I ordered a CMP SA Special a little while back. I am reading a lot on here about getting GI wood. The specials come with new CMP Stocks and are, from the best of my understanding, rebuilt with some new parts and a new barrel. Price with shipping is about a grand. Did I mess up? Am I missing the point of ordering from CMP? I don't mind the joke responses, but I am serious.
For the most part, I am into modern firearms.
My reasoning behind the Garand is 1)history 2)they are just cool and 3) they take a 30.06, and during this last crunch, 30.06 was still on shelves, when everything else was gone.
No you didn't mess up. Did you order a Service Grade Special for $950 or a CMP Special for $975?
ETA: RIF. looks like you bought a CMP Special. Reparked in spec parts with a new barrel and stock. Perfectly fine and a great rifle that should shoot great, but I prefer USGI. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE A BAD RIFLE, it's just that the HRA rifles coming out right now have been top notch, and many with GI wood.
Just do what the rest of us Garand junkies do, and submit an order for an HRA SG or FG and you'll have the best of both worlds.
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