M1 Garand 6.09M

[usabaker]

I've been looking at Garand rifles and I found CMP for sale the seller is telling me is a 6.09M. Never heard of such a thing. I searched the Forum but nothing came up.

He was making it sound like a 6.09M is a "special" thing. I've no clue but I usually take stuff I'm told by sellers with a grain of salt. I'm not going to plop down $1600.00 on something just because the seller is a good used car salesman.

My FFL has one she is selling for another customer that's a CMP think look brand new not a ding or scratch all the metal is a perfect green parkerization. Comes in the original CMP case. I just can't swallow $2000.00. Is that what these go for????

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[hoya74]

CMP has Service Grade rifles for $730: M1 Garand - Civilian Marksmanship ProgramCivilian Marksmanship Program

To be eligible to buy from CMP see: Eligibility Requirements - Civilian Marksmanship ProgramCivilian Marksmanship Program

If this is your first Garand start off with a CMP Service Grade, do a little research (CMP forums offer much info and great contacts) and then ponder other niche Garands like the 6.09 mil serial number range.

CMP forums:CMP Forums

[usabaker]

To be eligible to buy from CMP see: Eligibility Requirements - Civilian Marksmanship ProgramCivilian Marksmanship Program

I'm registered with them and eligible. Its been awhile since I was last on their site. Last time I was there they had nothing. I'll go check it out again. Thanks.

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Unless of course your only just interested in collecting particular specimens of whatever you fancy.

Nope, just looking for a nice shooter. I was not planning on spending $1600.00 on one; I just could not believe he was trying to get that much based on whatever "6.09M" adds. It was too pretty anyhow. I like the rifles that were used and look it.

Thanks.

[AFJon]

$1600 is not bad considering CMP is selling the 6 millions for $1200 in store in Anniston

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[Orlando]

If it is a completely correct 6 mil its a steal, may be alittle high otherwise depending on parts
6mils are collectible and carry a premium over other Post War rifles

[usabaker]

If it is a completely correct 6 mil

What exactly does 6 mil refer to? LOL, I think that was the original question I just didn't form it correctly.

[Doco overboard]

I wouldn't pay that much to just pick one up. For 1600 I would buy two service grades hope for the best and put a nice rifle together between the two. Unless of course your only just interested in collecting particular specimens of whatever you fancy.
Thats a lot of money USA for an item of which there are a million examples.
I like to look in the back of the GCA when it comes to rifles for sale.

[Joe W]

Here's one that sold a few days ago for $ 3125.00. Though it was a NM rifle and less than 700 from the highest serial number known. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/750318116.

[Tom in N.J.]

There were only about 22,000 rifles made in the six million serial number range vs about a million each in the 1,2, 3, 4,& 5 million ranges. No SA numbers in the 6002000 to 6079999 range were used. 400 HRA rifles in the 6034000 to 6034729 range to close out production.

[Joe W]

There were only about 22,000 rifles made in the six million serial number range vs about a million each in the 1,2, 3, 4,& 5 million ranges. No SA numbers in the 6002000 to 6079999 range were used. 400 HRA rifles in the 6034000 to 6034729 range to close out production.

Plus possibly another 500 SA's in the 6.1 range (6100000 - 6100499)