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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: CMP Garand? Msg# 1183747
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| I think if I was hunting for a nice looking example of a Garand to stick in the safe and shoot once in a while this one would serve, if it can be bought at a reasonable-for-a-Garand price. But, since my old eyes don't like aperture sights, I have no desire for milsurp rifles anymore. I also wouldn't be interested in it if it was a collector because I'm only interested in shooters these days. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: What are your thoughts on this CMP M1 rifle? It's pretty, but the seller said it was sanded and refinished with Linseed Oil by a local woodworker. A stock should not be finished with linseed oil, but with boiled linseed oil. Maybe it was, and the seller either doesn't know the difference or was just using shorthand, but I'd have to know before considering it. Secondly, I see at least one spot where it could be a sanding error, and "local woodworker" doesn't mean expert with rifle stocks. Buying something like this from afar seems risky based on that alone. Finally, CMP stock or no CMP stock, I've never seen an original high grade walnut stock on an issue military M1 rifle, so the milsurp guy in me is fighting the admirer-of-handsome-rifles guy in me. I wouldn't even consider this, but it is extremely inexpensive right now. Odds are I won't have to make a decision because it will no doubt go for enough money to pay for Biden's aid to Ukraine and then some--because there are enough beginners out there with no knowledge to ask the above questions. And others who don't care. But I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts. |
