Anybody able to place a order? I was denied and the reason was "club" but my GCA membership is current. Now the .30 carbine is no longer listed. I ask some other people today and they we denied also.
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I was denied for the same reason, though I’m current with NCRPA. The website was barely crawling yesterday afternoon. Figured I was better off without spending that money anyway.
I did not buy any M2 ball (yet). And I missed the carbine ammo, at least at the moment. Hopefully they will have some at Talladega in a week or two when I go down there. Folks are bitching about the price, but $1 per round shipped for Lake City in the current market is pretty good.
The original notice stated that they had enough ammunition to last a couple of years but they are out of .30 carbine already? The email I received the other day stated two boxes of .30 carbine per customer.
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I emailed them. Still no response. They must be very busy with all of the orders.
And the estore site was down for a little while this morining.
And the estore site was down for a little while this morining.
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IMHO, they're terrible at fulfilling orders, even when in stock. I appreciate what they do, but there's no excuse for 5 week delays on an order (and no acknowledgement...which was my last experience with them).
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I got denied for club also, even though membership is current. I emailed and faxed the info and still nothing, tried a different email last night, we shall see if that works. I'm sure they are busy with orders.
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I received an email that the club problem was fixed on my account. Now waiting on the carbine ammo to come back in stock.
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Forgot to post this morning. The carbine ammunition is back on the estore. Just in case anyone is interested.
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Pretty dramatic price difference on the carbine ammo…
400rd can in 20 round boxes = $392/.98 cpr
240 round can in bandoliers = $108/.45 cpr
Addendum - as pointed out below, I CAN’T READ!! 30 carbine vs 30-06… duh
400rd can in 20 round boxes = $392/.98 cpr
240 round can in bandoliers = $108/.45 cpr
Addendum - as pointed out below, I CAN’T READ!! 30 carbine vs 30-06… duh
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Any rifles other than M1s?
They had a full rack of 1903-A3s that had some very nice rifles on it. My buddy bought an RIA postwar rebuild with its original 1941 barrel - ME-1; TE1. It was in great shape and I was shocked it was marked as either a field or rack. I grabbed a service grade 03-A3 with its original 1942 2 groove, mirror bore barrel. It had a scant stock and very nice stock cartouches - it was beautiful. But I put it back because I already have a nice '03-A3 at the house. They also had a full rack of chromed 1903 ceremonial rifles marked as "rack grade". The Garands at the South Store, aside from the service grades were kinda rough. I only saw 1 or 2 that drew my interest - and that mainly only due to them having interesting parts like type-2 lockbars or WRA slant cut op-rods. They did have a lot of WRAs and IHCs, so that was cool.
I have never been to the Talladega store, is it worth the drive? I didn't know they had that many rifles available on the racks! My first M-1 was one of the refurbs with the new commercial barrel (I think its a criterion?) and the new stock.
The ammo is intriguing, my M-1 isn't exactly a high-volume shooter so picking up one of those boxes of 400 would probably last me quite a while.
The ammo is intriguing, my M-1 isn't exactly a high-volume shooter so picking up one of those boxes of 400 would probably last me quite a while.
That is a hard question to answer, but it was worth it for me. The value of going in person is that they have grades that are not available for mail ordering. Specifically, they have both field and service grades in stock in the store; as well as WRA and IHC rack specials and expert specials. They even had rack and field grade M1Ds and M1Cs and a rack of very nice 1903-A3s. So if you want one of those grades or makers that are not available on the website, you will HAVE to go to the store to get it - or pay a huge premium buying one from a flipper on Gunbroker. That said, the quality of the "regular" Garand inventory at Anniston seemed to be a bit low on the grading scale. IMHO. But they also have original WW2 leather and canvas slings, WW2 leather 1911 mag holders, original accessories, gauges. ammo and other assorted chotchkes. Then, when you leave there, it is only about 20 minutes to the Talladega Marksmanship Park. They also have a store that has a better selection of Garands, but no 1903s. It also has the other ammo like the 22, pistol ammo, the Creedmoor Sports 167gn match ammo, etc. And if you buy a rifle, you get a free 2 hour pass to shoot at what might be the best shooting range in the country. So my advice is to make it a weekend, hit the store AND the range.
Just my opinion.
Sounds like a good road trip to me! Just having that much selection available, and not all at a scalper's price, I think would be worth the trip, let alone the shooting. I just have to save my pennies and bring my other M-1 so the misses and I can shoot together.