Korea to sell 86,000 Garand's to USA

[yogiboobooranger]

I will be watching this every moment as well..I want a carbine

 

[whiskeytangofoxtrot]

M1's used by the Koreans are notorious for not being in the best of condition. Or at least all of the Korean imports I have seen haven't been in very good shape.

Lets hope they sell a boatload of 3006 surplus, too. At dirt cheap prices.

Also, if these were given to Korea under the lend-lease program, shouldn't they simply be returned to the US Army and then transferred to the CMP? I don't see how Korea can sell these back to us.

Exactly what I was thinking...

 

[dburkhead]

this is awesome.... way better than south korea selling the arms we gave them in aid to some third world country to be used AGAINST us at a later date... plus these rifles will go back into the hands they deserve to be in.

And about a million times better than just dumping them in the ocean as Great Britain did.

 

[waloidian]

sub $500 prices are the norm from CMP, of course there are much more expensive copies that command a better price. I was impressed with even the "field grade" M1. The CMP program is great to deal with, better than trying to score one online or at a show.

M1 Garand Sales

To the folks that think that is somehow unfair for the ROK to sell these M1, dont forget they have sent their soldiers into the US's Vietnam, Gulf, Iraq, and Afghan wars in many levels of support. I dont know of any other true ally that can claim this. PLus they maintain/support major US bases as a strategic advantage in the pacific region. 100million is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions paid to US military contracts.

 

[printcraft]

And about a million times better than just dumping them in the ocean as Great Britain did.

Ewwwww! Don't remind me.
Our gun hating cousins on the other side of the pond need to pull their collective heads out.

 

[kedie]

I would really like to see these sold through the CMP. If they're not, however, I can still live with that. The people that don't want to go through the CMP requirements will buy these rifles and that will leave more CMP M1s for me.

 

[citizenkane]

As for them going to the CMP, I think it depends on if the rifles were loaned, given or sold to the Koreans. If they were loaned they would go back to the CMP. Thats where the Greek rifles came from. I think if they were sold to Korea then they can sell them on the US market. The Korean Imports from years ago did NOT go thru the CMP. There has been a bunch of M1 carbines imported by Century in the last year or two that didnt thru the CMP.

 

[ramick]

This might be my chance

 

[alfahornet]

I will be looking out for them. I don't own either M1 or carbine yet, this may be the right time to jump in, so let's just hope the prices will be low.

 

[thomjb]

Will be interesting to see what shape they are in, some of the previous Korean stuff was pretty rough...and some not

 

[slcorson]

can i purchase at the port clinton, ohio if i am a cmp member? i am an indiana resident.

 

[ol' poke]

can i purchase at the port clinton, ohio if i am a cmp member? i am an indiana resident.

I would hazard to guess that you could. I bought a Garand from the CMP several years ago. No one was home upon delivery - UPS left it in a box on my front steps.

ol' poke.

 

[2cool9031]

I got my C&R at the ready!

 

[longbarrel]

this is awesome.... way better than south korea selling the arms we gave them in aid to some third world country to be used AGAINST us at a later date... plus these rifles will go back into the hands they deserve to be in.

Like Afghanistan?

 

[bbbas55]

I wonder how much these will be? Current garand prices seem to hovering around the $1000 mark.

go to tne cmp site the prices are much better.

 

[snake-doctor]

I was going to mention the CMP, someone beat me to it! I hope they end up there as well.