.308 CMP Garand
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jr_roosa
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Are you talking about the special grade .308?
I have a special grade .30-06 and it basically looks like a new rifle. Mine gets about 2 MOA prone on a good day.
It will basically behave like a GI issue M1, except the parts are re-parked and some are well worn under the new parkerizing.
I had the trigger on mine redone, I got some match sights that I can swap in and out, and I finished the stock. I also had my gunsmith go over it and he cleared out some areas of the stock and stock metal that were rubbing on the oprod.
It is a great rifle for a shooter...no real collector value, but who cares?
I like .30-06, but I reload so there isn't a real benefit to .308 for me. If you don't reload, then being able to shoot .308 surplus is a plus. There is an argument about accuracy, but that is probably based on the quality of issued ammunition at matches back in the day. I don't think that accuracy with CMP special grades with good handloads would be much different between .308 and .30-06 since you are only looking at around 2MOA anyway.
-J.
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I have a special grade .30-06 and it basically looks like a new rifle. Mine gets about 2 MOA prone on a good day.
It will basically behave like a GI issue M1, except the parts are re-parked and some are well worn under the new parkerizing.
I had the trigger on mine redone, I got some match sights that I can swap in and out, and I finished the stock. I also had my gunsmith go over it and he cleared out some areas of the stock and stock metal that were rubbing on the oprod.
It is a great rifle for a shooter...no real collector value, but who cares?
I like .30-06, but I reload so there isn't a real benefit to .308 for me. If you don't reload, then being able to shoot .308 surplus is a plus. There is an argument about accuracy, but that is probably based on the quality of issued ammunition at matches back in the day. I don't think that accuracy with CMP special grades with good handloads would be much different between .308 and .30-06 since you are only looking at around 2MOA anyway.
-J.
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anothernewb
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Buddy just bought one. A wonderful shooter and got some very nice funiture with it too. Eats modern ammo with no worries.
I have both the 30-06 Special grade and the 308 Winchester Special grade but have not shot the 308W yet. They are about as close to a new M1 Garand as you can get these days with new production barrels and stocks and refinished other parts.
My 30-06 version is a great shooter and I expect the same from the 308 Winchester one.
Even though the CMP 308 Winchester Special is not an "official" arsenal rebuild, the 308 Winchester version was a version requested by the Navy. So, I figured it would be an ok addition to my collection that I would not mind shooting alot.
Of course, somewhere down the road, the CMP Specials may be collectable in their own right but probably long after I'm pushing up daisies.
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