Garands For Sale!

[M1911]

I'll be honest, never kept up with their prices till the last 5 months or so. They still don't interest me beyond a "that's neat".

Garands are really nice rifles, IMO.

 

[ddeck]

Garands are really nice rifles, IMO.

The experts from CMP are great shooters and are $1150.

They were $1000 last year.

 

[EddieZoom]

There are a lot of folks that are intimidated by the process to qualify to buy from the CMP. Or it’s too much hassle so they buy them on the market. They are beautiful rifles and nostalgia as you know is a strong draw. Don’t like the prices go to the CMP. There are a few CMP guns here for sale and they are not cheap. Bitching about the prices and Four seasons is just that bitching. Lots of skinflints in here as well.

As a youngin I shot the CMP course and sent off my paperwork in triplicate. It was returned cuz I f'd something up on the form. Corrected it, resent it a 2nd time...
in triplicate....it was returned again. I said f this and gave up.

I believe they were asking a whopping $125 for the Garand's back in those days.....sigh.

 

[67ray]

I just checked out the Garands at Four Seasons and they are very nice! Better than service grade excellent finish and stocks. I did not measure the muzzle /bore but they are worth it in my opinion

 

[M1911]

The experts from CMP are great shooters and are $1150.

They were $1000 last year.

Yes, but a lot of people either don’t know of the cmp program or are intimidated about going through it. You’ll pay more at your local gun store.

 

[safetyfirst2125]

Best guess: somebody died.

 

[M1911]

Best guess: somebody died.

That’s a possibility. Or as they got older, they decided to cull the herd so their widow would have less to deal with.

 

[mac1911]

I just checked out the Garands at Four Seasons and they are very nice! Better than service grade excellent finish and stocks. I did not measure the muzzle /bore but they are worth it in my opinion

they might be from the early greek returns there where some really nice hra that where close to the "collectors" grade at the time...woodless danish where very nice also

 

[ddeck]

Yes, but a lot of people either don’t know of the cmp program or are intimidated about going through it. You’ll pay more at your local gun store.

I did have to get the form notarized. Lol.

 

[rscalzo]

Ouch. I really wish I had bought one of these 20 years ago!

Highest I paid fopr mine wass $500.00. Even at that I remeber them around a hundred each at Navy Arms in NJ.

 

[240Geezer]

haha four seasons got had.


that's hilarious. They bought 8 for $5600, probably sold all 8 for around $8000, and 4S is hoping to snag $13000 for them all.

You do realize that retail markup is Typically 100% of wholesale.
On "Sale".
Right?

 

[paulleve]

Yes, but a lot of people either don’t know of the cmp program or are intimidated about going through it. You’ll pay more at your local gun store.

I was considering going through CMP, and after I saw the prices dealers were asking at the Big E show three years ago, I decided it was worth the effort to look into the process! (Seriously, some of the rifles at the show even had CMP hang tags still on them, at double CMP prices!) Ordering through CMP is not that difficult, and for $750 shipped, I received a decent early Korean War vintage rifle shipped to my door in a nice CMP case.

 

[FPrice]

This from Carl's latest email ad:

Lots of recently, received previously owned firearms have been posted on www.fsguns.com/used

including 9 Korean War vintage M1 Garands from an estate of a longtime customer.​

 

[Dennis in MA]

Only $1700 for a Garand? Holy hog shit I better buy all 8. Pick up a few $1000 glocks while I am there. I should go sell them my G44 and insist on $600 for it.

That seems like the going rate - or near it - these days. Do we KNOW this is Carl selling them and not a consignment?

 

[Mesatchornug]

GoUgInG!!!!1!!one!

 

[ddeck]

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There is definitely a group of people buying CMP Garands and reselling them on GB. Even here in the classifieds you have a CMP expert on sale for $1650.

 

[Mesatchornug]

There is definitely a group of people buying CMP Garands and reselling them on GB. Even here in the classifieds you have a CMP expert on sale for $1650.

I have no doubt.

The simple reality is that the CMP sells below market by design - they want these guns to go to people who will use, not collect/flip them. In exchange, a person who wants one of these relatively inexpensive rifles has to do a little extra work. Knowing that there are people who will do that work to flip them anyways, CMP throttles the numbers you can buy. There's not a lot we can do about that.

