I've bought from the CMP many times, as far back as the early 90's when it was the DCM. I've since bought service and special grade rifles also a M1C and M1D. The CMP is a great source.
I've bought 4 M1s and 2 M1903A3's from the CMP. Back in the 1980s, I paid the extra and got a numbers matching M1. Also, 5 cases of ammunition in end block clips.
I started looking into CMP after watching more than usual number of RU-vid videos during 2020 lockdowns. I decided to buy an M1 through CMP right when they ran out of Service Grades in early 2021. I waited and waited and finally decided to get an Expert in 2022. Then I got a field grade 1911 in 2023. Hopefully one day they will get more M1 carbines as I would like one of those also.
I “impulse” bought a local shops m1 that’s a correct grade 1955 with all matching drawing lots og barrel and usgi stock for more than I would have paid for a lottery m1 from the cmp and I absolutely don’t regret it
Big CMP benefit: gun comes to your door, free shipping, no GB/CC fees, no tax (if not in AL), no FFL transfer fee (and no FFL finger fucking your gun). and unlike that rando GB seller/gun store, If it does not work they WILL fix it. I'd sooner pay substantially more for a nice one on the cmp auction (with lots of pictures and gunsmith looked over) than Gun Joker. even if the cmp auctions are over priced atleast my $ goes to them!
Got CMP Special and Service Grade M1 Garands and a Service Grade 1911 from them. All were in excellent condition! The service grade M1 looks to have been used as a ceremonial rifle, as it has particularly shiny wood and there was a lot of powder fouling in the 1952 replacement barrel.
I purchased 2 Garands from the CMP. The first was a total mix master field grade, and pretty rough. The second was a H&R service grade that only needed a bolt to make it correct. Luck of the draw. 😅
I will definitely use the CMP, haven’t yet. I’m working through collecting some cheaper caliber WW1 - WW2 rifles before spending the big bucks of $700.
Canadian here. I love cmp I wish I could just drive on over to buy a few. I mean 5 or more lol but that will never happen only in an alternate universe. Anyways I’m a history buff, mainly ww2 I own quite a bit of ww2 firearms. Out of my collection my most cherished rifle is my M1 Garand Springfield 30-06, made September 1943 with bayonet and grenade launcher. It was a gift cost $4000 but! minus the heavy tag it still shoots true and I’m glad I have it. You could pay 2,500 for a .308 Beretta or Breda model but it’s not the same feeling. Unfortunately Garand’s are outrageous prices over here nonetheless, You are paying for 4 things for an Garand. #1 the limited supply & demand #2 original manufacture: Springfield #3 original calibre 30-06 #4 the historical/collectable part of it. So ya if you want an M1 Garand you pay big.
believe its the only semi centerfire rifle in canada you can load >5 into? probably doesnt hurt. Id imagine a 308 tanker 18.5" non restricted with a red dot would be awfully handy up there.
I Paid $600 for a Numbers Matching K98K German Mauser. Mint Condition, Never Seen Combat. I sure as Hell would pay $700 for an M1 Garand. Most of the M1's By Me are running $1400 to $3000 Retail.
Everyone I show my M1 to are AMAZED on it's condition for the cost! BE AWARE a "compliant/enhanced Drivers License" is NOT a valid form of identification for proof if citizenship, I had to drive back home without my rifle and email them my birth certificate then they shipped my rifle to me. Was kinda a bummer I couldn't leave there that day without my rifle but I still get the one I hand picked! Oh yeah and the CMP is a GOOD cause, they take that money to run shooting clubs and classes, what better way the keep the 2A community going than teaching people how to safely use firearms? Even is someone does not choose to own a firearm if they have been taught how to use one they are less likely to want to take our guns from us.
I bought my service grade from the north store and had a lot of trouble with it. Sent it to Alabama 3 times for repair and sold it to somebody who said they could fix it. Looking to try again though.
Here’s my video but there are other videos out there that you can watch: How to Get an M1 Garand from the CMP | Cheapest Deal around! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lO6QOhCmWnY.html
The ones from 20 years ago, yeah, awesome deal. The CMP today? Not a chance unless it is the experts. The last two I purchased were massive pit monsters with absolutely worthless barrels gauging at almost 5 and more for the TE and ME. If I was gonna do it again, I would visit the CMP stores and purchase it in person. This whole "roll the dice|" and take your chances in the rack grade and service grade for the current Filipino M1 Garands. DICEY and caveat emptor. Calling CMP customer service didn't help, they said it was in shootable condition and that was a lie. Now the EXPERT condition, yeah, looks great from what I am seen.
