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CMP received some surplus ammo set to be on sale soon,
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Definitely a fair price. You will not find 30-06 garand loads for less a buck per round anywhere.
My guess is there's too many skinflints on NES? But then again you can't be a skin flint to own and feed a Garand lol.
I believe it was GI before going to the Bavarian Police. Manufactured in 1944 Rockola 621xxxx. "W" marked barrel, "SG" stamped on stock lug, Bavarian Police marked trigger housing. There are some additional stamps on the stock at the notch for the sling, some numbers with a later IR on top of them, and a very worn flaming bomb.
If anyone knows anything about this, please PM me, my knowledge on the M1 carbine is very limited.
What I need to get now is a trench gun.
skin flint maybe ? who knows maybe lots of people just dont want to pay $1 round for 50 year old ammo ? I like the wooden crate though.
If it was not a 2 hour round trip and $25 in gas I might bight just to get the crate....
Those 3 mags were most of my Remington ammo. Have 3 mags and 3 strippers left. Do have a bandolier of 52 LC. 
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Speaking of ammo, maybe Mac 1911 can chime in: my 5.4 mil. S.A. M1 Garand shoots 2 MOA with Lake City NM ammo. I’ve “accurized” it as much as possible but still keeping “service issued” eligible for J.C. Garand competition: peened gas cylinder, free float front hand guard, etc. is this decent accuracy?
That is very good
This is how I look at it.
If you buy a service grade from cmp and you can keep your shots inside the black of SR target 6moa your doing ok
Clean it up , do all the tweaks for “as issued” you might sneak inder 4 moa maybe close to 3 moa , new barrel and stock and all legal tweaks you should creep just under 3 moa closer to 2moa Depends on ammo also. Below , This is all as issued with hxp
Ammo will play a roll in accuracy
A good barrel and a “snugged” up M1 will shoot well in my opinion any M1 short of a full match grade, heavy barrel bedded action that shoots 3 moa or better is a good rifle and a good shooting skills.
Keep in mind when the military reserves the best tested ammo for testing
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Like this? That's M1 Garand bought at the CMP south store and drove to the marksmanship center, no cleaning , no tweaking, just a few rounds to sight it in. 200 yards all inside the 9. This may not be typical, it was hand selected by a CPM armorer, but it shows that good accuracy isn't difficult with a Garand.
This was bench so I'm not claiming any personal special skill on this. I imagine had I gone out further and/or there had been any wind, the group would have been larger.
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Fantastic target for an M1 right out of the CMP box. That armorer may have known something about that rifle. What were the muzzle and throat wear measurements? I'd guess low but you never know. New CMP stock? Creedmoor .30-06 ammo? That's good stuff...
OCSA still owes me a gold medal from the M1 match last July. I shot a Springfield USMC rebuilt M1 more or less straight from the CMP excepting a clean and lube and scored 96-4X in slow prone and 98-5X in rapid. I had ordered a Field Grade and they called to ask me if I'd be interested in a Service Grade upgrade for $100. I said sure but would really appreciate USGI wood. That's what I got, so I was extra impressed how this shot in the vintage stock.
Nothing new about it, I told them I drove all the way from NH to get an IH but none on the shelf. One of the armorers went out back and 20 minutes later came back with this, second from the right. You can see the stock is well worn but all the metal was great. I'd have to dig out the tag but I think it was 1+.1+. Actually shot better than the one with new parts. I just got really lucky.
Fantastic target for an M1 right out of the CMP box. That armorer may have known something about that rifle. What were the muzzle and throat wear measurements? I'd guess low but you never know. New CMP stock? Creedmoor .30-06 ammo? That's good stuff...
OCSA still owes me a gold medal from the M1 match last July. I shot a Springfield USMC rebuilt M1 more or less straight from the CMP excepting a clean and lube and scored 96-4X in slow prone and 98-5X in rapid. I had ordered a Field Grade and they called to ask me if I'd be interested in a Service Grade upgrade for $100. I said sure but would really appreciate USGI wood. That's what I got, so I was extra impressed how this shot in the vintage stock.
When I was shooting that day and everything was just coming together, I kept saying just one more hour. I had to make the halfway back that night, 9 hours driving, to keep to my schedule. Next time I'm giving it 3 days at the range.
Wow, that's awesome that an armorer grabbed one for you. I'd be willing to bet it's a LMR barrel, which I have on both my own IHC as well as on the USMC rebuild.
I highly encourage you to try some CMP matches and especially to get your butt on up to Camp Ethan Allen for the New England Games matches in September.
Alass, I've had some pretty serious health issues these last couple years, don't think I'd do very well in competition, if I was able to do the sitting and standing at all. Too bad, I really enjoyed the competition aspect of shooting in the past. I'm still a decent shot, thinking of taking instructor courses, but a day with a heavy rifle isn't going to go well.
Still, maybe I go as a spectator, I can think of worse ways to spend some time.
Where ya been? @M1911 had some for sale. Looks like it’s sold pending funds now.
WTS - SPF 480 Rounds Greek Surplus 30.06 new price
Sold pending funds. Description: 480 rounds of Greek surplus 30.06 (M2 ball) in spam cans. On 5 round stripper clips and in bandoliers. Price: $480 cash, face to face in Wayland. Buyer must have MA FID or LTC. Location: Wayland, MA Contact: send me a private message. All laws will be followed.
www.northeastshooters.com
If your club is affiliated they should be on top of paper work and any ammo available through the cmp for clubs. Im sure cmp is going to limit clubs to what they show they use on a average.
I am well acquainted with buying from the CMP. What I was curious about is what happened to the post I saw somewhere which appeared to contain the text of an email from the CMP to affiliated clubs about the process to purchase the newly acquired surplus ammo.
