M1 Garands?
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How are M1 Garands here in Canada? Please share your experience with them. I'm always looking for your input on gunsHow are the prices of M1's?
The prices have gone insane recently. A year ago they were like $900. Now they seem to all go for $1500 or even more.
Too rich for my blood...especially since I'm not that fond of them anyway.
Its been 13 years since the Danish M1 Garands were sold in Canada. There has been no amount imported in like condition since. If it weren't for turning most of them into parts kits for the Americans, we would never had so many to choose from at a good price. The Americans couldn't buy the guns then, now they can. We will never see cheap surplus M1's because the Americans will buy them all for their market at a price most Canadian dealers couldn't afford to pay because of our market size. We may have to get most of our M1 garands from America in the future. Thats why there are so many people building guns here. There is also getting to be a shortage of parts and this is reflected in the price. James River Garands may be setting the future price of rebuilt imported Garands.
canadian_Ghurka
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Just buy a Saving Private Ryan DVD, hold a $75 SKS while watching the movie, same cheap thrill!
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LOL i laughed my ass off reading this
I think the contrary is true. The CMP keeps the prices reasonable stateside and no dealer is going to pay more than $500 per rifle in the US when the CMP is selling rack grades for $500-600 direct to consumers. It would not leave them enough profit margin.
Meanwhile, I'd bet any number of Canadian dealers would bring in lots of 100 or so guns at a time if they could get them for $600 abroad and sell them for $900 domestically.
Whatever gave you that idea? Milsurps in general have been climbing steadily in the last few years, Garands especially so.
As for how they are in Canada, they are superb.
Mark
The CMP gets their guns from the US Military for $000.00. The US Military gets thousands and thousands of returned M1's in all conditions and brings them Stateside. A surplus arms dealer wouldn't have a chance at a deal like this. Dealers have to bid against each other on surplus arms by lot number, and the lots don't come in 100's of guns, it is usually in the 1000's. The lots contain guns in all conditions, from exc to scrap, complete to incomplete. You also can get guns included that you don't want or can't import into Canada. So you have to pay to scrap them. Then they have to be shipped, unloaded,registered with Border Services and refurbished. The days of buying WW1/2 surplus guns for a few dollars per unit has been long over.
Kukri blade
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With the rise in Garand prices, getting a few of them could pay for that family vacation a few years down the road. Provided the buying price is reasonable of course.
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- Beaverlodge, Alberta
Or hold onto an original for another 50+ years and see what that does to your bank account. All the older collectors talk about how the good old days are gone, I'd say good examples are a sound investment. US ones have higher collector value but I think the Canadian John Garand connection will help the value of any Garand down the road. Mine is my favorite milsurp rifle, and with light use I am sure it will remain in nice original condition for at leasty as long as I am alive. God and country willing of coarse.
That could very well be true
The price of a Garand reflects simple economics: supply and demand. It's already been mentioned here that Canada is unlikely to see any large numbers of Garands imported anytime soon, meanwhile the milsurp market is steadily heating-up (witness the rising prices of Longbranch No.4s, SMLEs, Ross M1910s, K98s, P-14s, M1917s, M1903s, etc.) Then there's the fact that the Garand is arguably the Cadillac of milsurps. Of the dozens of different types of milsurps that I own and have owned over the last 25 yrs, my Garand would be the last that I would ever part with. So, yes, $1,500 is steep, but worth it, especially when compared to the cost of a new hunting rifle (plus scope) these days that will only depreciate in value.
As an alternative, if you're looking for a well-built/accurate milsurp for way less coin, I suggest you look at the Swiss K-31 or Swedish M96 Mauser.
As an alternative, if you're looking for a well-built/accurate milsurp for way less coin, I suggest you look at the Swiss K-31 or Swedish M96 Mauser.
I guess it also depends what you want it for, whether you want a vintage, collectible example that you'll occasionally take out of the safe and admire, or something you want to take out and fire regularly.
If I were buying a Garand just to celebrate its history, I'd be very particular about getting a firearm that was as close to original as possible- which might mean spending a small fortune.
If I want it to cuddle while watching Private Ryan (or Band of Brothers) and take to the range, well, I might actually PREFER a James River or equivalent. Think most of the shooter-grade ones are mixmasters, and at least from James River, I'd feel a little more confident that it was put together properly and would be safe to shoot.
If I were buying a Garand just to celebrate its history, I'd be very particular about getting a firearm that was as close to original as possible- which might mean spending a small fortune.
If I want it to cuddle while watching Private Ryan (or Band of Brothers) and take to the range, well, I might actually PREFER a James River or equivalent. Think most of the shooter-grade ones are mixmasters, and at least from James River, I'd feel a little more confident that it was put together properly and would be safe to shoot.
