Comments on: Garands Galore — CMP Receives 99,000 Repatriated M1 Rifles

By: Mershon Atkinson

Mershon Atkinson — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:25:29 +0000

Well, here we are August 2024 and the CMP is nearly out of all of these, there are no rack grades left.
People should quit knocking the CMP and their prices. you simply can’t touch their prices compared to regular retail these days.

By: Capt. Tom

Capt. Tom — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:43:58 +0000

I picked up a nice CMP Rack grade special for $650 recently. Think of what a week’s pay was in 1960 and what a weeks pay is now.

Adjusted for inflation, $650.00 in 2020 is equal to $74.37 in 1960.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:46:09 +0000

Quit bitching about prices! The Philippine Garands cost the DCM nearly $4M for insect/pest treatment due to termite infestation, transportation and other fees. It takes months to sort and inspect. The DMV has to make some profit on them to recover expenses. It has been a very long time since Garand were $4-500 back when the DCM had millions of them and the Army ran the program. Go to any gun show. How many S&Ws or Colts do see for $250-300? None!Bought a bright chrome 1911 for $350 around 1980. Try buying one today!

By: Michael Goains

Michael Goains — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:03:00 +0000

I am glad they are going back to the competition requirement that they had in the 80’s. That is why the prices were reasonable back then at 129.

By: John G. Mead

John G. Mead — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:34:50 +0000

Granted today’s costs for preserving history, i.e., parts, material, payroll, it’s not unreasonable to have a considerable markup for an M1. Is $775.00 today incomparable to one theater was purchased for under $150.00, as attested by a fellow commenter? Probably not, but the price went up proportionately since 1980 due to decreasing numbers of CMP rifles. Will 90,000+ make a difference to cause a decrease in price? Again, probably not, it’s a supply and demand issue. Once again, we have a limited number of rifles, albeit 90,000+, but all the same, when they’re gone, they’re gone.

By: Ian Dial

Ian Dial — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:23:20 +0000

I got a really nice one from CMP in 1980 for $129. After adjusting generously for inflation, a nice one shouldn’t be over $550. Any more than that is a ripoff. The ones I see at gun shows and dealers are way over-priced.

By: John Hill

John Hill — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:17:14 +0000

I hope there not that much should not be .

By: Maddox

Maddox — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:36:27 +0000

The Kenyan really was a disaster.

By: Phillip Sexton

Phillip Sexton — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:33:42 +0000

The ability of agencies to rob American citizens without even blushing is shown by CMP Mike. I am at the the age I don’t care too much either and my fixed income prohibites me from buying one now. To the robbers at CMP a hearty [insert bad words] for pricing the guns out of reach of average Americans. I will think of you people often.

By: Mike richter

Mike richter — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 05:00:22 +0000

I’m glad to see m1 s being made available to shooters always wanted one now I’m to old to care much they’ll probably sale too high for my means when I was a young man the cmp would offer surplus rifles at reasonable prices today nouthing seems reasonable 200 dollars would seem fare but I’ll bet 1000 will be the average price!