I just completed a trip to CMP Talladega and had a great time. This was my first time to shoot at the range and my first time to shoot a Garand. By the way, Mike worked with me at Range 2 to get sighted in and get me set up. He is a great professional who has a passion for the Garands. Thank you Mike.
I brought my SA '45 that I purchased about a month ago and I picked up a "new to me" IHC 4 Mil Gap Letter at the TMP Store. I had plans to pick up an IHC Service Grade and hoped to pick up a Rack Special for just general shooting. They had neither of these at the store, but I really liked the IHC I found with a matching LMR barrel (or so I think). Both of these rifles shot very well with some Privi ammo, but the IHC was definitely a little tighter for me. The rifle is a mixed parts rifle as expected in the IHC service grade category, but that is fine. The stock is a brand new (2016 vintage) CMP stock that looks great, but could use some oil. I'll be looking through the threads for recommended treatments.
Parts are as follows:
Receiver - 4643786 with IHC F6528291 A54
Barrel - LMR D6535448 2 54 A30
All other parts are SA that are WW2 era dates.
My only concern is the barrel has some active rust on the top, under the rear hand guard. I hit it with some Flitz and then oiled/greased the rifle, but I feel I have more to do. I really want to keep this barrel, even with some pitting from the rust. I will look for some tips for stopping and removing the rust, so that I can preserve it. Since I am planning to keep it as a shooter, as it is definitely not original, I may look into sending it back to CMP for a reparkerization service. What do you guys recommend from your experiences.

I brought my SA '45 that I purchased about a month ago and I picked up a "new to me" IHC 4 Mil Gap Letter at the TMP Store. I had plans to pick up an IHC Service Grade and hoped to pick up a Rack Special for just general shooting. They had neither of these at the store, but I really liked the IHC I found with a matching LMR barrel (or so I think). Both of these rifles shot very well with some Privi ammo, but the IHC was definitely a little tighter for me. The rifle is a mixed parts rifle as expected in the IHC service grade category, but that is fine. The stock is a brand new (2016 vintage) CMP stock that looks great, but could use some oil. I'll be looking through the threads for recommended treatments.
Parts are as follows:
Receiver - 4643786 with IHC F6528291 A54
Barrel - LMR D6535448 2 54 A30
All other parts are SA that are WW2 era dates.
My only concern is the barrel has some active rust on the top, under the rear hand guard. I hit it with some Flitz and then oiled/greased the rifle, but I feel I have more to do. I really want to keep this barrel, even with some pitting from the rust. I will look for some tips for stopping and removing the rust, so that I can preserve it. Since I am planning to keep it as a shooter, as it is definitely not original, I may look into sending it back to CMP for a reparkerization service. What do you guys recommend from your experiences.
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