Blue sky import question

[WFO]

Ok i have done searching for threads on this subject till my eye bleed so now i am starting a thread first off i have always wanted one but finances hold me back from having the cash for a perfect one.

Ok i ran into two springfield garands at a pawn shop both esthetically are ok the finish on the metal is probably in the low 90s i did get to peek down the barrel and saw no corrosion or damaged rifling they are asking $725 but after a small amount of bartering i got it down too 675 are they even worth that?

That being said i don't have a throat tool to test wear and don't have any 30-06 ammo to test the end question is will a .308 work or something else i might have laying around i have also read up on blue sky imports and read about some of the problems they have so i am thinking i may get this price even lower.

Yes i know there are a lot of other variables to consider and i really wished i owned a proper tool to check wear( but i don't) and i am very interested in both of these rifles so i looking for a little help on what these rifles may be worth ( ballpark of course) and any other advice you can offer would be appreciated.

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[Orlando]

When you can buy a very nice Garand from CMP for $625 that has been test fired, headspace checked and is not import marked I would say pass

[Johnny Peppers]

You must have been looking at the cream of the crop for the Blue Sky imports. The local shop ordered 15 or 20 when they first hit the market, and down to the last rifle, they were worn out. The bores were trash, and the rifles were so worn the op-rods would jump out of the track when pulled back. As Orlando suggested, go for the CMP rifles. Whether the import stamp hurts or not, it is still debatable, and the CMP rifles don't have the stamp.

[WFO]

Whats involved with CMP? i went to their site and its odd concerning simply ordering a M1 and thanks orlando i had no idea CMP existed.

[LeagleEagle]

Here's a CMP Service Grade I got from CMP last month for $625, Springfield Armory, 1954 manufacture. Definitely a much better deal!

[Kirk]

Whats involved with CMP? i went to their site and its odd concerning simply ordering a M1 and thanks orlando i had no idea CMP existed.

Nothing odd about it at all; the CMP is a quasi-government corporation established by Congress in 1903 to provide arms & ammunitions to citizens. The Army supplies the arms & the CMP sells to qualified citizens. Go to the CMP Eligibility Requirements page Eligibility Requirements and start the process.

[kilroy]

As others have mentioned, the CMP is the way to go. Depending on where you are located, you can even go to one of the stores. The North Store is at Camp Perry in NW Ohio and the South Store is in Anniston Alabama. On another note, they have gotten a mixture of Dane returns they are just throwing in the mix. I have picked up two- both with lock bars and one with an old stock VAR barrel and Beretta op rod.