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Courtesy of the US Government I now have one of the greatest battle implements ever devised. FedEx shipped it right to my door. What a great country!
It's a Springfield Armory M1 Garand produced sometime in the middle of June 1943 just down the road in Springfield, Mass. I wonder how far it's been in its 62 years. It's clearly been shot a fair bit in that time but cared for well.
Using cheap Korean ammo and no sling I got five shot groups of 4 MOA. If I tighten up the nut behind the trigger a bit and use good ammo I can probably shrink that to at least 3 MOA. That's better than I was expecting from a well used surplus rifle.
I bought the rifle through the Civilian Marksmanship Program, a non-profit corporation that sells off surplus military rifles to fund its programs of firearms safety training and competitions. The CMP requires that all buyers meet certain eligibility requirements:
It's a Springfield Armory M1 Garand produced sometime in the middle of June 1943 just down the road in Springfield, Mass. I wonder how far it's been in its 62 years. It's clearly been shot a fair bit in that time but cared for well.
Using cheap Korean ammo and no sling I got five shot groups of 4 MOA. If I tighten up the nut behind the trigger a bit and use good ammo I can probably shrink that to at least 3 MOA. That's better than I was expecting from a well used surplus rifle.
I bought the rifle through the Civilian Marksmanship Program, a non-profit corporation that sells off surplus military rifles to fund its programs of firearms safety training and competitions. The CMP requires that all buyers meet certain eligibility requirements:
- US Citizen
- Member of a CMP-affiliated club (most guns clubs are CMP-affiliated or the Garand Collectors Association qualifies)
- Legally allowed to own a rifle and pass an FBI NICS background check
- Participate in "marksmanship activity". The training required for a Mass LTC or FID qualifies as does a host of other things.