Cmp garand is here!

DesertRaider109 · 07-01-2009, 01:09 PM

Finally got my rifle today!

It's Springfield Armory, serial number 5844XXX. Can anyone tell me when it was made?

Thanks!

islandhopper · 07-01-2009, 01:22 PM

Probably March or April of 1955. What does the barrel read? Pull the op rod back and make sure it is locked and then look on the barrel markings. You'll see the maker and drawing number followed by a space and then one number followed by a space and then two numbers. The single number is the month and the double is the year. Yours will probably be like:

SA F6535448 3 55 A228

This barrel would be a March 1955 barrel. Hope this helps.

tbird430 · 07-01-2009, 02:40 PM

Congrat's. When did you originally send your rifle order in?

DesertRaider109 · 07-01-2009, 08:12 PM

I sent the order on Jan. 25th.... seems they've been really bogged down lately.

JimBob · 07-01-2009, 08:16 PM

They've been behind since last November.

Orlando · 07-01-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DesertRaider109

Finally got my rifle today!

It's Springfield Armory, serial number 5844XXX. Can anyone tell me when it was made?

Thanks!

Yep, made in 19XX

JimBob · 07-01-2009, 08:54 PM

LMAO

texnmidwest · 07-01-2009, 10:22 PM

CMP is way behind in shipping plus the Springfield's were on back order for a while. I sent my order in May 9th, got the Dont' Bother Us email a couple weeks ago. I should see the rifle sometime in sept. Ammo may take until December the way things are going.

Iron_Colonel · 07-01-2009, 11:23 PM

Congrats on your rifle. Hopefully you know you must post pics and don't forget to sign it up in the roll call thread too!

DesertRaider109 · 07-01-2009, 11:47 PM

Will do. :P

DesertRaider109 · 07-03-2009, 07:03 PM

Shot it today and it's very accurate, much more so than me. Lol.

M14man · 07-03-2009, 08:59 PM

I am happy for you. Another Garand man joins the fold!

DesertRaider109 · 07-06-2009, 11:19 PM

Here it is alongside my Enfield No.4!

twtalbot · 07-07-2009, 10:08 AM

Congrats on the new rifle! I'm sure you're going to enjoy it.

big boomer · 07-07-2009, 11:14 AM

Ammo from CMP takes four months (at least mine did)

07-01-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 401 Blog Entries: 1	Cmp garand is here! Finally got my rifle today! It's Springfield Armory, serial number 5844XXX. Can anyone tell me when it was made? Thanks! __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

07-01-2009, 02:40 PM	#3
tbird430 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 119	Congrat's. When did you originally send your rifle order in? __________________ "I love the smell of napalm in the morning..."

07-01-2009, 08:12 PM	#4
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 401 Blog Entries: 1	I sent the order on Jan. 25th.... seems they've been really bogged down lately. __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

07-01-2009, 10:22 PM	#8
texnmidwest Some People's kids.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 6,888	CMP is way behind in shipping plus the Springfield's were on back order for a while. I sent my order in May 9th, got the Dont' Bother Us email a couple weeks ago. I should see the rifle sometime in sept. Ammo may take until December the way things are going. __________________ never pass up a bathroom, never waste a ** , and never trust a fart.

07-01-2009, 11:23 PM	#9
Iron_Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington St. Posts: 3,210	Congrats on your rifle. Hopefully you know you must post pics and don't forget to sign it up in the roll call thread too! __________________ Mosin Nagant evangelist on a mission to convert YOU!

07-01-2009, 01:22 PM	#2
islandhopper Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	Probably March or April of 1955. What does the barrel read? Pull the op rod back and make sure it is locked and then look on the barrel markings. You'll see the maker and drawing number followed by a space and then one number followed by a space and then two numbers. The single number is the month and the double is the year. Yours will probably be like: SA F6535448 3 55 A228 This barrel would be a March 1955 barrel. Hope this helps.

07-01-2009, 08:16 PM	#5
JimBob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 720	They've been behind since last November.

07-01-2009, 08:54 PM	#7
JimBob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 720	LMAO

07-01-2009, 11:47 PM	#10
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 401 Blog Entries: 1	Will do. :P __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

07-03-2009, 07:03 PM	#11
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 401 Blog Entries: 1	Shot it today and it's very accurate, much more so than me. Lol. __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

07-03-2009, 08:59 PM	#12
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 1,151	I am happy for you. Another Garand man joins the fold!

07-06-2009, 11:19 PM	#13
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 401 Blog Entries: 1	Here it is alongside my Enfield No.4! __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

07-07-2009, 10:08 AM	#14
twtalbot Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 412	Congrats on the new rifle! I'm sure you're going to enjoy it. __________________ My rifle and pistol are only tools. I am the weapon.

07-07-2009, 11:14 AM	#15
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 2,263	Ammo from CMP takes four months (at least mine did)