Springfield Armory M1-Grand??

[h2ofowlr]

What are Springfield M1-Grands going for these days?  My buddy is thinking about selling his and they are all over the place price wise.  This one was used for DCM competitions back in the day.  Glass bedded stock.  Not a national match.  A good shooting gun that hasn't had a round through it in 10+ years.

[mebco09]

Do you have any other pictures?  When was it used for DCM matches?  That finish looks pretty good and uniform and the stock looks good too.  Front handguard looks mismatched or heavily oiled.  OP rod looks to be a different finish, so it might be a rebuild.  I can't tell if it is a milled or stamped trigger guard, but that also matters.  It also looks like it has post war sights and maybe a NM aperture (?).

What is the serial number range?

Garands are tough to price, collectors are picky about originality, shooters want reliability and accuracy, some folks want one just to "have one" and don't care.   Gunbroker is a bad place to get a feel for the market on those guns as some of them have been on there for years.

A lot of times in the late 50's/early to mid 60's, the DCM was sending out essentially brand new rifles when they made the change over from the M1 to the M14.  Prior to that and up until the last 10 years, you would get a garand from DCM which could have been rebuilt multiple times either domestically or in some foreign armory and then returned to be disposed of by the DCM (or in later times CMP). 

Depending on the serial range, and overall condition of the rifle, whether it has been rebuilt, and quality of rebuild, I would say from $600-$1000, unless it really is a NM or something weird like an Army team built rifle.  Send some more pictures and I can get you a better idea. 

[slm9s]

You don't see many under $1000 any more.  There's a few, but most good condition examples (that I'VE seen) are $1000-1200.

[lee]

You don't see many under $1000 any more.  There's a few, but most good condition examples (that I'VE seen) are $1000-1200.

Garands can still be purchased directly from the Army through their Civiiian Marksmanship Program at:

odcmp.com

Field grade = $525
Service grade = $625
Special grade $995

Lee

[Special T]

You have to be a member of one of their affiliated gun clubs as i remember. They have a list of them on their site. I know i got some ammo several years back that way.

[12Gauge]

You don't see many under $1000 any more.  There's a few, but most good condition examples (that I'VE seen) are $1000-1200.

Garands can still be purchased directly from the Army through their Civiiian Marksmanship Program at:

odcmp.com

Field grade = $525
Service grade = $625
Special grade $995

Lee

While what Lee said is true, there are more things to consider. 

Is the rifle a correct grade?  (correct grade) means that the rifle is all Springfield, ie. barrel, bolt, trigger housing, hammer...etc. and part numbers match the year and month of receiver manufacture, if so the price would be over $1000.

Is it WWII serial number range?
Does it have a Winchester bolt or barrel?  $$$ here
A mix master would be the least price.
What is the (TE & ME) Throat Erosion and Muzzle Erosion?
Caliber?  Most likely it is a standard 30.06 since it was not mentioned.  The reason for that is a .308 Garand will bring more bucks.

Saying it was used in DCM matches do not really mean anything

[slm9s]

You don't see many under $1000 any more.  There's a few, but most good condition examples (that I'VE seen) are $1000-1200.

Garands can still be purchased directly from the Army through their Civiiian Marksmanship Program at:

odcmp.com

Field grade = $525
Service grade = $625
Special grade $995

Lee

I understand that, but I'm many miles from both the North and South CMP store so I don't see many of those.  The former CMP Garands I see for sale locally, FOR SOME REASON, are not priced at $525/625/995.  Most Garands I've seen for sale locally are around $1000-$1200, some much more.

[lee]

You don't see many under $1000 any more.  There's a few, but most good condition examples (that I'VE seen) are $1000-1200.

Garands can still be purchased directly from the Army through their Civiiian Marksmanship Program at:

odcmp.com

Field grade = $525
Service grade = $625
Special grade $995

Lee

I understand that, but I'm many miles from both the North and South CMP store so I don't see many of those.  The former CMP Garands I see for sale locally, FOR SOME REASON, are not priced at $525/625/995.  Most Garands I've seen for sale locally are around $1000-$1200, some much more.

Yes, I understand. The "DCM" program used to be a GREAT (affordable) program. The (very ole) program was in place to sponser marksmenship within the public.. PERIOD!. A qualified person (had to belong to a santioned club and show evidence of participation in a match) could buy "1" Garand ($195 fer my first one) in his/her lifetime.  I even had to sign a form stating that I was NOT purchasing this rifle for re-sale reasons. It took 9 months for me to receive my rifle.

Then, .... the CMP was allowed to take over and the program went to $hit! Qualifications were greatly reduced. A Mil ID was all I needed when I bought 2 more rifles (1 for each of my Sons at $250/Ea). That's all it took and I had them in hand in 8 weeks. If I ain't mistaken, last time I checked you could buy 6 rifles A YEAR... EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!! This is the reason you see them at Gun shows fer big bucks. I see them still in the CMP boxs fer heavens sake!!!! Dealers buy 6 a year just fer re-sale at big profit. That is NOT what the program is intended for!!!! Also, 1917's, Springfields, and M1 Carbines were/are offered.

You don't have to go to one of the stores to purchase, you can order through the website and the rifles are shipped directly to yer house.

Sorry, I'll step off my Soap-box now.....