I went to the armorers class I think it was 4 years ago and we got to tour the warehouse, I was shocked to see the 10s of thousands rifles they had but the government wouldn't let them release them to the public at that time. Crates with dozens of rifles just dumped in them. I believe that the CMP is the best way to buy a Garand. I have several
There is an article in this months Garand Collectors magazine about Capt.Crunch being used to crush Garands ;<(Back in March of 1994 while inspecting surplus lots at Anniston, they let me go see Capt. Crunch.
Crunch was an iron worker machine and they were chopping "new cond." 1917 water-cooled machineguns and BARs into 3 inch chunks.
Seeing all those lovely polished blue and shiny brass parts made you want to cry.
The guys working there at that time told me that they had a strange operation a few months earlier.There is an article in this months Garand Collectors magazine about Capt.Crunch being used to crush Garands ;<(
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