Most will show signs of service often considerable and replacement of various parts. They are seldom encountered with all original parts and original finish as delivered from the manufacturer. The CMP advises to not use. These rifles are at least 70 years old and were not designed for max loads and super heavy bullets. Government rifle that has been inspected, headspaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function.
Each rifle is shipped with safety manual, one eight-round clip and chamber safety flag. Orders are filled on a first-come first serve basis. Rifles do not have import marks. Prices are subject to change. If price has changed after an order has been received, customers will be notified before new prices are charged. CMP no longer ships to Puerto Rico. Click here for ordering information.
Click here to read Important State or Locality Requirements. Cosmetic condition will be good to very good. May have some visible pitting, frosting, or other minor cosmetic deformity on the metal parts. Manufacturer selection guarantees only that the receiver was produced by the manufacturer listed. The barrel, receiver, and other parts may have been produced by other manufacturers; and may also be of commercial origin with original, re-parkerized, or other commercial finish.
Rack Grade Rifles. Most of these rifles have been refinished or rebuilt at least once while in military service and will likely have some parts from other manufacturers. Rifle wear will be exhibited by worn and mixed colors of the finish; there may be some minor pitting on the metal parts; wood will be basically sound but may be well used with minor hairline cracks, poor fit, and many digs, scratches and gouges; wood may not match in color, type of wood or condition.
These rifles may have some foreign parts and wood may be Walnut, Birch, Beech or other variety. The overall appearance and condition of the rack grade will generally be rougher than any other grade. Fair condition. Manufacturer selection only guarantees the receiver was produced by the manufacturer listed. The barrel and the other parts may have been produced by other manufacturers. Field Grade Rifles: Cosmetic condition will be fair to good, showing moderate to significant cosmetic wear.
May have moderate visible pitting, frosting, or other cosmetic deformity on the metal parts; both above and below the wood line. New production, commercial stock sets may be used, and will likely exhibit noticeable signs of wear and prior use.
Bores will be generally bright and serviceable, but may feature noticeable imperfections pitting, frosting, etc. The exterior circumference of the barrel crown may be nicked, dented, or dinged, but such deformity will not extend into the bore.
A reasonable allowance for gauge tolerances will be afforded. Service Grade Rifles will show less wear and a better cosmetic appearance than a Field or Rack Grade. New production, commercial stock sets may be used, and will likely exhibit signs of wear and prior use. Bores will be bright, and free of any major defect that would be visible to the naked eye. Buy one—again, of questionable origin and authenticity—for thousands of dollars from a gun show?
Sure, but the best option is unquestionably by getting it from the Civilian Marksmanship Program, or CMP from here on out. The CMP is a federally chartered c 3 corporation that places its highest priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills. Statutory mission. The federal law enacted in Title 36 U.
The law specifically states: In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible. What this all means is that you as a civilian have the ability to purchase an M1 Garand for the use of ownership, sporting, and overall enjoyment!
However, this privilege does come with a few requirements that are necessary to complete in order to qualify to purchase through the CMP. How this is accomplished is what will be discussed next. There are a few steps required to get qualified to purchase a rifle. The quick and dirty of it is you must:.
Have proof of U. Citizenship 2. Proof of Age 3. Have proof of membership in a CMP affiliated organization 4. Have proof of marksmanship or other firearms related activity 5. Be legally eligible to purchase a firearm. While there are a few of these steps that are pretty quick and you likely already have completed if you have ever purchased a firearm before, there are a couple of steps that I am happy to give a couple tips on.
For the proof of membership in a CMP affiliated organization, one of the easiest and least expensive ways to accomplish this is to join the Garand Collectors Association GCA. Not to mention, the GCA has other benefits for being a member including an awesome quarterly journal mailed to your address that are always full of great Garand content! As for proof of marksmanship or other firearms related activity, there are multiple methods to accomplish this that the CMP lists on the eligibility page linked above:.
Complete the CMP Marksmanship Form to certify your range firing and the required marksmanship related activity for an individual to purchase from the CMP. As I mentioned before, there are fewer available models than there once was. Each SKU is categorized in different grades of M1 Garand rifles and are priced according to the condition in which the rifle falls. Lastly, you have to print off and mail this order form with all of the copies of the required documents.
So I bought a field grade and it took around two weeks all said and done to arrive CMP says it can take up to 8 weeks.
They were nice enough to let me know via email and offered to switch it to a field grade. I am however unhappy with how they handled this since they only said they were out of stock to ensure that the backlog of current order forms was able to be filled.
The service grade I had wanted is now back in stock after I was told that they were sold out. When you purchase an M1 Garand from the CMP it can be shipped right to your home rather than a dealer since you had given them permission to run a background check in your order form. The rifle will arrive in a large cardboard box and inside it will be in a CMP hard case that also includes a manual, certificate of authenticity, rifle, one 8 round en-bloc clip, and tag detailing your barrel readings and barrel date of manufacture.
If I remember correctly my receiver serial number dated my M1 Garand at elaborate lookup available HERE and my barrel according to the tag above is a Springfield Armory barrel from February of The readings that I had mentioned before are the amount of erosion in your barrel.
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