Springfield M1 Garand - CMP Service Grade - First Look

[Waynside]

just beutiful, I actually would like to get one do you know if they have less expencive referbished or modern remake models?

[ptmccain]

@Waynside The Civilian Marksmanship Program is the way to go:

odcmp.com

[aekdbbop]

Is that a CMP new stock?

[ptmccain]

@aekdbbop No, USGI.

[ChrsGuit]

@ptmccain I used floor oil soap to clean the cosmoline off of mine followed by Scotts Liquid Gold when I recieved my Garand a few years ago. I re-coat it and rub it in again every 6 months or so. It truely does wonders on these old rifles. Glad someone else figured out that trick!

[ptmccain]

@ChrsGuit Interesting, thanks. I've had my best results since I did this video by using mineral spirits to clean the wood, followed by a number of applications of boiled lindseed oil, then followed with a few coats of beeswax/BLO combo paste.

[ChrsGuit]

@ptmccain I recently bought a Winchester model 12 Trench Gun. I was trying to get it to match the walnut finish on my Garand, and instead of a couple dozen coats of blo, I did a mixture of red mahogany and red oak stain in 2 coats, followed each coat with a rub with steel wool, then did 2 coats of linseed oil. When it had dried I saturated it with liquid gold, then about a week later did a light coating of caranuba (sp?) wax... turned out to be an exact match and only a few hours of work

[ptmccain]

@ChrsGuit Sounds great.

[murfguitar2000]

Guess you wouldn't want to fire it for us Garand fans, or anything, huh?

[ptmccain]

@murfguitar2000 Guess you should watch more of my videos.

:)

[ConcernedPrepper]

That rifle is just beautiful

[ptmccain]

@ConcernedPrepper Thanks for watching.

[ptmccain]

@ConcernedPrepper Thanks for watching.

[MUTLYMAX8]

@ptmccain Oh, God! What craftsmanship.

[ptmccain]

@MUTLYMAX8 Thanks for watching, I'll be doing more vids on my other Garands too.

[bber45]

man very nice. Just sent my paper work to CMP. Even the parts are replaced..o well still an MI and I bet it is a fine fine shooter.

[ptmccain]

@bber45 Absolutely, just about every Garand that saw any use has replaced parts. These are the real war horses that probably have interesting stories they could tell, if they could speak. So, if the bore is clean and rifling good, you are all set to have a great time with a real piece of American history. Enjoy!

[bber45]

@ptmccain Nice can't wait! how long did it take? I hear its about a month and some change.

[JohnFO5]

Great looking rifle. I've seen a 1,000 different videos and pictures, but never tire of looking at one. Thanks for sharing.

[ptmccain]

@JohnFO5 Same here! But it is kind of frustrating because so often when I search for Garand videos, I get either airsoft, or worse yet, videos game Garands.

[ptmccain]

@JohnFO5 Thanks for watching.

[dreiband]

That is a very nice Service Grade. Mine is from 12/43, but has the CMP replacement birch stock and the Greek Park.

Wanna trade?

[ptmccain]

@dreiband Thanks for watching, when you refer to the Greek Park is that what I see when I notice that some Garands have parkerizing that is black.

[PAFLINTER]

Looks great Paul - beautiful rifle.

[ptmccain]

@PAFLINTER Thanks for watching.

[jeffshootsstuff]

That's a beauty...

[ptmccain]

@jeffshootsstuff Thanks for watching.

[omgwaffels96]

@ptmccain The gun looks great, how much was she ?

[shahram1368]

@ptmccain hey nice rifle but try to find a SA/GAW stamped stock for it.

[ptmccain]

@shahram1368 Now why would I want to do that? Silly.