At the end of the day, we have three choices: buy from CMP, buy on the open market, whine about the violence inherent in the system. For once, these aren't mutually exclusive...for good or ill.

 

[nordic alien]

Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with Four Seasons.

I was looking through the Used Gun section of FS and noticed something a bit unusual. They had not one, not two, but EIGHT H&R Garands listed for sale. They all appear to be post-WWII. Looks like an H&R afficianado may have emptied their safe for sale.

they can all stuff their today's gun prices where the sun don't shine. got everything i need on the cheap way back when . garand $150, m1 carbine $100, m1a match grade $600 on and on

 

[Agnotology]

Garands are really nice rifles, IMO.

I don't doubt it. My WW2 veteran grandfather spoke highly of them. Apart from the historical significance of them, they just don't particularly appeal to me. I like m14's though.

 

[ddeck]

I don't doubt it. My WW2 veteran grandfather spoke highly of them. Apart from the historical significance of them, they just don't particularly appeal to me. I like m14's though.

It's 100% the ping:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bimz8JS1cN0

 

[Agnotology]

It's 100% the ping:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bimz8JS1cN0

.... I am willing to bet someone on this forum has that as their ring tone.

 

[FPrice]

Only 4 left! They're flying off the shelves like hot cakes!

H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5633xxx $1599.95​ 1956, 2-55 BARREL, CMP STOCK, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5504xxx $1649.95​ 1956, 11-54 BARREL, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 4747xxx $1649.95​ 1954, 4-54 BARREL, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5627xxx $1699.95​ 1956, 5-55 BARREL, SLING

 

[DW357]

Only 4 left! They're flying off the shelves like hot cakes!

H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5633xxx $1599.95​ 1956, 2-55 BARREL, CMP STOCK, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5504xxx $1649.95​ 1956, 11-54 BARREL, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 4747xxx $1649.95​ 1954, 4-54 BARREL, SLING ​ H&R M1 GARAND .30-06 5627xxx $1699.95​ 1956, 5-55 BARREL, SLING

Are you the seller?

 

[FPrice]

Are you the seller?

I believe that Carl, in one of his emails, stated that these were from an estate.

Seeing as I am still living, I believe that this would rule me out as the owner.

"I think, therefore I am.
At least, I think I am."

 

[Mountain]

.... I am willing to bet someone on this forum has that as their ring tone.

Guilty, LOL.

Actually it's a frequency that I can hear quite well against a noisy background.

 

[me109g4]

Recently sold an as issued Garand made by IHC for 3K. the rare and quality ones always bring good $$. Most of my Garands came from DCM/CMP many yrs. ago, a lot still being wrapped in the plastic bags and shipped in their cardboard storage boxes. Quality always goes for a premium.

 

[mac1911]

Recently sold an as issued Garand made by IHC for 3K. the rare and quality ones always bring good $$. Most of my Garands came from DCM/CMP many yrs. ago, a lot still being wrapped in the plastic bags and shipped in their cardboard storage boxes. Quality always goes for a premium.

Im shocked a IHC got that much , unless it was Un Issued in the wrap and tin foiled?
Never know what stuff sells for these days. Start high

 

[mac1911]

I like watching what cmp puts aside that the poors cant touch

Civilian Marksmanship Program - Promoting firearms safety training!

 

[drgrant]

Im shocked a IHC got that much , unless it was Un Issued in the wrap and tin foiled?
Never know what stuff sells for these days. Start high

I'm not a collector but I'm not surprised. The M1 Garand is a timeless gun. Most milsurps don't evoke a gut-feel from me, most look cool but they're boring. The M1 Garand however, if you have a decent one, is practically a goddamn national treasure. Plus it's a great gun for new people to get exposed to bigger cartridges without being annoying, if she holds it correctly a woman 120 lbs wet can shoot a Garand all day long. It's just a little shove when you pull the trigger. And the sights are intuitive. It is the only milsurp on my "need to get this gun" list.

 

[drgrant]

I'll be honest, never kept up with their prices till the last 5 months or so. They still don't interest me beyond a "that's neat".

I feel that way about most milsurps. The Garand is just different. The Garand is not a light gun..... but it's like a curvy woman that goes to the gym on the reg and the weight is carried well. Have you ever shot one?