Les Jones: I've Got Garand Fever

June 08, 2005

Guns > I've Got Garand Fever

So I think it's time to get an M1 Garand. It was one of the reasons I wanted to join the Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association - they're an affiliated club, and membership in same is a pre-requisite for buying an M1 through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. With the Garand I'd be set to compete in high power rifle at the Oak Ridge meets.

Then Countertop got a Garand. Then Publicola stopped by last night on his way through Knoxville and showed me his Greek Garand. The first thing I said was "Oh, you must have re-Parkerized it." But he hadn't! The finish was in that condition when he got it, and it was amazing. The laminated stock was beautiful, too. (And Pub is a nice guy, to boot.)

Pub told me that the quickest way to qualify to buy from the CMP is to join the Garand Collector's Association, so that's another option, depending on how anxious I get.

Posted by lesjones

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Publicola's garand is the prettiest garand I have ever seen!

Posted by: SayUncle at June 08, 2005

Geeze, I didn't know otherwise we would have stopped off Sunday morning to visit (even if it was at 7:00 am).

Go join the club!!! Get the Garand.

I'm back down the week of July 4th - maybe we can make it work then.

Posted by: countertop at June 08, 2005

When he showed it to me I also asked if he had recoated it. That action looked to good to be a CMP rifle.

Now I have the hankering to look into the CMP program.

Posted by: gunner at June 08, 2005

Top: sounds good.

That is a beautiful Garand.

Posted by: Les Jones at June 08, 2005