{"id":72463,"date":"2017-04-10T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=72463"},"modified":"2017-04-10T16:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T21:04:23","slug":"civilian-marksmanship-program-86000-m1s-coming-back-army-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/civilian-marksmanship-program-86000-m1s-coming-back-army-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilian Marksmanship Program: ‘86,000 M1s Coming Back to Army in the Future\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Civilian<\/a>\n

Ah, this is the type of news article that\u2019s going to piss a lot of people off because of the dearth of specifics on when exactly the shoe will drop. \u00a0So, my apologies in advance.<\/p>\n

But yes, I know, I desperately\u00a0want one too \u2014 we all want one before they\u2019re all sold out. Anyways, here\u2019s the skinny, which basically boils down to one unhelpful sentence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are 86,000 or so M1s hopefully coming back to the Army. We hope to see them in the future,\u201d Mark Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, told several gun blogs.<\/p>\n

It was confirmed by Steve Cooper, CMP North General Manager & Marketing Manager, who told GunsAmerica via email, “We are patiently waiting! Obviously we would be very happy to receive more rifles!”<\/p>\n

Great! What are we supposed to do with that information? Check the CMP website <\/a>every day until the guns suddenly appear?<\/p>\n

Maybe. \u00a0LOL.<\/p>\n

Don’t fret, though. GunsAmerica will keep you posted and let you know as soon as those guns (rumored to be in the hands of the Philippine government) come back home to U.S. soil. \u00a0Remember, it was Barry Obama who was blocking these guns from being repatriated. \u00a0But currently there is a new sheriff in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., one who’s actually 2A friendly, so it should happen sooner rather than later. \u00a0Hopefully, POTUS Trump can deliver.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the one main takeaway from this article is that NOW<\/em> is the time to familiarize yourself with the CMP purchasing process. Yes, folks, buying Garands from the government is a “process.” Don’t dawdle on getting your ducks in a row.<\/p>\n

To learn more on how to but\u00a0one, make sure you check out Paul\u2019s past articles:<\/p>\n