[Joshhtn]

What a beauty!! Way better condition than we expected. Bore is bright with great rifling. He's going to put a little TLC into the wood. It was made in 1952, the same year my dad was made!

I've never shot one before, so I'm really looking forward to taking it out to the land soon. Can't wait to hear that ping!!

I don't think I've ever seen him so excited for a new gun!

 

[Corey043]

They are a blast to shoot.

Corey

 

[DaleGribble]

Sweet.

This winter I'm taking the family to the Talladega CMP store where my wife and I are going to each buy a Garand for my 10 year and 5 year old. A lasting memories kind of thing.

I hope you and your dad enjoy that gun together for decades. 🍻

 

[arkdweller22]

Wow! Nice rifle Josh!
May your dad (and you and Greyson, and his son too!) enjoy it in the very best of health!

🍻

 

[jmohme]

He will love it.

BTW, my avatar is looking through the sights of my Garand.

 

[Jonny Yuma]

Very nice 👍. Congrats to your Dad

 

[WT]

Great rifle. Congrats.

I got my CMP Garand via the US Mail. The guys at the post office were really excited. They wanted me to open the box so they could all look at it.

Enjoy the future M-1 Thumb.

 

[Saablook]

Looks good. I bought two, first one was a little sad, second one looks like yours, but needs some of the metal reparked. Nice score, congrats.

 

[Distant Thunder]

Can't wait to see it after it has received a little love.

 

[Colt38SuperDude]

What a beauty!! Way better condition than we expected. Bore is bright with great rifling. He's going to put a little TLC into the wood. It was made in 1952, the same year my dad was made!

I've never shot one before, so I'm really looking forward to taking it out to the land soon. Can't wait to hear that ping!!

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I don't think I've ever seen him so excited for a new gun!

That’s HAWT!!!

 

[Nutty Professor 188]

Wow! That’s nice!
I really wanted to get my dad a Garand or an M1 carbine but man, the prices and availability.
The best I could do was to make him an M1 carbine look-a-like from a Ruger 10/22 with M1 stock and Tech-sights.
He carried an M1 Garand (and later the carbine) in the early 60s as a paratrooper in the 82nd. When he got out he tried to get an M1 carbine and ended up with a (just introduced) 10/22, which I have now. That one is a safe queen now.

Congratulations on such a cool rifle!

 

[Ramjet38]

I would be excited too, and it will be yours someday.

 

[Colt38SuperDude]

 

[billorights]

It's something to be exited over. Congratulations.

 

[nitesit(+ an e)]

Congratulations. Hope you're able to buy a lot of M2 ammo. It's very expensive.

 

[cadillacguns]

In 1955, my Dad paid $55 in a Detroit Pawn Shop for a Springfield M-1 made in Oct 1941, before WWII.
Mine now it sits with black tipped AP in the attic.

 

[Chris8111]

They are great to shoot and ridiculously accurate. This is my 1943 Springfield M1 Garand from CMP

 

[speedway]

What are rack grades going for now-a days?

 

[Joshhtn]

What are rack grades going for now-a days?

$650

 

[Gray Dood]

$650

THAT'S a bargain.

Congratulations on your new to you M1.

Please repost after you shoot it with a report.

And thanks for sharing it.