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New Offering coming soon from the CMP - surplus M14 rifles!

Started by Mrs. Smith, July 25, 2026, 08:32:18 AM

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Mrs. Smith

July 25, 2026, 08:32:18 AM
Yup, you read that right! Beginning as soon as late 2026, the CMP has been authorized to begin selling M14 rifles. They will be "permanently and irreversibly modified" to semi-automatic but will otherwise be as John C. Garand designed them.

More info: https://thecmp.org/l/m14-announcement/
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DEH

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July 25, 2026, 02:01:47 PM Last Edit: July 25, 2026, 02:36:24 PM by DEH
^:)^  ^:)^  ^:)^  ^:)^  ^:)^
Hallelujah. 

There are not too many things that get me excited, but this is one.  I am going to get a dozen!

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-2Cor10:4-5. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, & bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

-Eph6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this moral darkness and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

eaglescouter

#2
July 25, 2026, 02:06:01 PM
I foresee a change in the tides coming.
The days of 99% rimfire Appleseed events are coming to an end.
The roar of the 308 Appleseed line is coming back!
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Full Distance:  Red Bluff:  What year was that?
Pistoleer:  Hat Creek:  Three Twenty One

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Mike AKA Bandaid

#3
July 25, 2026, 02:32:09 PM
Oh...My...GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!
I am quite literally doing a happy dance in ^:)^  ^:)^  my chair!  :F  :F  :---  :cool2:
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Recon82

#4
July 25, 2026, 02:45:12 PM
Anyone got a couple thousands dollars I can have?
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Recon82

#5
July 25, 2026, 02:45:42 PM
Anyone got a couple thousands dollars I can have?
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LDB415

#6
July 25, 2026, 04:23:38 PM
How fast will that sell out and how long with that waiting list be? I bet fast and long.

Fulcrum

#7
July 25, 2026, 04:39:04 PM
I'm personally more interested in this than a M1 Garand. It is 13 Ms better!

JustKim

#8
July 25, 2026, 05:51:14 PM
COOL!! :---
It's not about perfection -- it's about progress!!

I LOVE this stuff!

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Smallbore (Timothy_D)

#9
July 25, 2026, 06:59:29 PM
Quote from: eaglescouter on July 25, 2026, 02:06:01 PMI foresee a change in the tides coming.
The days of 99% rimfire Appleseed events are coming to an end.
The roar of the 308 Appleseed line is coming back!

I just picked up a CMP 308 Garand, so, there's that.
Ammo is still pretty spendy though, even bulk. Or reloading.
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eaglescouter

#10
July 25, 2026, 07:05:45 PM
Nothing worth having ever seems cheap when acquired.

But trust me when I tell you that these are the 'good ole days' when it comes to ammo prices.
Old Guy:  Do it long enough and you get really good at it.

Rifleman:  Sacramento:  Four Ought Nine
Full Distance:  Red Bluff:  What year was that?
Pistoleer:  Hat Creek:  Three Twenty One

Make yourselves good scouts and good rifle shots in order to protect the women and children of your country if it should ever become necessary.
--Lord Baden-Powell
Scouting for Boys (1908)

LadyRimfire

#11
July 27, 2026, 11:50:44 PM
MrGuns&Gear YouTube did a break down on what this might look like. I found it very informative.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duK8FnOyIzk
~Nikki
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DEH

#12
July 29, 2026, 09:56:25 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 27, 2026, 11:50:44 PMMrGuns&Gear YouTube did a break down on what this might look like. I found it very informative.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duK8FnOyIzk

Not sure if it was him, but some internet personalities are predicting that the cost will be around 4k. I would only pay that if it were in Excellent to like new condition. 

It will be interesting to see what they go for. 
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'09, '10, '11, '14, '15, '16, '22, "25-KD, '24-IBC, Pistoleer '24. RFKD '25

-2Cor10:4-5. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, & bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

-Eph6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this moral darkness and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

LadyRimfire

#13
July 29, 2026, 02:19:29 PM
Quote from: DEH on July 29, 2026, 09:56:25 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 27, 2026, 11:50:44 PMMrGuns&Gear YouTube did a break down on what this might look like. I found it very informative.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duK8FnOyIzk

Not sure if it was him, but some internet personalities are predicting that the cost will be around 4k. I would only pay that if it were in Excellent to like new condition. 

It will be interesting to see what they go for. 

Yes, it was mentioned that they may sell for upwards of $4k. To rich for my blood. LOL

I was unaware of the history of them though and how many were given/sold to other countries or merely destroyed during the Clinton administration.

