right:

I had the opportunity to fire one once again just this last July, thanks to a very good friend:

Snuffy · 08-11-2007, 05:15 PM

they are a lot of rifle for sure.

dawgfvr · 08-12-2007, 06:40 PM

My favorite weapon...hands down. Now mine, I purchased from Jim Thompson, the author of "The Classic M1 Garand" and "The Complete M1 Garand. Yup...5408627 is quite a shooter.

Everyone should own at least one M1 Garand during their life time.

gunman42782 · 08-12-2007, 06:48 PM

That one sure is pretty dawgfvr!

Keith Smith · 08-13-2007, 05:32 AM

Nice pieces! I have a place in my safe for one one day.

David the Gnome · 08-13-2007, 12:36 PM

Mine is on order from CMP as of last Friday. When questioned about how many Garands they would be getting in this shipment CMP replied "About 5 years worth."

Baldy · 08-15-2007, 04:16 PM

It just don't get no better.

peace · 08-19-2007, 12:50 PM

Tweek,
I know I am about a week late on getting to this thread, but I had to remark on that beautiful Garand. I got to shot one earlier this summer and I swooned. That one is a beauty.

15AcreWoods · 08-19-2007, 05:47 PM

I got my Springfield Garand from the DCM back when it was only $165. It's barrel was stamped 1/53 so it missed the wars and still had machining marks on the ways of the action so I guess I broke it in. Everywhere I took it, it gathered a crowd. My son has it now. I told him I was saving it for him and he might as well have it before his eyes went bad like mine. I liked the M14 when I was in the Army but there is something special about a Garand. Maybe because my dad had one in WWII.

Bullseye · 08-21-2007, 02:05 AM

The Garand is my all-time favorite offhand gun. I used to shoot this rifle alot in Highpower Service Rifle competition. For me, nothing points or balances so naturally as the Garand. Not having a magazine sticking down from the stock, allowed me to shoot it like a ISU Smallbore rifle. I still have several in the safe, most are match conditioned and chambered in .308 Winchester. I also liked the fact that the Garand is one of the fastest reloading rifles on the highpower firing line. Ping! - Jam in a fresh clip, bump and run. I'd be sending rounds down range while the the M-14 guys were still fumbling with their mags to get them locked, and the AR-15 guys were giving their rifles a reach-around to get their bolts closed. I don't shoot them in matches anymore, I went to the dark side and opted for the tamer recoil of the AR. I guess I'm feeling the need to go out and shoot the old veteran again.

R,
Bullseye

rugerguy · 08-23-2007, 07:23 AM

I still have mine through the 'DCM' in the early 80's when we 'qualified', it was like $116 or shipped to the house.
As for the date on the barrel, that was when it was "rebarreled" (rebuilt for service) you'd have to check the actual serial number for 'production', I know my H&R has a early 53 date on the barrel, but it was built and used late WW II, then arsenal rebuilt.
This is still, to ME, MY "assault rifle" nothing better come along that I cannot shoot further than I can possibly "see"............

Taurus_9mm · 08-23-2007, 05:23 PM

Very nice Garands gentlemen, very nice indeed!

TnTut · 08-24-2007, 02:04 AM

Those Garands are sweet.

magnum62 · 08-28-2007, 01:23 PM

I lucked into one a couple of years ago. I like to shoot it more than any other firearm I have. Very well balanced, very accurate.

Chunky Monkey · 01-30-2010, 03:12 PM

Those are some beautiful guns! I think the M1 is probably the best looking rifle ever made. I don't know just something about it. Got one last fall and fell in love with it.

Decided I wanted a carbine this winter and spent about 13 hours one day a few weeks ago driving and picking out 2 service grade carbines. Now I need to go back and get another M1 or 2.

Dr. Marneaus · 02-04-2010, 06:06 PM

Gorgeous! I'd love to get my hands on a Garand at some point. I agree, they are simply gorgeous rifles. Plus...cant go wrong with .30-06, now can ya?

Aqualung · 02-05-2010, 04:28 AM

Video

Here's a video of me shooting my Garand.

I am aware that I do not have on safety glasses...somehow forgot them that morning and it's very unusual that I'm not wearing them.

I love my M1. It's an International Harvester and, after a lot of waiting and issues, I got it from the DCM. A three-year wait, lost paperwork and eventually a call to the Director herself got me the near-mint "Mail Order Bride".

