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CMP Special Garand in 308 ????
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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2427943" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>If you really want a "battle rifle" shooter chambered for .308, get a M1A. A new, standard M1A will cost several hundred bucks more, but it's a significant improvement on the M1 Garand. The .308 Garand is something of a novelty, and as others here mentioned, the original ones were made for the Navy, in two iterations. The first version had pressed-in chamber sleeves, and the second version had barrels turned specifically for the shorter .308 round. The CMP Special (308) has a new production Criterion barrel.</p><p></p><p>As for ammo costs, the surplus 30-06 still has the edge over surplus 7.62 NATO (59 cents per round versus 60-70 cents per round), but the margin is shrinking with each passing year. The big difference right now is that the boxer-primed HXP is readily available from the CMP, and you can buy 2000 rounds annually, while the availability of reloadable surplus 7.62 NATO is a hit-and-miss proposition.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd just mail off an order for a Service Grade HRA - that's what's available now - and put the difference toward HXP ammo. You'd end up with a nice shooter and 600 rounds of HXP for what it'd cost to buy a Special alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2427943, member: 7157"] If you really want a "battle rifle" shooter chambered for .308, get a M1A. A new, standard M1A will cost several hundred bucks more, but it's a significant improvement on the M1 Garand. The .308 Garand is something of a novelty, and as others here mentioned, the original ones were made for the Navy, in two iterations. The first version had pressed-in chamber sleeves, and the second version had barrels turned specifically for the shorter .308 round. The CMP Special (308) has a new production Criterion barrel. As for ammo costs, the surplus 30-06 still has the edge over surplus 7.62 NATO (59 cents per round versus 60-70 cents per round), but the margin is shrinking with each passing year. The big difference right now is that the boxer-primed HXP is readily available from the CMP, and you can buy 2000 rounds annually, while the availability of reloadable surplus 7.62 NATO is a hit-and-miss proposition. Personally, I'd just mail off an order for a Service Grade HRA - that's what's available now - and put the difference toward HXP ammo. You'd end up with a nice shooter and 600 rounds of HXP for what it'd cost to buy a Special alone. [/QUOTE]
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