@BattlefieldCurator my rack grade rifle...every single part was useless except the receiver which required a good blasting and cleaning. I lucked out on a .308 Navy conversion kit from many moons ago so I was lucky and all of the parts was brand new NOS. But my setup is just a statistical average of none. I did the 1911 service and I did fine with it and I'm happy as a clam. But rack grade? Never again.
That being said, I got both mine from the CMP. First one was hand picked at the North store. Second one I ordered last year, got a 6 digit serial! Ended up having to replace the stock on it cause it was toast, and the barrel swallows the bullet.
Well that is no bueno! I would have called them to get a replacement. Their customer service is usually pretty good. I go there in person and have seen some better ones form VFW posts or Danish or Turkish returns
Mine definitely came from the Philippines returns. Pretty sure the stock was handmade in the Philippines lol. With a brand new stock from Dupage Trading, it looks beautiful!
Sent in my paperwork a month ago for an expert grade 308. Haven’t heard a peep from them. They wont pick up the phone when I call and haven’t returned my email. Just about given up.
The military makes their rifles to shoot, the parts work together, but they may not be "period correct", but it shoots. They may be the Karen's of the M1 Garand crowd. as long as it feels ok and pushes lead out the little end without blowing up in my face, lol (Blowing up in your face is usually a once in a lifetime experience that no one talks about)
3:26, OP calls capitalism shiesty, OK dude, sell me all your MILSURPs, CMP and otherwise, for not a penny more than what you paid for them, last week or 20 years ago, time immaterial. This cry-baby behavior about people buying & selling M1's from CMP is un-American and anti-capitalist.
Well I would love to get a M - 1 garand and a M1903-A-3 Springfield but I don't have the money and I don't belong to no group which I think is stupid that you have to belong to a group to be able to get an m-1 or a 1903 -A 3
Some folks say they just have a CWP and a membership to the Garand Collectors Association and those two do suffice. The GCA membership is through their website and it’s $35 a year.
I absolutely love mine. A 1943 receiver, 46 dated barrel, original stock. Yeah the process and wait was a while, but it was so worth it. If I ever want another one, I'm going through the CMP again.
My No.2 Brother,Terry(i have 3 OLDER brothers) did his Vietnam-era Tour as a 4-year hitch in the USAF.. he joined the Air Force Natl Guard when he got out and joined their ANG Rifle Team... He stayed in the Guard, got his Masters Degree and retired as a Lt.Col. All the while traveling the globe going to Long-range matches. After he retired, he was able to keep his Nat'l Match Garand re-chambered to 7.62 NATO(308 Win). He had occasion to visit a buddy who had access to a 1,000 yd rifle range and it just so happened they were hosting a match. Most shooters brought their custom handbuilt SCOPED rifles... However Mother Nature saw fit to supply a misty foggy day for the match.. So.. Being that nobody wanted to get their precious Big-Dollar Toys wet, Terry broke out his Garand, doped out the sight setting for 1,000 Yards and proceeded to put THREE rounds "in the black"! Needless to say, the other competitors conceeded the WIN to him!!😂
Only ones in stock on the web today are the expert grade. Do I just keep watching thier website for more to become available? Do the stores have them in stock for in store only purchase? Thank you for making your videos and sharing knowledge.
for me it was totally worth it. Bagged a service grade when they were $750. 5 digit SA with a DuPage stock. Lockup is great and it shoots fine. I'm considering buying another either a rack or field grade to use exclusively for reenacting/ ceremonial adapted for blank firing.
great video. 1 thing you didnt mention is some people dont like buying rifles sight unseen. unless you visit in person its a gamble. some videos on YT show rough looking shooters from CMP. I bought 2 this year and while not pristine or matching parts, they are pretty decent.
I finally saved enough to get an Expert Grade M1 Garand from them. I said hell with trying to buy local, when the cheapest I could find were 1,200 with shot out barrels, and 1800-2500 on average for guns that the CMP sells for 700 in their lowest grade. I saw a nice one, ask the shop to see it, asked how they came about it.. It wad an Expert Grade they had just bought a couple months prior, and were reselling it for 2600.
I was just at the CMP North store at Camp Perry 2 days ago. I got a field grade M1 for $800. I only live an hour and 15 minutes from there. There were only two rifles in the store from the WW II era; January 1945 and March 1945. The goal was to get a WW II era rifle (was hoping for Service Grade but none were from WW II). I got the January rifle. It seems to have the original barrel (same date code) and it and the receiver match in patina. I haven't disassembled it yet so I haven't been able to check out the rest of it. Not expecting a complete original rifle, but I'm real happy with the receiver and barrel seeming to match. The trigger assembly has almost new looking parkerization, so I am also expecting the drawing revision numbers to not match the gun. My understanding is that the guns also had parts "updated" as the parts were considered "improvements" and was to be applied to all the guns, as they became available to service the rifle. Couldn't be happier with my purchase. Looking forward to taking it shooting.