I presume this may be one reason to the high price tag as there are so few left. That and the need to remachine the recievers to be semi-auto.
~Nikki
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
~Thomas Paine

"Those people who are not governed by GOD will be ruled by tyrants."
~William Penn

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
~John Adams

Burnett

#14
August 10, 2026, 08:40:29 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 29, 2026, 02:19:29 PM
Quote from: DEH on July 29, 2026, 09:56:25 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 27, 2026, 11:50:44 PMMrGuns&Gear YouTube did a break down on what this might look like. I found it very informative.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duK8FnOyIzk

Not sure if it was him, but some internet personalities are predicting that the cost will be around 4k. I would only pay that if it were in Excellent to like new condition. 

It will be interesting to see what they go for. 

Yes, it was mentioned that they may sell for upwards of $4k. To rich for my blood. LOL

I was unaware of the history of them though and how many were given/sold to other countries or merely destroyed during the Clinton administration.

I presume this may be one reason to the high price tag as there are so few left. That and the need to remachine the recievers to be semi-auto.
Word from the CEO of the CMP is that there will be "well in excess of 100,000" and that price will be below $2k.
There are A LOT of people that just need to say something, anything, without a clue what reality is.

LadyRimfire

#15
August 10, 2026, 04:11:22 PM
Quote from: Burnett on August 10, 2026, 08:40:29 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 29, 2026, 02:19:29 PM
Quote from: DEH on July 29, 2026, 09:56:25 AM
Quote from: LadyRimfire on July 27, 2026, 11:50:44 PMMrGuns&Gear YouTube did a break down on what this might look like. I found it very informative.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duK8FnOyIzk

Not sure if it was him, but some internet personalities are predicting that the cost will be around 4k. I would only pay that if it were in Excellent to like new condition. 

It will be interesting to see what they go for. 

Yes, it was mentioned that they may sell for upwards of $4k. To rich for my blood. LOL

I was unaware of the history of them though and how many were given/sold to other countries or merely destroyed during the Clinton administration.

I presume this may be one reason to the high price tag as there are so few left. That and the need to remachine the recievers to be semi-auto.
Word from the CEO of the CMP is that there will be "well in excess of 100,000" and that price will be below $2k.
There are A LOT of people that just need to say something, anything, without a clue what reality is.

Excess of 100k is a far cry from the 1.4 million that were originally produced. I hope the price is lower than $4k but even at $2k it is still to rich for my blood. LOL

There's a Benelli shotgun Ixve been eyeing for YEARS. Just can't afford a firearm over $1k. Crap, I can barely afford one for $500! HAHAHA
~Nikki
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
~Thomas Paine

"Those people who are not governed by GOD will be ruled by tyrants."
~William Penn

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
~John Adams

MI-copperhead

#16
August 10, 2026, 04:14:06 PM
This is very good news but it is unlikely that I will try to get one because
A. I already own a Springfield M1A which I have spent apx 3 grand on including the original purchase price.
B. I am 69 and not getting younger.
C. If I  had a spare 15 hundred to 2 grand l would have spent it with SEI trying to make my current M1A more accurate or purchase a higher end AR-15.
But I am glad CMP is going to be selling these. I love the idea of riflemen getting their hands on these.
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DEH

#17
August 10, 2026, 05:06:27 PM
-Appleseed: '08-IBC, '09-Red Hat, '09-FT Stewart, '10-RBC,

'09, '10, '11, '14, '15, '16, '22, "25-KD, '24-IBC, Pistoleer '24. RFKD '25

-2Cor10:4-5. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, & bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

-Eph6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this moral darkness and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

DEH

#18
August 10, 2026, 05:08:32 PM
700000 rifles and handguns sold since 1968 and they just got 100000 m14s.  I think there is enough to go around
-Appleseed: '08-IBC, '09-Red Hat, '09-FT Stewart, '10-RBC,

'09, '10, '11, '14, '15, '16, '22, "25-KD, '24-IBC, Pistoleer '24. RFKD '25

-2Cor10:4-5. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, & bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

-Eph6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this moral darkness and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Pookie

#19
August 10, 2026, 07:37:02 PM
Guess I'm gonna wait a bit longer to get those teeth put in my head.
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#20
August 11, 2026, 04:30:06 PM
Quote from: MI-copperhead on August 10, 2026, 04:14:06 PM"Thirty caliber, turning cover into concealment for over 85 years"  :F

This kind of .30 caliber for sure.

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#21
August 13, 2026, 09:18:13 PM
I'm curious whether these will be arsenal refinished, beaters, etc.
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