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the CMP M1 Special Request.
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06-22-2010 05:49 PM
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I have ordered 15 in the last 2yrs and got 2 ww2 receivered garands either by luck or someone saw my name a few to many times and gave me a good brake.
they also came with many ww2 parts but no ww2 wood or barrels. I'm not complaining at all. you could order a field grade winchester(they are all ww2)
but are more $$$$ and mixed parts but i am known to like m1's that have seen some action. remember collecting should be fun!
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I ordered a Springfield SG about 5 months ago. The receiver was a 1943 build. Being from Springfield, MA, I was pretty happy.
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I ordered a Springfield SG about 5 months ago. The receiver was a 1943 build. Being from Springfield, MA, I was pretty happy.
i would be happy with just the serial number being from WWII... i understand that the barrel is probably going to have been replaced along with other parts... i have gotten used to the idea since i own two enfields that have both been re-barreled. and as far as the wood... the ones i see are almost always in rough shape... again that does not bother me (i have a lee enfield mkIII and the reciever is stamped 1930... the wood has "character") i can always get a new stock from CMP.
i am just wondering if they still take those special requests... im not asking for the sun or the moon... just a serial number from SA lower than 3.8 million (thats WWII era right?)
if only i did not live several thousand miles away (Montana here) i would go and hand pick one myself.
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I purchased a HRA/service grade recently.
I sent the info and paper work and they got it on 5/14, (they acknowledged with an email.)
On the site it said 120-180 days for delivery.(longer than normal)
Well I got it FedEx overnight delivery on 5/28. They keep you informed on the status as far as when it ships and when it should arrive.
(You do need an adult to sign for the delivery.)
I could'nt have picked a nicer rifle if I had gone to Anniston and picked it out myself.
I'm not sure what you want as a "special request", but they have a notation that they do not go through their stock looking for certain things(luck of the draw), however, like I said, they picked out a great one for me. They do a great job and check all to make sure they work safely.
Make sure you read all the info on the grade and what is involved in the process, so you won't expect something they can't give you.
With an SA, I think you'll probably get mostly SA parts since they were more common at the arsenals.
Let me know how it goes....TonyG
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Just add a post it note to your order if they have what your looking for in the batch their working from they will try to find it but they wont go out of their way
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Just add a sticky note requesting a serial number below 3.4 mil.
That is what I did last fall & they took care of me.
Tom
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