I have never been to the North store, but for you living fairly close to it makes it a lot easier to visit and check for the ones you want. The South store and Talladega store are four hours from me. First few times I went they didn’t have very many WW2 era ones and maybe the earliest was 43 or 44. One time I went and they had quite a few from 41 and one from 40. I picked one of those early ones and after a couple more times going I found another early one. I try to go there twice a year but I really have to plan on a road trip. I’m sure you’ll find some gems if you make the trip out there enough times and check the forums to see if people post about the inventory. The ‘45 field grade sounds pretty good for a first one! 👍
@@BattlefieldCurator - My wife's grandfather was part of D-Day, and he passed away in 1997. She wanted an M1 for the connection to him. She just wanted a rifle from the era, and for it to not have a new stock, but at least look like it was from that era. The rifle we got checked all those boxes and we won't be looking for anymore. Thank you for all your information about the stores closer to you. I saw a video by a couple of the guys who work on the guns there on the CMP YT channel, and they were talking about the parts they have contracted to be produced as "there are only so many of these guns to go around...." and they have run short of some parts to be able to complete some of the guns. I figured we better grab this one since it checked all the boxes, and I am not a gambler to wait and see if one that is more in the middle of the WW II range became available. We're not collectors but are enthusiasts, and also I carry regularly, and my wife is looking to do so as well. We each have a few more additional guns because we were intrigued with them, but are not looking to have a big collection. Though, I have to admit, we do have more than we were expecting to acquire. You know how that goes.....just one more gun...lol.
20 years ago, I got an SA M1 made in November 1944 with a 1944 barrel (all WW2 parts including the stock) from the CMP and paid $500 for it. A few years later the CMP was selling Kimber Model 82 Govt 22 caliber target rifles and I got one for $400, these are super nice target rifles that the government bought but never used. My last CMP purchase was a 1911a1 in the first round, a service grade Colt frame and Colt slide, I paid $1050 for it. I just mailed my packet in to CMP for a second 1911a1 (CMP just recently changed their one 1911 in a lifetime policy).
I have bought many from the CMP (DCM) North store, it was moved down the street from the Quonset hut and is a beautiful facility. Purchasing a M1 is easy, just bring your paperwork in and they will issue you a rifle right then, my first was on a HR '43 receiver in '82. It's a 750mi round trip for me so it's a day trip but worth it. Only negative experience I've had was in 2017 when I purchased a Service Grade off the rack with a new stock and a +1/+1 barrel/throat measurement. It literally looked new so I snapped it up with just a short inspection of the action. When I took it to the range long story short it shot patterns not groups. I shot National Match for 30 years so I know what those rifles are capable of. Took it home and inspected the barrel, so fouled with carbon and copper you couldn't see the rifling. I worked 3 weeks with cleaners and the copper was so bad the lands at the muzzle looked like it had Play-Doh all over them. I was going to change the barrel but figured "What the Hell" and I got out the JB Bore Paste, chucked up a cleaning rod in an electric drill, wrapped soaked patches around a brass brush and went at it for 5 minutes. The barrel cleaned up so I took it out and was amazed to see with my reloads that rifle shot just sub moa for 8 rounds, 8 into .930" at 100 yards off the bench. Could have knocked me over with a feather, and it shot better than my old NM M1 or M1a. I bought another last year, a Philippine return Service Grade and it's a great shooter also, both are 2/42 SA builds. Those armors' know what they are doing, that rifle shot to just over 2", much better than issue and it took a whitetail last season at 130 yards, hit high on the shoulder with my 125gr reloads, DRT. The only thing I do to my rifles is add a Garand Gear gas plug. It cushions the action and gas system and allows the safe use of commercial ammo as long as you don't exceed 177gr loads. www.garandgear.com/product/ported-gas-plug/
I’ve got a few Garand’s but not thru the CMP . I’m a shooter and so I’m not gonna pay twice as much on a “matching #” rifle . There for I have to looked all the drawing #’s to see. I do know that on one of my SA the barrel date and production year by serial # are the same year . The serial # is in the 700K range . I also have a Winchester that was a Danish lend lease rifle and the stock has the serial # stamped into the heal of the stock and retains the Danish 300Meter zero sticker on the barrel channel in the stock . The stock have many dings and gouges but that is all part of its history and would never change it . They all shoot great .
would love to get one through them but I am not part of any marksman ship group nor is one available around where I live so I can't meet the requirement, the M-1 Garand is one of my favorite rifles another is the Mauser K-98
Do you have a CWP or CCW permit? Do you know about the Garand Collectors Association? Most people meet the requirements with those two, a CWP and an annual GCA membership. I’m sure there are plenty of videos on RU-vid that can explain it.
