M1 Garand

[SilencerX7]

Is there anything I need to order one from the CMP? I'm going to be applying for my C&R license to get one and I was wondering if there was anything else I would need to ensure purchase other than, obviously, the moolah. Lol

 

[Calamity Jake]

Do you meet the qualifications to be a member of the CMP?

 

[SMS]

www.odcmp.com

Go to "rifle sales". All ther requirements are spelled out there. Good luck....hope you have room for another addiction in your life.

 

[SilencerX7]

Do you meet the qualifications to be a member of the CMP?

What qualifications are there? If you're asking if there is anything legal that may stop me from being one... I can say and put it on my soul that there should be nothing. If there was, I wouldn't have been able to buy my SKS from Sooner's Norman store.

 

[Sanford]

Eligibility Requirements for Purchase

By law, the CMP can sell surplus military firearms, ammunition, parts and other items only to members of CMP affiliated clubs who are also U.S. citizens, over 18 years of age and who are legally eligible to purchase a firearm.

Proof of U.S. Citizenship: You must provide a copy of a U.S. birth certificate, passport, proof of naturalization, or any official government document that shows birth in the U.S. or states citizenship as U.S.

Proof of Age: You must provide proof of age. Usually proof of citizenship also provides proof of age. In those cases where it may not, a driver’s license is sufficient.

Membership in CMP Affiliated Organization: You must provide a copy of your current membership card or other proof of membership. This requirement cannot be waived. The CMP currently has over 2,000 affiliated organizations located in many parts of the country.

Membership in many of these organizations costs $25.00 or less and can be accomplished online. A listing of affiliated organizations can be found by clicking on our Club Search web page at http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=clubSearch. If you have any difficulty in locating a club, please contact the CMP at 256-835-8455 or by emailing CMP Customer Service. We will find one for you. In addition to shooting clubs, the CMP also has several special affiliates. Membership in these organizations satisfies our requirement for purchase. These special affiliates include: Congressionally chartered veterans' organizations such as the VFW, AL, DAV, MCL, etc. U.S. Military services (active or reserves), National Guard, to include retirees. Professional 501(c)3 law enforcement organizations and associations such as the FOP, NAPO, NSA, etc.

Note: Club membership IS required for purchase of rifles, parts, and ammunition.

Club membership is NOT required for instructional publications or videos or CMP memorabilia.

Marksmanship or other Firearms Related Activity: You must provide proof of participation in a marksmanship related activity or otherwise show familiarity with the safe handling of firearms and range procedures. Your marksmanship related activity does not have to be with highpower rifles; it can be with smallbore rifles, pistols, air guns or shotguns. Proof of marksmanship participation can be provided by documenting any of the following:

Current or past military service.
Current or past law enforcement service
Participation in a rifle, pistol, air gun or shotgun competition (provide copy of results bulletin).
Completion of a marksmanship clinic that included live fire training (provide a copy of the certificate of completion or a statement from the instructor).
Distinguished, Instructor, or Coach status. - Concealed Carry License.
Firearms Owner Identification Cards that included live fire training. - FFL or C&R license.
Completion of a Hunter Safety Course that included live fire training.
Certification from range or club official or law enforcement officer witnessing shooting activity. A form for use in completing and certifying your range firing can be downloaded from the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/competitions/forms/marksmanship.pdf

No proof of marksmanship required if over age 60. Proof of club membership and citizenship required for all ages. NOTE: Proof of marksmanship activity is not required for purchase of ammunition, parts, publications or memorabilia.

Be Legally Eligible to Purchase a Firearm:The information you supply on your application will be submitted by the CMP to the FBI National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS) to verify you are not prohibited by Federal, State or Local law from acquiring or possessing a rifle. Your signature on the Purchaser Certification portion of the purchase application authorizes the CMP to initiate the NICS check and authorizes the FBI to inform CMP of the result. IMPORTANT: If your State or locality requires you to first obtain a license, permit, or Firearms Owner ID card in order to possess or receive a rifle, you must enclose a photocopy of your license, permit, or card with the application for purchase.

IMPORTANT: If your State or locality requires you to first obtain a license, permit, or Firearms Owner ID card in order to possess or receive a rifle, you must enclose a photocopy of your license, permit, or card with the application for purchase. Rifle shipments to NY, NJ and CT must be made to a state licensed dealer. You must provide a copy of the dealer’s license with your order form.

NY, NJ and CT customers who have already mailed their rifle orders to CMP should provide [email protected] with dealer information or order cancellation instructions. Information can also be faxed to 256-835-3527 or mailed to CMP Customer Service, (Attn: FFL Order), 1401 Commerce Blvd., Anniston, AL 36207.