Also got an Inland carbine from the CMP a couple years back as well.

Aqualung

GSCSA · 02-05-2010, 04:49 AM

I had no interest in getting one until I shot a friend's about five yeas ago. I drove to the North Store and Pee Wee helped me pick out two. I gave one to my son for his 16th B-day. Hands down the most accurate MILSURP rifle I own.

Durangogun · 02-05-2010, 10:53 AM

My Garand was a gift, believe it or not, from a very good buddy who had more than he needed. He knew my dad's WWII history and figured I needed to have one. I'm eternally grateful.

This one's a 1950s vintage Springfield:

bobkk · 02-05-2010, 03:54 PM

Just looked at a sniper M1 this week. Don't
think it's worth 3,900 dollars. Had a new one
issued to me when in the Army. Liked to never
got the cosmoline off it. Don't remember the
scope brand but think Lyman.

GREGG · 02-05-2010, 05:22 PM

Added a third CMP Garand (H & R) to my toy box last fall. After cleaning it up (dent removal and refinishing the stock) as factory did, she got paper trained. Shoots really nice with alittle front site centering. It was a complete rebuilt from the CMP with all new Springfield parts except for receiver, barrel (new H & R) and OP rod. Well worth every penny if one really wants a good one ..... Thanks to our friends at the CMP.

terry_p · 02-05-2010, 05:33 PM

The reserves had M-1's in the late 60's and I fired for record. Qualified expert on the M-1. It is a sweet shooting rifle.

DavidABQ · 02-27-2010, 05:27 PM

I received my M-1 Garand from CMP about a month ago and she cleaned up rather nicely.

What a blast to shoot! Everyone should own an M-1!

Mine is a Springfield Armory in the low 3,02xxxx range which means it was produced sometime between August to October in 1944.

HomerSimpson · 02-28-2010, 06:08 PM

Nice rifles! Garands are truly special - here's my Springfield Armory that was reworked by a CMP contractor in Anniston, AL. My rifle has a new Criterion barrel, new wood, and a complete park job. All parts were measured and anything worn was replaced. He did a fantastic job on the trigger. It is my most prized firearm for sure.

TFS · 03-07-2010, 10:36 PM

I have three Springfield Service grades from CMP.

Also a Carbine, 1903 and 1903A3

It's real habit forming. And The CMP is great!

DavidABQ · 03-14-2010, 08:47 PM

Here is a photo of my CMP M-1. It is a Springfield made sometime between August to October of 1944.

08-10-2007, 10:41 PM	#1
Tweek Joined: Dec 2006 From: , Michigan, USA. Posts: 540	M1 Garand I had a chance to fire an M1 Garand earlier this summer at the range on a couple of occasions, and I got the itch bad. The auction sites had some nice examples, but the prices, wowzers! The CMP seemed like an option, but there were none available for mail purchase, and it didn't look like there would be for some time, and driving to the north store for a chance at one just didn't seem very practical. As luck would have it, a gentleman who shoots with us has a knack for tinkering with, and building them. The rumor mill said he had just finished building one to sell. Brand new Criterion barrel, pretty much everything else USGI Springfield Armory. After a minor sight adjustment, I was easily able to put all shots in the 9 & 10 rings at 100 yards. Words can't describe the experience of shooting a Garand, nor the nostalgia and appreciation that is invoked when one considers it's role in history as "the greatest battle implement ever devised" as Patton so well put it. They are awesome rifles, that were used by men of true grit.

02-05-2010, 10:53 AM	#24
Durangogun Joined: Jan 2010 From: southwest Colorado Posts: 63	Here's mine . . . My Garand was a gift, believe it or not, from a very good buddy who had more than he needed. He knew my dad's WWII history and figured I needed to have one. I'm eternally grateful. This one's a 1950s vintage Springfield:

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TFS Joined: May 2009 From: Oklahoma Posts: 41	I have three Springfield Service grades from CMP. Also a Carbine, 1903 and 1903A3 It's real habit forming. And The CMP is great! Last edited by TFS; 03-07-2010 at 10:39 PM.

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08-10-2007, 11:46 PM	#2
gunman42782 Joined: Aug 2006 From: KY, USA. Posts: 2,734	Great looking Garand! I have never had the privledge of shooting one myself, but would love to. I have shot a Springfield Armory (the company, not the government arsenal) M1A and a SOCOM, and I really loved it. They also were making reproduction Garands, but don't know if they still are.

