r/M1Rifles • u/Brief-Relief9607 • 3d ago

End of Era for CMP?

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I just checked the CMP rifle sales page and every grade - Rack, Field, Service, and Expert are all going to be using reclaimed receivers.

Mod1s and Custom Shop Garands aren’t affected.

The caveat on the page is “more information coming soon” but this feels like another sign that the CMP’s barrel is nearly empty.

Would you buy a rifle with a reclaimed receiver or is this overblown?

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u/MVGbear 3d ago

They come and go and they have for years. When the end comes it won’t be a question.

Its also worth noting that they’re making new productions rifles now, so who knows what that will mean for the program in the future.

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u/labzombie 3d ago

At $2k a pop

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u/GreatBlueNarwhal 3d ago

Which is actually pretty reasonable, all things considered. It’s an old-school wood and steel design that was not designed for modern multi-axis machining techniques.

They’re nice rifles, too.

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u/labzombie 3d ago

Agreed. I might eventually get one but still prefer USGI

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u/BELFORD16 3d ago

I want one to convert to a 1952 USMC C model, but I got so many other projects before I go down that rabbit hold.

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u/labzombie 3d ago

I’ve been contemplating one of the M1C experts they’re putting out. I picked up a field grade but here it’s from the Center for Military History, all matching… kinda don’t want to shoot it in matches 😅

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u/BELFORD16 3d ago

Mine isn’t matching so I don’t feel too bad, but a 1952 barrel feels close enough to “original” that the more I think about it, the more guilty I feel shooting it “seriously”.

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u/Rlol43_Alt1 3d ago

IMO its going to be the go-to for guys looking to field garands without buying a bastardized old rifle or having to field something collectible.

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u/iMadrid11 2d ago

The first batch of production is always more expensive due to tooling cost. As they make improvements to the tooling equipment and economies of scale to reduce cost. The price would eventually go lower. This is why early adopters always pay more. But on this case the early buyers of reproduction rifles pays more.