Order Form and Purchaser Certification and Agreement:Order forms and other required documents may be downloaded from http://www.odcmp.com/Sales/pdfs/1orderformfillable.pdf. For those customers who receive our hard-copy catalog, we recommend they make several copies of the blank form for use in placing future orders. Customers should complete both the Order Form and the Purchaser Certification and Agreement and sign it before a notary. Orders received without notarized signature will not be processed.

Repeat Customers: In the summer of 2003, the CMP revised the purchase forms and streamlined procedures for repeat customers. If you complete a new Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement to buy a rifle from the CMP, signed before a Notary Public on or after July 1, 2003, you may for a period of three (3) years thereafter submit an application to purchase additional rifles, parts or ammunition without having the Purchaser Certification and Agreement notarized - provided that the “SHIP TO” address on the order form remains exactly the same.

Although for repeat orders you will not have to have the forms notarized, hard copy liability/order/certification forms – pages 1a,2a,and 3a – must still be completed and sent to the CMP with original (wet) signatures. These orders may not be faxed or emailed.

After three years a new notarized Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement will be required for any additional rifle purchase. Any change of address on the order form automatically will require a new notarized Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement.

Please note that this streamlined procedure is available only to customers who have completed a notarized “Universal” Purchaser Certification and Agreement. An application submitted on an earlier form (dated before summer 2003) will still be processed by CMP, but for that transaction only; it will not be accepted for repeat sales.

Proof of citizenship, age, CMP-affiliated club membership and competitive shooting participation, and any copy of any license, permit, or Firearms Owner ID card required by your State or locality submitted with your initial “Universal” application will be kept on file by the CMP. If any item of proof above has expired, you must submit proof of current status with any subsequent application.

 

[dieseltech09]

The biggest thing is you have to be a member of a CMP-affiliated club. If you are a member of the OKC Gun Club they are now an affiliated club

 

[Perplexed]

As the others have pointed out, the CMP has more stringent requirements than a typical gun sale on a 4473. Don't let those discourage you though, as it's really not that big a deal to get all the paperwork together. I only wish I had followed through in the late 1990's when I first learned of the CMP, instead of procrastinating and not getting my butt in gear for another ten years. There's been a TON of sweet stuff sold in that time! But you can still get a nice Service Grade Harrington & Richardson M1 Garand at this time; they'll probably bring back some Springfield-produced M1's in the next few months, and they're slated to release a couple thousand International Harvester-made M1's. The latter will go FAST unless the CMP prices them at or near current market values; even then, they should still sell briskly. Get that paperwork in

 

[Bartles]

You don't need a C&R license to get a rifle shipped directly to you from the CMP.

 

[flatwins]

If you're fairly new to firearms and looking at M1s, we must be doing something right here on OSA. :-)

 

[SilencerX7]

Eligibility Requirements for Purchase

Holy hell that's a lot of requirements. I'm sure I can pull through all of that but shoot that's gonna take a while. xD

As the others have pointed out, the CMP has more stringent requirements than a typical gun sale on a 4473. Don't let those discourage you though, as it's really not that big a deal to get all the paperwork together. I only wish I had followed through in the late 1990's when I first learned of the CMP, instead of procrastinating and not getting my butt in gear for another ten years. There's been a TON of sweet stuff sold in that time! But you can still get a nice Service Grade Harrington & Richardson M1 Garand at this time; they'll probably bring back some Springfield-produced M1's in the next few months, and they're slated to release a couple thousand International Harvester-made M1's. The latter will go FAST unless the CMP prices them at or near current market values; even then, they should still sell briskly. Get that paperwork in

I will once I get the opportunity to get membership to the OKC Gun Club (a friend of my mom's was a member some years ago. I dunno if she's still one though). I'm gonna set to work on getting all the stuff necessary to get that Garand since.... Well... Before, it was just a rifle I longed for since I was a kid (Medal of Honor and that signature ping hooked me...) but now... Now... It's a rite of passage.

You don't need a C&R license to get a rifle shipped directly to you from the CMP.

As far as I know, a C&R is necessary to even begin to look at getting a Garand from the CMP. Or is that not the case?

If you're fairly new to firearms and looking at M1s, we must be doing something right here on OSA. :-)

It's you guys and the original Medal of Honor WWII PC game. It sparked a deep-rooted passion for those who served in that war and the history and grit of weapons used in that era. Of all the US rifles used since her birth to today, I have to say that the M1 Garand is by far my favorite. Why? Because that ping when the empty clip ejects just about drives me nuts.

Besides... I just like antique firearms. I love having pieces of history surrounding me. /nerdingout