Congrats Hellbent11. If you're going to be shooting it, try and get some the 30.06 from the CMP. It's great ammo.

I was just offered to buy an M1D that a friend had bought from CMP in 1996 for $650. It's still in the original bag and box it came in with all of the paperwork. It also included the scope. Hell it even has the grease rod that they stick in the barrel. Perfect metal and wood. And at $3500 it was a steal, but unfortunately a little too much for me at this time. Hopefully he'll still have in after the first of the year when I'm a little better off financially.

Sorry for the delay guys. I'll get the pics up later today!

Hi guys, just thought I'd add a little note on CMP's. You get what you pay for.... if you want a real collector piece, stay away from them and save up to get just that. If you want a decent shooter, by all means, buy the CMP gun. Having had 5 garands, of which two were CMP's and one is a national match. The CMP guns are a mishmash of serviceable parts put together to make decent shooters. You will rarely find one with all WW2 date parts. It took me 3 years and many trades of mausers, walthers and lugers to get my W2 garand, but it was worth the wait. I obtained mine directly from a vet who smuggled his home. I was skeptical at first, but a fellow collector verified every serial and part number for me as being W2. With a collection of mainly W2 firearms, it is imperitave to know what you are looking for.

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Very cool rifle you have

Sweet deal you got their Hellbent.
I like the look and finish and of cause the Break free is great also.
Are you going to shoot it?
I spent like a couple of Hundred on Park stuff and the lady I was living with stole my Stainless tank to do it in.
Well you know the name I would use for her and she earned it.

Hey guys... Sorry for all that mess it's been crazy here lately! As PZKFWMK6 mentioned, they are certainly not cherry and are not "correct" which is 100% matching serial #'s and correct for the time period. On the other hand if you want something that you would actually take to the range and shoot or take to the woods for deer, these are it. They are just a great gun for shooting. I have taken it out to my buddies place and I can hit clay pigeons set against the riverbank at 75 yards in the sitting position without much effort. Also JEFF----What an eye you have! Break-Free it is! (Same with all my guns) Oh----and a side note I took the gun to Cabela's Gun Library to see what they valued it at and was offered $750 which is already $250 more than I paid for it.