Quote Originally Posted by Bob Seijasicon View Post
Even though CMPicon was willing to reimburse the Army for the "handling fee," the Army said they don't pay anybody to return guns, period. The deal therefore fell apart.
As much as I'd love to see more M1s come back to the US, I can see the Army's point...were I in their shoes, I wouldn't want to set that kind of precedent for loaned equipment, even if obsolete.