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30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« on: June 19, 2011, 01:37:02 PM »
Well, after longing for a piece of history, seeing the prices at local shows (if you can find one) go through the roof. Reading kpr's post a few months ago about getting his,... ;)

My purchase packet went out this weekend, to the CMP.



That's right, little ol' me joined the Garand Collectors Assoc. $25 a year. (qualifies as a CMP sponsored club)
Sent copies of my Birth Certificate (a bonafide REAL one),... ::) Copies of my C&R License, and my CCW Permit.

and a check for a Service Grade M1 Garand Springfield in 30-06.  ;D   Numrich has 8 rd. en bloc "clips" for $1.24 a piece NEW.  :o

Caught this vid from the CMP Sales Office in Al, and listen to the Vets, aka Garand master armorers, talk about the personal attention they give to each and everyone that gets pulled out of mothballs.

Retooled, refurbished, NO foreign parts, test fired, and truly a piece of military history.



What's that Carly Simon song about the Heinz ketchup?  ::)

The "ping" of the last round will be coming soon.







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Col. Jeff Cooper.

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2011, 04:21:51 PM »
How much was the rifle TW, you're leavingus  hanging here? Plus, obviously we need a range report and maybe a field test on wild hogs, it would be ideal (assuming you spring for the bayonet). ;)
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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2011, 05:39:23 PM »
Field Grade runs $495
Service Grade $595
Correct Grade $895
Collector Grade $995
Sniper Version $1100
CMP Special Edition $1200

The good thing is a new American made mil-spec barrel is $150. A new walnut, birch, or beech stock is $99-$145. Operating rod, match sights, trigger assemblies, etc,... all are still available in numbers, and not crazy expensive.

Kinda like the AR platform, before the AR platform. I'll just have to watch my thumb.... :o
Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants."
Col. Jeff Cooper.

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2011, 06:37:31 PM »
 ;) Welcome to the club!  ;)
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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2011, 06:55:44 PM »
LOTS OF FUN DAYS AHEAD FOR YOU!!! (well, after a month or so of sleepless nights)  ;D  Congratulations!

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #5 on: Today at 05:36:01 AM »

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2011, 08:18:28 PM »
Amazing the Winchesters, International Harvesters, Harrington & Richardson, Bell & Howell's, Singer, were all built to the same specs in different factories during WWII, and started up again during Korea.

The CMP was founded in 1903. Back when America prided itself on young men knowing how to shoot, handle rifles, and be,.....OMG,...." Men Of Character ". 

The Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM) was created by the U.S. Congress as part of the 1903 War Department Appropriations Act. The original purpose was to provide civilians an opportunity to learn and practice marksmanship skills so they would be skilled marksmen if later called on to serve in the U.S. military. Formation was precipitated by adoption of the M1903 Springfield rifle as the national service arm. Civilians experienced with popular contemporary lever-action rifles were unable to sustain an equivalent rate of fire from the unfamiliar bolt action M1903 rifle.

Over the years the emphasis of the program shifted to focus on youth development through marksmanship. From 1916 until 1996 the CMP was administered by the U.S. Army. Title XVI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106, 10 February 1996) created the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice & Firearms Safety (CPRPFS) to take over administration and promotion of the CMP.[2] The CPRPFS is a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation chartered by the U.S. Congress, but is not an agency of the U.S. government (Title 36, United States Code, Section 40701 et seq.). Apart from a donation of surplus .22 and .30 caliber rifles in the Army's inventory to the CMP, the CMP receives no federal funding.

The National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice (NBPRP), an advisory board to the Secretary of the Army (SA), which was created in 1903, was disestablished by this law and replaced by the CPRPFS. The initial board was appointed by the SA and is responsible to develop all policies and procedures for the implementation of all aspects of the CMP.

Gee,... seems others had the same attitudes even earlier.

"And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the Press, or the rights of Conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..."
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 1798 - Sam Adams

"Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar."
Sir Winston Churchill

"There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a decent person is no threat to anybody -- except bad people."
Charlton Heston

"Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American."
Tench Coxe 2/20/1788

"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."
John F. Kennedy

"The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once."
Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003


"That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
George Orwell


etc,.. et al.... The CMP is only a handful of a very few Gov't programs that if utilized actually WORK.

Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants."
Col. Jeff Cooper.

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2011, 09:47:45 PM »
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

You will never regret the money for that rifle.!!





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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2011, 09:18:06 PM »
DAYUM KPR, Nice collection!

So Twyacht, how much time you spent looking up all the cool other stuff that got issued with that?!?  Ammo pouches, cleaning kits, field and service manuals, period correct ammo cases, there's gotta be tons of fun stuff.  Keep you busy till it gets there!   ;)

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2011, 09:49:37 PM »
Received a personal email from Melissa at CMP, with phone # and extension,...and email address, confirming the receipt of my app. packet and given an order #.  I was informed throughout the remainder of the order I would be given updates via email, and ultimately when it's on it's way.

It now goes from receiving to sales, than shipping,....than to the RANGE!!!! ;D ;D ;D

DAYUM KPR, Nice collection!

So Twyacht, how much time you spent looking up all the cool other stuff that got issued with that?!?  Ammo pouches, cleaning kits, field and service manuals, period correct ammo cases, there's gotta be tons of fun stuff.  Keep you busy till it gets there!   ;)

Ah the labor of love. Methinks a period correct bayonet would be a nice accoutrement.... ::)

Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants."
Col. Jeff Cooper.

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Re: 30 To 60 Days.....The Wait Begins.....Where's KPR?
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2011, 03:15:55 PM »
Way cool, tw!!   8)

Very nice!
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