(Years ago) I bought a “RMCSPECIAL”, it had a 53’ receiver, a new stock and a new barrel. It is a freaking absolute tac-driver! Is it a “WWII Garand? Nope, nor do I care!
Well, I just heard about it. I might have to consider this, but my new M1A arrives in a few days so I'd say I need to wait a while before considering another rifle. Probably need some time to chew on the requirements as well, if I decide to go that way.
It’s not shiesty to buy Garands and resell them. If people don’t want to do the paper work to buy them from the CMP, and they guy that does and cabelas and bass pro buys them from everyone who will sell them to em, that’s how it goes.
Just got my 1st CMP M1. It was one the naval Garands as I didn’t want yet another ammo caliber to support. I have to say I was more than happy with my rifle.
I always hesitated because of the "marksmanship or other firearms related activity" requirement as I didn't have a match I could go to. But then I e-mailed the CMP and they confirmed our FSC cards (for us in California) qualify for this requirement. So I did all the paper work, got the form notarized, sent it off and just waited. Took a little under a month to receive my M1 and that includes the 10 day waiting period for us here in CA. Super smooth process. I am hoping to order an expert 308 next.
Got mine back in that day when they were $310 delivered, mist a big grab bag, everybody got some kind of random draw. I got lucky, a ‘44 Springfield Armory, like new condition, shoots like a dream. Delivered by USPS in a beat-up cardboard box, in a plastic bag loaded with gobs of cosmoline. Took off the stock and gave the wood the Easy-Off oven cleaner treatment. Some work to get everything cleaned up, but it was sure worth it.
Got my first M1 through the CMP. Lucked out and got a 54 Springfield with 54 barrel. 43 Winchester bolt. All matching stock and wood with nice markings. Couldn't be happier! Oh and it shoots 1 inch groups at 100 yrd all day long!
I paid 1200 for my garand from RTI. She's beat up and battle scarred, but she's all original after being rebarreeled in the 60s. SThat's my garand. I dont need any more.
Still not sure what I need to just walk into the physical store and walk out with an M1. Like I’m willing to drive to the place for one is that even possible to walk in and buy one?
You have to have the requirements already met if you go in person. This video has some info on it but go to the CMP website for the latest info. Once you think you have the information needed for the requirements, it wouldn’t hurt to give them a call to see if that is what they will take when you go there in person. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lO6QOhCmWnY.html
It’s a mail in order process, not a bid unless you go to their Auction site. I’m not sure about their shipping process when it comes to Cali. Check out thecmp.org
I bought my M1 Garand from the CMP about 4 years ago. Service grade Phillipine return. I paid $750. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I think most people who don't buy from the CMP, think that the process is more difficult than it really is. My neighbor is one such person. I told him it's actually very easy. If you have a concealed carry permit, and belong to an affiliated club, your in. It's that simple.
The sound of having to do paperwork and other things in order to meet the requirements can seem daunting to many because it sounds like extra work or something.
I knew about the CMP a few years ago. I would just look at the web site occasionally. Oh wow, I have to do paperwork to get one? I have to show affiliation with an organization and prove some kind of marksmanship training or competition shooting?? I just like guns and occasional shooting out in the back 40. Well I finally conquered my hesitations and looked through the couple sheets. Who would have fingered that being retired military, and a member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and having a concealed weapons permit not only met, but exceeded the requirements. More than likely you probably have one, if not both already met. And even if you don't, its just a couple keystrokes and a modest fee in most cases to check that box. For mail order you have to get a notary which can be done probably at your bank. I used a bank down the road from me that I am not even a member of, which the nice lady there did for free. Got a Field Grade and an Expert Grade, no complaints. You just have to wait a little bit, and make sure someone is at home on the day of delivery to show a drivers license and sign for them. I received an email from the CMP the day prior to delivery and a text from FedEx as well. Watch the couple RU-vid videos they have linked on the M1 Garande page. It pretty much explains the process, and the different grades. If you are just a shooter, this is a great weapon in my opinion. If you are a nit picky avid collector then you already know what you are going to do. It's just a personal thing at that point. Good luck.
Bought mine from the south store in person last week. A December 43 winchester receiver with a June 55 barrel. 2 throat and 2 muzzle. Gi wood. Less than a grand after tax and very easy paperwork
