Photos of SN: 2,989,601

[Viking Guy]

Yeah, had no idea what your price point might be...worth a couple of emails anyway.

[RGBvr]

Yeah, had no idea what your price point might be...worth a couple of emails anyway.

My price point was much higher than $250 for the right barrel. I wanted a low TE / MW reading and a White Chamber / Breech Face with black non-chromed pads. None of the barrels offered on eBay met this criteria. I simply will not pay $250 for a used barrel I can get on the CMP forums for under $200.

[bd1]

We paid CMP $125 ea + shipping for those short-chambered SA replacement bbls.

[RGBvr]

We paid CMP $125 ea + shipping for those short-chambered SA replacement bbls.

From what I've seen on the CMP forum, those same barrels with the '50s date codes are selling for 3x what CMP sold them for 4 -5 years ago. The few WW-II date code barrels that escaped demand a premium price.

[2111]

This might shine some light on your quest for answers.

Back, way back, in USMC ITR, I have my original bucket list of issued gear. I was issued M-1 # 2,792,5XX. I recall it was in poor condition, the barrel probably shot out using blanks in training. If it was to have been salvaged in any way, and end up at the CMP, the barrel would have definitely had to been changed.

Could be a series of M-1's with close by number sequences went through the same way.

HTH.

Off subject, but any idea how long the Marine Corps continued to use the M1 Garand for training at ITR ? I know they were using the M1 at ITR during the early and mid 60's, after the M14 became the service rifle and maybe even after the M14 was replaced by the M16, but I would like to know just when the practice ended.

[UUURah]

Off subject, but any idea how long the Marine Corps continued to use the M1 Garand for training at ITR ? I know they were using the M1 at ITR during the early and mid 60's, after the M14 became the service rifle and maybe even after the M14 was replaced by the M16, but I would like to know just when the practice ended.

I occasionally see two brothers who went to PI about 1967. The next time I run into one of them I will try to ask.

[phil evans]

#29711xx Springfield (6/44)mixmaster,
7/43 SA barrel, from cmp 10-29-01, refurbished at tooele 7-64, honey birch stock, its a shooter.