North Store report, 9/11

[bernie-attorney]

I was at the North Store yesterday looking for a carbine. I got one, too: a Rack Grade IBM w/ IM barrel, great looking stock, not smart enough to tell you anything more about it (oh, yeah: ME 3, TE "very good," whatever that means, mirror bore). It's on it's way here to Houston. There weren't supposed to be any IBM's at the North Store but apparently a few (like 3) leaked through. Here's what else I saw in the Garand and carbine categories. I'm no expert, by any means, but if you'd like clarification or additional info, post a reply and I'll try to answer:

100 SA Field Grade Garands, ser no.'s mostly 3-5M, a few 1-2M, a very few six digit. Asample of barrels were in the early '50's, only one '49. Most stocks pretty rough and mis-matched (but not real different).

50 Winchester Field Grade Garands, didn't get a chance to survey condition, ser no's and whatnot.

30 Standard Product Service Grade carbines.

50 NPM Service Grade carbines, some stocks OK, many fairly rough.

50 Winchester Service Grade carbines, most stocks REALLY rough.

2 Winchester Rack Grade carbines.

40 Saginaw SG Service Grade carbines.

3 (then 2) IBM Rack Grade carbines.

20 Quality Hardware Service Grade carbines.

When I bought an SA Garand at the North Store (11/41 rcvr, 3/42 barrel, ME 3 and TE4, and my son can shoot 1.5 MOA 8-shot groups w/surplus ammo; me, not so much) about 6 years ago, the hang tags had the ME/TE on them. The Store staff was of course happy to help me figure my way through what I was looking at this time (sorry: I forgot/missed his name). A lot of the carbines were Austrian returns, based on the trigger guard stamps. Mine's got a funny bronze-looking trigger group -- anyone know what that means?

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[Curt]

Isn't Houston a long ride to the North store? I really would love a Standard Products and the North store is only a hour away, but I just can't bring myself to do it.

[deserttrans]

Great info...... Thanks.

[bernie-attorney]

Well, I was in Cleveland for a meeting, and I hardly ever get to go there. I couldn't be that close and not go, so I flew home to Houston in the PM rather than the AM. A six-hour car rental cost only $45: 1.5 hours there, 1.5 hours back to the airport, the rest man-shopping (I go to stores to buy; I don't normally shop). I thought about taking an empty hard-case with me from home, but didn't want a last minute hassle at the airport.

I did get the Garand there the hard way -- a two day drive there and the sme back to get my son to shoot in the National Matches (3-position smallbore).

[Curt]

You drove right past my house and didn't even take me! Sounds like a good excuse for a shopping trip.I am about 3 exits from the airport headed towards Perry. I am going down on Sat. for there open house.I am a little spoiled when I shoot the Nationals I can sleep in my own bed every night.

[painter777]

Curt,
show us your medals ...
You did very well at your last shoot.

Charlie

[Curt]

I'll get some pictures up, last year I finished i think 22 or 23 this year I started strong had a miss off-hand. Mudcat is the guy to talk to he pops on here now and then I think he won the carbine match the last two years. he is pretty humble but he is probally the best of the CMP shooters I have seen. I never met him but every time I have a question posted on one of the highpower forums he is usually the first to answer.