Oh that's right. You scored one as well. You convinced me not to sell the Winchester from the CMP and to sell the Inland I previously had.I won the "Carbine Lottery" in February of '16 and got a nice Quality Hardware...wish I still had it.
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Oh that's right. You scored one as well. You convinced me not to sell the Winchester from the CMP and to sell the Inland I previously had.I won the "Carbine Lottery" in February of '16 and got a nice Quality Hardware...wish I still had it.
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1903A3. Only because I have one lol. Don't have a 1917 at the moment and honestly don't have plans to acquire one.
Just got today for a 1/10/20 order. You should be up soon.
momma said people out East would be pushy, but damn...
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Just got today for a 1/10/20 order. You should be up soon.
momma said people out East would be pushy, but damn...
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I will not deny that I’m from south of the Mason-Dixon Line and stuttered a bit as a kid.
1903A3. Only because I have one lol. Don't have a 1917 at the moment and honestly don't have plans to acquire one.
It’s a documentary, not a movie.
I will or deny that I’m from south of the Mason-Dixon Line and stuttered a bit as a kid.
Its actually 1374.99Plus Tax...
I like a shooter so the better sites on the 1917 would get me. But as you may recall I got both, BECAUSE I couldn't decide. And I would have gotten an A3 as well if they had any. They do occasionally have them in the store, just not when I was there. I'm still looking for one, need to complete the set, kind of want it to have all the CMP paperwork.In your opinion which is better to prioritize, a 1903 or a 1917?
Ok well I had CMP plus a reasonably close scribble of their address on my envelope so that is good.
See I told you rifles come on fridays
prioritize for shooting or "collecting"In your opinion which is better to prioritize, a 1903 or a 1917?
Ok well I had CMP plus a reasonably close scribble of their address on my envelope so that is good.
+1 on the 1917 not fitting well for shooting. Seemed awkward and clunky to me. Trigger not as good as the 1903 either, at least the one I had. Sold a nice one for collecting because it wasn't the appropriate rifle for CMP competition. Some do great with the 1917.prioritize for shooting or "collecting"
I acquire based on shooting
The 1917 does not fit me well.
1903 if put in a C stock is nice. The sights are a bit to far away but still good.
1903a3 in a C stock with and rear sight in good condition and add the .100" wide front blade is probably the best sight set up.
Garands....yeah know not the best fitting gun for me and will need a wider blade if my eyes keep drifting but I really like the heft of the M1 the sights are darn near fool proof and mechanically its a very interesting machine.
+1 on the 1917 not fitting well for shooting. Seemed awkward and clunky to me. Trigger not as good as the 1903 either, at least the one I had. Sold a nice one for collecting because it wasn't the appropriate rifle for CMP competition. Some do great with the 1917.
I bought my A3 from a guy on the CMP forums. Got a nice Remington for like $850 shipped if I recall? That was in 2015-2016Good to know.
What are good places to look for these rifles, short of driving to the CMP store and seeing what they have?
cmp forums are a good start, gun broker is hit or miss. Im not sure if Kittery list the "old guns" on their website.Good to know.
What are good places to look for these rifles, short of driving to the CMP store and seeing what they have?
they used to have something like that it was the "Orest" basically the same as mentioned " hurry up and wait"If the problem is that big, it is up to them to have an alternative stream of supplying the frequently requested information.
If they just had a page that they said what day they were processing I would have called 0 times. They have their locations and hours on the phone menu before you get to the routing tree, for the same type of reason.
I am spending my time complaining on here rather than calling them, because I realize repeatedly calling them is not going to make it go any faster.
Good to know.
What are good places to look for these rifles, short of driving to the CMP store and seeing what they have?
+1 on the 1917 not fitting well for shooting. Seemed awkward and clunky to me. Trigger not as good as the 1903 either, at least the one I had. Sold a nice one for collecting because it wasn't the appropriate rifle for CMP competition. Some do great with the 1917.
Just got today for a 1/10/20 order. You should be up soon.
momma said people out East would be pushy, but damn...
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My last M1 I ordered I was hoping for the 3+ month delay as I had a few emergency charges on the CC that I had to tap into my “fun” money for.Got similar email today, so its a moo point about when to follow up if I don't hear anything.
My last M1 I ordered I was hoping for the 3+ month delay as I had a few emergency charges on the CC that I had to tap into my “fun” money for.
Sure as shit 8 days after sending order CMP sent me a rifle. Took some juggling and fast sales of junk around the house but found the cash to pay off the emergency charges and rifle before I got the bill.
Now if I can get 3 more referals on my CC I will have enough cash rewards for another M1 from the cmp
mr. eng, remind me not to sell you anything!
if I can get 3 more referal bonus on my CC i can order a free M1!I took a risk sending in the order before I got the cash from my bonus, however the check cleared already and have not seen the charge from CMP on my card yet so in the clear for me.
FYI my Special Grade shipped. Looks to be an October 1941 Springfield. No word on the Service Grade though - order received by CMP 1/10 - I requested a Springfield with GI wood, for what that’s worth.