MatthewVanitas
Member
Greetings all,
Some of y'all might have seen my earlier posting about my ongoing project:
"Best gun catalogs for troops in Iraq to drool over?"
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73485
Pleased to say that several companies have catalogs on the way. Springfield Armory airmailed a dozen catalogs, which were snapped up in a heartbeat. Bushmaster is sending _four_boxes_ of catalogs, which vanish off of any surface I leave them sitting on.
The point of this exercise is to encourage veterans to buy firearms when they leave the service. Plus, it amuses me.
Thinking on this longer, I realized that my goal is pretty much what ODCMP has in mind, but they're much better at it than I am. I had not previously realized how easy it is to order Garands through the CMP. Especially since I just realized they mail directly to your door, thus avoiding the whole C&R/FFL issue. Plus, any battle rifle at all for $350 is a steal, much less a Garand for $350. Couple minor questions before I start putting the Garand-lust into the brains of my compatriots:
1) Provided I can get the JAGs to notarize the CMP forms, are there any other problems servicemen would have ordering CMP Garands while deployed?
2) As much as I feel sleazy asking this: what's a CMP-affiliated club which is cheap to join and can be joined online? Preferrably via PayPal or creditcard. I'm not trying to skirt the "membership" requirement, it's just that there's not a lot of CMP clubs that I can drop into in Al-Anbar province.
3) Do I need to be at my house to sign for the rifle when it arrives? Can any adult sign for it? If my Da has Power of Attorney, can he sign for the rifle when UPS shows up?
4) So, I print the CMP form, fill it out, get it notarized, photocopy of military ID, enclose a check or money order. Then I mail it to CMP, and in a few months they mail it to my Da's house, he signs for it, and I take possession of it when I get back. Does that meet all the organizational and legal requirements?
5) Petty question: should I save $50 by buying the "Less Wood" option, and put that money and a little more to the purchase of a new (or newer) stock? I'd either like to put a new stock on it, or get a stock that is functional but so ugly that I won't feel bad refinishing it.
6) Is ODCMP going to run out of rifles anytime soon? Will I be shortchanging anyone if I convince a couple dozen Marines to blow some combat pay on Garands?
7) Are chamber adaptors to 7.62 NATO / clip blocks an acceptable half-measure while I ponder the question of whether to rebarrel or not? Any reccommended brand of chamber adaptor?
Thanks much for anyone's time. The Marines were definitely drooling over the M1As in the SA catalog, but I imagine a few wouldn't mind saving $1,000 and getting a Garand instead. If anyone else out there is doing a similar "corrupt the young servicemen into gun-buffs" program in their camp, please drop me a line. Take much care,
-MV (Johnny GunCatalog Program)
Some of y'all might have seen my earlier posting about my ongoing project:
"Best gun catalogs for troops in Iraq to drool over?"
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73485
Pleased to say that several companies have catalogs on the way. Springfield Armory airmailed a dozen catalogs, which were snapped up in a heartbeat. Bushmaster is sending _four_boxes_ of catalogs, which vanish off of any surface I leave them sitting on.
The point of this exercise is to encourage veterans to buy firearms when they leave the service. Plus, it amuses me.
Thinking on this longer, I realized that my goal is pretty much what ODCMP has in mind, but they're much better at it than I am. I had not previously realized how easy it is to order Garands through the CMP. Especially since I just realized they mail directly to your door, thus avoiding the whole C&R/FFL issue. Plus, any battle rifle at all for $350 is a steal, much less a Garand for $350. Couple minor questions before I start putting the Garand-lust into the brains of my compatriots:
1) Provided I can get the JAGs to notarize the CMP forms, are there any other problems servicemen would have ordering CMP Garands while deployed?
2) As much as I feel sleazy asking this: what's a CMP-affiliated club which is cheap to join and can be joined online? Preferrably via PayPal or creditcard. I'm not trying to skirt the "membership" requirement, it's just that there's not a lot of CMP clubs that I can drop into in Al-Anbar province.
3) Do I need to be at my house to sign for the rifle when it arrives? Can any adult sign for it? If my Da has Power of Attorney, can he sign for the rifle when UPS shows up?
4) So, I print the CMP form, fill it out, get it notarized, photocopy of military ID, enclose a check or money order. Then I mail it to CMP, and in a few months they mail it to my Da's house, he signs for it, and I take possession of it when I get back. Does that meet all the organizational and legal requirements?
5) Petty question: should I save $50 by buying the "Less Wood" option, and put that money and a little more to the purchase of a new (or newer) stock? I'd either like to put a new stock on it, or get a stock that is functional but so ugly that I won't feel bad refinishing it.
6) Is ODCMP going to run out of rifles anytime soon? Will I be shortchanging anyone if I convince a couple dozen Marines to blow some combat pay on Garands?
7) Are chamber adaptors to 7.62 NATO / clip blocks an acceptable half-measure while I ponder the question of whether to rebarrel or not? Any reccommended brand of chamber adaptor?
Thanks much for anyone's time. The Marines were definitely drooling over the M1As in the SA catalog, but I imagine a few wouldn't mind saving $1,000 and getting a Garand instead. If anyone else out there is doing a similar "corrupt the young servicemen into gun-buffs" program in their camp, please drop me a line. Take much care,
-MV (Johnny GunCatalog Program)