CMP M1s

Rifle_Shaman · 10-01-2009, 02:40 AM

So if i print out the paper work fill it all out, and drive there i can hand pick and get it then n there? Or do i send the app and wait to hear back? My buddie has bin look for a good excuse for a road trip.

Orlando · 10-01-2009, 06:26 AM

They are out of Service Grades at the Stores, they would have to be mail ordered.
Field Grades are available and if you can handpick are definatly worth looking at.
Yes you can fill out paperwork at the Store, pick out rifle and take it home.

.22guy · 10-01-2009, 06:00 PM

No, they are crap, don't buy one!!!

JK. They are great, you should go for it. Get the service grade.

rondog · 10-01-2009, 06:08 PM

Man, if I lived anywhere east of the Mississippi, I'd drive there and get it in person! And a buncha ammo too. Waiting just sucks.

blu97 · 10-01-2009, 11:15 PM

Mailed order Aug 5, Fed X is coming by tomorow at ten, 58 days.

Field grade SA Garand

This makes 5 rifles and two barreled receivers

JimBob · 10-02-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rondog

Man, if I lived anywhere east of the Mississippi, I'd drive there and get it in person! And a buncha ammo too. Waiting just sucks.

Ammo gone.They will be set up here,get your paperwork qualifications done and in order and pick one out.You will not be able to take it with you they have to ship it from Anniston but it will be the rifle you picked out. Match Information You might even get to meet Gunny Ermey.

blu97 · 10-02-2009, 03:44 PM

FedX came through

SA Garand 5850XXX Field Grade

SA barrel great shape

HRA bolt and opp rod

Win sight and safety

Mailed order Aug 5, thats 58 days

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by blu97

FedX came through

SA Garand 5850XXX Field Grade

SA barrel great shape

HRA bolt and opp rod

Win sight and safety

Mailed order Aug 5, thats 58 days

Blu,
Not sure if you're even remotely interested, but my HRA arrived with SA bolt and opp rod.. I'd be more than happy to swap the two parts with you to make both of our rifles closer to correct..

Just a thought..

JimBob · 10-02-2009, 04:15 PM

If you swap bolts you need to check headspace.

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JimBob

If you swap bolts you need to check headspace.

I was informed by an old time gunsmith that that could be done with an unfired round and masking tape. It should close on one pc. of masking tap that covers the base of the round to be correct. Closing on 2 thicknesses of tape is at the end of the go, and closing on 3 thicknesses is a no-go.. Safety in the ON position, of course..

Seems crude, but this man's been working on these and most rifles for longer than I've been on this earth.. And I'm 44..

Orlando · 10-02-2009, 04:21 PM

Thats not a safe method of checking headspace.

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Orlando

Thats not a safe method of checking headspace.

As I said, it's crude, but it's how he was taught by his Marine Armorer.

JimBob · 10-02-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Orlando

Thats not a safe method of checking headspace.

Ditto Length of time doing something incorrectly doesn't prove expertise in the field.

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:25 PM

I guess I should pony up $50 for a proper set.. BROWNELLS : CLYMER : .30-06 Headspace Gauge Kit (184-000-040) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools

texnmidwest · 10-02-2009, 04:28 PM

Better safe than sorry. All it takes is one bad day......

What do you do if the head space isn't correct? Is there an easy way to change the head spacing?

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JimBob

Ditto Length of time doing something incorrectly doesn't prove expertise in the field.

Again, it was passed onto him by his Marine Armorer, and this man has tested the process time and time again with proper gauges and found it to be correct..

Don't kill the messenger.. And I completely trust the person who told me.. He just said it was a quick and easy way to check if you don't have gauges, and he had never found it to be incorrect..

JimBob · 10-02-2009, 04:29 PM

Go to Clymer direct,order a Field guage.That is all you really need when swapping bolts.

Paper · 10-02-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JimBob

Go to Clymer direct,order a Field guage.That is all you really need when swapping bolts.

Looking at them as you were typing..

Orlando · 10-02-2009, 04:33 PM

While I prefer Clymer, if money is tight Midway USA has Foster gauges for less than $22.00 each. If you have a curio relics license you can get dealers discount for around $16.00 each

JimBob · 10-02-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Paper

Again, it was passed onto him by his Marine Armorer, and this man has tested the process time and time again with proper gauges and found it to be correct..

Don't kill the messenger.. And I completely trust the person who told me.. He just said it was a quick and easy way to check if you don't have gauges, and he had never found it to be incorrect..

LOL Like my old man said,poor people got poor ways.If given the choice of doing it that way or no way,I'd probably do it that way.

10-01-2009, 06:00 PM	#23
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,221	No, they are crap, don't buy one!!! JK. They are great, you should go for it. Get the service grade. __________________ My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office.

10-01-2009, 06:08 PM	#24
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 3,296	Man, if I lived anywhere east of the Mississippi, I'd drive there and get it in person! And a buncha ammo too. Waiting just sucks. __________________ I child-proofed my house, but they still keep getting in!

10-01-2009, 11:15 PM	#25
blu97 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 59	cmp Mailed order Aug 5, Fed X is coming by tomorow at ten, 58 days. Field grade SA Garand This makes 5 rifles and two barreled receivers

10-02-2009, 03:44 PM	#27
blu97 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 59	Cmp FedX came through SA Garand 5850XXX Field Grade SA barrel great shape HRA bolt and opp rod Win sight and safety Mailed order Aug 5, thats 58 days

10-02-2009, 04:25 PM	#34
Paper Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: IL/WI Border Posts: 1,913	I guess I should pony up $50 for a proper set.. BROWNELLS : CLYMER : .30-06 Headspace Gauge Kit (184-000-040) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools __________________ I'm on vacation!!!

10-01-2009, 02:40 AM	#21
Rifle_Shaman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Eastern PA Posts: 164	So if i print out the paper work fill it all out, and drive there i can hand pick and get it then n there? Or do i send the app and wait to hear back? My buddie has bin look for a good excuse for a road trip.

10-01-2009, 06:26 AM	#22
Orlando Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,176	They are out of Service Grades at the Stores, they would have to be mail ordered. Field Grades are available and if you can handpick are definatly worth looking at. Yes you can fill out paperwork at the Store, pick out rifle and take it home.

10-02-2009, 04:15 PM	#29
JimBob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 725	If you swap bolts you need to check headspace.

10-02-2009, 04:21 PM	#31
Orlando Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,176	Thats not a safe method of checking headspace.

10-02-2009, 04:28 PM	#35
texnmidwest Some People's kids.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 6,978	Better safe than sorry. All it takes is one bad day...... What do you do if the head space isn't correct? Is there an easy way to change the head spacing? __________________ never pass up a bathroom, never waste a ** , and never trust a fart.

10-02-2009, 04:29 PM	#37
JimBob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 725	Go to Clymer direct,order a Field guage.That is all you really need when swapping bolts.

10-02-2009, 04:33 PM	#39
Orlando Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,176	While I prefer Clymer, if money is tight Midway USA has Foster gauges for less than $22.00 each. If you have a curio relics license you can get dealers discount for around $16.00 each