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Any ideas where I should look for an M1 Garand to add to my WWII collection? I could order one throught the CMP. Would that get me a nice collectible example, or should I look elswhere to find a matching #'s rifle? Also, what price range would one be in?

Thanks,

Chief

Chief,
Tough to find a matcher. Most are mix-masters due to the length of service.
I had a guy offer me a good "early" Garand yesterday. Spring of '42. I pointed out the stamped trigger guard. Still, lotsa parts to put the oldie back into shape. I'm still considering the trade, albeit with modified terms.
Find one that you love, then love the daylights out of it.
Larry

Chief,

I bought an all matching 1943 Winchester M1 Garand from Scott Duff three years ago for 2.2K. These are hard to find.. Mix-masters are fun to own and shoot, and nothing shoots like an M1 Garand. I have an all matching IBM M1 carbine too. Amazing to shoot. No wonder we won the War. If you are serious about owning an M1 Garand, get good reference books like Bruce N. Canfield's, "Complete Guide to the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine" just for starters. You think TR edged weapons are complicated, US WW2 rifles are a science all to their own.

All the best ..

Mike Wipf

Chief,

I've seen about a half dozen garands that came out of the CMP in the last month. Not Bad! They were in the 3,000,000 serial number range, good stocks, Springfields with 50's barrel dates. Might be worth looking into. starky

The CMP garands are the best and are in perfect arsenal rebuild condition. Of course the numbers will not match but unless you are made of money you will never find one all matching. Mine? 1979 Camp Perry, Presidents Hundred, $98 through the CMP,it has a 1945 barrel I call it the deer HAMMER……………
GDC#o238 (gold)

Blairbunker,
You must have bought yours a long time ago!
I think that they are a good deal more than $98.00 now!
I think that I will look into the CMP.
Thanks for the info guys!

Chief

Mike,

BTW, my Dad had an M1 Carbine for years, It was supposed to be mine one day, but they are illegal here in NJ. So to avoid any trouble, he donated it to a military museum.

Chief

You'll never find a garand with "matching numbers" unless someone stamped them on the parts themselves. Garands didn't have the serial numbers stamped on the parts like most European military firearms. If you choose to pay big buck or spend the time to switch around parts, you can get a garand with all parts from the same manufacturer and of the same period of production.