the good old days

troy h · 06-06-2002, 07:20 PM

Does anybody besides me miss the days when your Garand would arrive 2-4 weeks after the paper work was sent in to CMP?

Full MeTal Jack · 06-06-2002, 07:54 PM

I have a SA Receiver on order from CMP. When I receive the Mossberg 44 .22 sometime this millenium maybe the sa receiver will follow it. The sales of 1903's has back logged CMP. A friend is still waiting for his 03 and he ordered it just after the first of the year. Its like a 5 year CD. Hey Jack LaLanne is on the Home Shopping Channel promoting a jucier, god, thought he died 100 years ago.
Update: Friend recieved 1903 A3 6-6-02, orderd it last week of March. Helping to cleanup 6-7.

snipershot · 06-08-2002, 03:50 PM

I remember the good old days. You got one Garand per lifetime, no choice of maker, it it was in lousy shape, or a mixmaster, tough sh**. And it took six plus months to get here, and you had to shoot 3 matches to qualify and the qualification was for just one year.

Now, you get to buy 5+ Garands per year, plus two Danes and a collector, and a pile of 03's too, your qualification lasts 5 years, you get to pick your maker(s) and you can buy collector grade, service grade, or rack grade.

But that's probably not the good old days you are referring to. No I don't miss the good old days at all, cause they weren't very good. My first (and I thought only) Garand was a mix of Springfield, Winchester, IH, and H&R parts, and the stock looked like it had been run over by a M113. Since the DCM became the CMP I've received an M1D, a M1C, two collectors, two selects, and three service grades. And I ordered five more service grades yesterday. It may take a year+ to get them all, but that is part of the fun.

And I'm not some 70 year old grandpa living in the past.

06-06-2002, 07:20 PM	#1
troy h Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 30	the good old days Does anybody besides me miss the days when your Garand would arrive 2-4 weeks after the paper work was sent in to CMP?

06-06-2002, 07:54 PM	#2
Full MeTal Jack Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,427 Images: 1	I have a SA Receiver on order from CMP. When I receive the Mossberg 44 .22 sometime this millenium maybe the sa receiver will follow it. The sales of 1903's has back logged CMP. A friend is still waiting for his 03 and he ordered it just after the first of the year. Its like a 5 year CD. Hey Jack LaLanne is on the Home Shopping Channel promoting a jucier, god, thought he died 100 years ago. Update: Friend recieved 1903 A3 6-6-02, orderd it last week of March. Helping to cleanup 6-7. __________________ [IMG]http://img287.echo.cx/img287/63/9130110x100a4vb.jpg Last edited by Full MeTal Jack; 06-07-2002 at 06:48 PM.

06-08-2002, 03:50 PM	#3
snipershot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7	the good old days I remember the good old days. You got one Garand per lifetime, no choice of maker, it it was in lousy shape, or a mixmaster, tough sh**. And it took six plus months to get here, and you had to shoot 3 matches to qualify and the qualification was for just one year. Now, you get to buy 5+ Garands per year, plus two Danes and a collector, and a pile of 03's too, your qualification lasts 5 years, you get to pick your maker(s) and you can buy collector grade, service grade, or rack grade. But that's probably not the good old days you are referring to. No I don't miss the good old days at all, cause they weren't very good. My first (and I thought only) Garand was a mix of Springfield, Winchester, IH, and H&R parts, and the stock looked like it had been run over by a M113. Since the DCM became the CMP I've received an M1D, a M1C, two collectors, two selects, and three service grades. And I ordered five more service grades yesterday. It may take a year+ to get them all, but that is part of the fun. And I'm not some 70 year old grandpa living in the past.