08-11-2007, 12:58 AM	#3
nikdfish Joined: Jul 2007 From: Summit Point, WV, USA. Posts: 6	Check the CMP site again ... I was there yesterday and they have a number of M1 Garands that have become available, in conditions that range from field grade to national match. Prices ranged from $495 for field grade ($595 for service grade) to $3500 for a national match type 2. The link is http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm Nick

08-11-2007, 02:34 AM	#4
Bountyhunter Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,428	Great looking Garand! One of my favorite rifles. I'd love to have one someday, and probably will. Great pics, Tweek.

08-11-2007, 08:50 AM	#5
jimbo1096 Joined: Jan 2007 From: Alexandria, LA, USA. Posts: 2,424	Very nice Tweek. I do love the thumb buster too. Trained with them in '68. My local shop has two on consignment. Beautiful rifles, in excellent shape, one with a laminated grey stock. The $1200 price tag way too much for me. The Garand is another of those 'coulda had cheap' many years ago. If I only knew!

08-11-2007, 10:21 AM	#6
bunzo351 Joined: Sep 2006 From: Michigan Center, Michigan, USA. Posts: 758	I actually carried one. I'm the shortest guy out there, fifth white cover from the right: I had the opportunity to fire one once again just this last July, thanks to a very good friend:

08-11-2007, 05:15 PM	#7
Snuffy Joined: May 2007 From: , Tex, USA. Posts: 2,803	they are a lot of rifle for sure.

08-12-2007, 06:40 PM	#8
dawgfvr Joined: Jun 2007 From: Olympia, WA, USA. Posts: 129	My favorite weapon...hands down. Now mine, I purchased from Jim Thompson, the author of "The Classic M1 Garand" and "The Complete M1 Garand. Yup...5408627 is quite a shooter. Everyone should own at least one M1 Garand during their life time.

08-12-2007, 06:48 PM	#9
gunman42782 Joined: Aug 2006 From: KY, USA. Posts: 2,734	That one sure is pretty dawgfvr!

08-13-2007, 05:32 AM	#10
Keith Smith Code Slinger Joined: Jan 2006 From: Sugar Hill, Georgia, USA. Posts: 2,186	Nice pieces! I have a place in my safe for one one day.

08-13-2007, 12:36 PM	#11
David the Gnome Joined: Jul 2007 From: Lexington, KY, USA. Posts: 304	Mine is on order from CMP as of last Friday. When questioned about how many Garands they would be getting in this shipment CMP replied "About 5 years worth."

08-15-2007, 04:16 PM	#12
Baldy Joined: Aug 2006 From: Cocoa, Florida, USA. Posts: 1,301	It just don't get no better.

08-19-2007, 12:50 PM	#13
peace Joined: Apr 2007 From: Connecticut, USA Posts: 3,241	Tweek, I know I am about a week late on getting to this thread, but I had to remark on that beautiful Garand. I got to shot one earlier this summer and I swooned. That one is a beauty.

08-19-2007, 05:47 PM	#14
15AcreWoods Joined: Jul 2007 From: Central, OK, USA. Posts: 290	I got my Springfield Garand from the DCM back when it was only $165. It's barrel was stamped 1/53 so it missed the wars and still had machining marks on the ways of the action so I guess I broke it in. Everywhere I took it, it gathered a crowd. My son has it now. I told him I was saving it for him and he might as well have it before his eyes went bad like mine. I liked the M14 when I was in the Army but there is something special about a Garand. Maybe because my dad had one in WWII.

08-21-2007, 02:05 AM	#15
Bullseye Joined: Jul 2007 From: , , . Posts: 102	The Garand is my all-time favorite offhand gun. I used to shoot this rifle alot in Highpower Service Rifle competition. For me, nothing points or balances so naturally as the Garand. Not having a magazine sticking down from the stock, allowed me to shoot it like a ISU Smallbore rifle. I still have several in the safe, most are match conditioned and chambered in .308 Winchester. I also liked the fact that the Garand is one of the fastest reloading rifles on the highpower firing line. Ping! - Jam in a fresh clip, bump and run. I'd be sending rounds down range while the the M-14 guys were still fumbling with their mags to get them locked, and the AR-15 guys were giving their rifles a reach-around to get their bolts closed. I don't shoot them in matches anymore, I went to the dark side and opted for the tamer recoil of the AR. I guess I'm feeling the need to go out and shoot the old veteran again. R, Bullseye

