V450 Gary,
From reading these post, It looks like we are beginning to see the bottom of the barrel on the U.S. surplus Garands. Only a finite number stayed in the country and the ones that left are no longer importable. We will never see the DCM/CMP with original U.S. small arms available in the future!
The CMP will go away when these are gone. This is your last chance to own, at an affordable price, a genuine part of AMERICAN military history. Looks like they have kept a few back to prolong the program, the administration has been civilianized, but this is getting towards the end. Rest assured you will NEVER see a DCM/CMP M16 program!
Sorry for the tirade but!
Best to all, Hank
BTTT "Back to the thread" I only bought one
M1 from the DCM so everyone else could have a chance. It took over six months from submission of proper paperwork to the arrival of my rifle. It came by U.S. Mail a day after the arrival of a Western Union telegram! It was in a double cardboard box and was sealed in an aluminum foil/fiber sleeve that had been sealed. The only opening was a slit to verify the serial number! I got a great arsenal rebuild. Winchester receiver with a new Springfield barrel! I was a very happy camper to say the least!
[This message has been edited by HankL (edited September 28, 1999).]