08-23-2007, 07:23 AM	#16
rugerguy Joined: Aug 2006 From: Chardon, Ohio, USA. Posts: 364	I still have mine through the 'DCM' in the early 80's when we 'qualified', it was like $116 or shipped to the house. As for the date on the barrel, that was when it was "rebarreled" (rebuilt for service) you'd have to check the actual serial number for 'production', I know my H&R has a early 53 date on the barrel, but it was built and used late WW II, then arsenal rebuilt. This is still, to ME, MY "assault rifle" nothing better come along that I cannot shoot further than I can possibly "see"............

08-23-2007, 05:23 PM	#17
Taurus_9mm The Joker Joined: Jul 2007 From: Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Posts: 2,758	Very nice Garands gentlemen, very nice indeed!

08-24-2007, 02:04 AM	#18
TnTut Joined: Nov 2006 From: Tn., USA. Posts: 918	Those Garands are sweet.

08-28-2007, 01:23 PM	#19
magnum62 Joined: Aug 2006 From: , Georgia, USA. Posts: 79	I lucked into one a couple of years ago. I like to shoot it more than any other firearm I have. Very well balanced, very accurate.

01-30-2010, 03:12 PM	#20
Chunky Monkey Joined: Aug 2007 From: Imler, PA, USA. Posts: 56	Those are some beautiful guns! I think the M1 is probably the best looking rifle ever made. I don't know just something about it. Got one last fall and fell in love with it. Decided I wanted a carbine this winter and spent about 13 hours one day a few weeks ago driving and picking out 2 service grade carbines. Now I need to go back and get another M1 or 2.

02-04-2010, 06:06 PM	#21
Dr. Marneaus Joined: Mar 2009 From: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 135	Gorgeous! I'd love to get my hands on a Garand at some point. I agree, they are simply gorgeous rifles. Plus...cant go wrong with .30-06, now can ya?

02-05-2010, 04:49 AM	#23
GSCSA Joined: Apr 2009 From: N Illinois Posts: 174	I had no interest in getting one until I shot a friend's about five yeas ago. I drove to the North Store and Pee Wee helped me pick out two. I gave one to my son for his 16th B-day. Hands down the most accurate MILSURP rifle I own.

02-05-2010, 03:54 PM	#25
bobkk Joined: Nov 2007 From: East Tn, USA. Posts: 141	Just looked at a sniper M1 this week. Don't think it's worth 3,900 dollars. Had a new one issued to me when in the Army. Liked to never got the cosmoline off it. Don't remember the scope brand but think Lyman.

02-05-2010, 05:22 PM	#26
GREGG Joined: Jan 2009 From: Omaha, Ne. Posts: 108	Added a third CMP Garand (H & R) to my toy box last fall. After cleaning it up (dent removal and refinishing the stock) as factory did, she got paper trained. Shoots really nice with alittle front site centering. It was a complete rebuilt from the CMP with all new Springfield parts except for receiver, barrel (new H & R) and OP rod. Well worth every penny if one really wants a good one ..... Thanks to our friends at the CMP.

02-05-2010, 05:33 PM	#27
terry_p Moderator Joined: Nov 2007 From: NH, USA. Posts: 1,818	The reserves had M-1's in the late 60's and I fired for record. Qualified expert on the M-1. It is a sweet shooting rifle.

02-27-2010, 05:27 PM	#28
DavidABQ Joined: Jan 2010 From: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 42	I received my M-1 Garand from CMP about a month ago and she cleaned up rather nicely. What a blast to shoot! Everyone should own an M-1! Mine is a Springfield Armory in the low 3,02xxxx range which means it was produced sometime between August to October in 1944.

02-28-2010, 06:08 PM	#29
HomerSimpson Joined: Feb 2010 From: Alabama Posts: 4	Nice rifles! Garands are truly special - here's my Springfield Armory that was reworked by a CMP contractor in Anniston, AL. My rifle has a new Criterion barrel, new wood, and a complete park job. All parts were measured and anything worn was replaced. He did a fantastic job on the trigger. It is my most prized firearm for sure.

03-14-2010, 08:47 PM	#31
DavidABQ Joined: Jan 2010 From: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 42	Here is a photo of my CMP M-1. It is a Springfield made sometime between August to October of 1944.