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August 26th, 2011, 02:09 PM
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#1 | | Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rescue, California
Posts: 14
|  First M1 Garand Match ... Wow!
Hey I just shot my first M1 Garand match last week. Course of Fire: CMP Course "A", 300 point aggregate fired at 200 yards. I used my 1955 Springfield M1 CMP Service Grade and shot a 250-3 out of 300. I actually did better on rapid-fire prone (87-2) than slow-fire prone (86-1); weird. Standing was 77-0, and was difficult and somewhat frustrating (but still fun!).
I was told I did well for my first time. But more than the score, that was FUN! I'll be doing that, and more, again!
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August 26th, 2011, 02:25 PM
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#2 | | Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,432
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Great shooting, and I think the Post Korean War M1's are probably the best made, due to having all of the latest design improvements as well as peace time production. Enjoy that fine rifle!!!
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August 26th, 2011, 02:30 PM
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#3 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida
Posts: 1,120
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Excellent job man and I'm glad to see another new guy like me competing. I just completed my first NRA Service Rifle match last weekend and shot 421 out of 500. I am going to shoot with my 55' M1 Sunday! Next time get some pictures to share with us! Good job and keep goin'!
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August 26th, 2011, 03:05 PM
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#4 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 178
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Good deal and glad you had fun! :)
"I actually did better on rapid-fire prone (87-2) than slow-fire prone (86-1); weird."
I see that all the time, you're "fussing" your slow fire shots, trying too hard to get it perfect, all shots should go down range at a riflemans cadence (1 per breath), the only time you don't is to shift NPOA between targets or adjust for wrong NPOA or getting knocked out of a poor position. Give em hell! :)...O.L.
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August 26th, 2011, 04:37 PM
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#5 | | Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,432
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I know it's a different rifle, but a few weeks ago at Camp Perry, the winner of the '03 Springfield match shot a 297 out of a possible 300, and scored a perfect 100 in offhand!!!! WOW, what some shooting. And the guy is 61 years old, so there goes my excuse for getting older and shooting worse... 
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August 26th, 2011, 05:28 PM
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#6 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Carolina USA
Posts: 152
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It was Dennis DeMille and he is 46. He is the General Manager of Creedmoor Sports, Makers of world famous Hardback coats for rifle competition. I was on target 9, and he was on 8 of the same relay. He dropped 2 points in prone slowfire, 1 in rapid fire, and went clean in the standing slowfire. There are a few Youtube videos featuring Dennis DeMille. Creedmoor Sports in conjunction with the CMP created the Eastern/Western Games Creedmoor Cup matches in 2007, and is a huge supporter of the M1 for Vets project.
Go to the CMP website for more details of the Western Games/Creedmoor Cup matches.
It is in October at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility near Phoenix AZ.
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August 26th, 2011, 05:34 PM
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#7 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida
Posts: 1,120
| Quote:
Originally Posted by old sarge  i know it's a different rifle, but a few weeks ago at camp perry, the winner of the '03 springfield match shot a 297 out of a possible 300, and scored a perfect 100 in offhand!!!! Wow, what some shooting. And the guy is 61 years old, so there goes my excuse for getting older and shooting worse...gi4 | holy %$#@!
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August 31st, 2011, 09:05 AM
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#8 | | Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 2,059
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Good shooting, keep going to matches.
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August 31st, 2011, 09:17 AM
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#9 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SW Washington State
Posts: 428
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For your first time out you had a pretty good score. Nice job.
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August 31st, 2011, 12:40 PM
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#10 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia
Posts: 566
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You have the bug now! Good shooting and keep it up.
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August 31st, 2011, 01:49 PM
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#11 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
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Sounds like the OP is hooked, Soooo glad to hear it!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by FICK_USMC It was Dennis DeMille and he is 46. | DeMille, Dennis W. USMC, CWO(Ret.) USMC Distinguished Marksman, He became Rifle Distinguished in 1986. I spoke with him about a year ago when inquiring about a sales order. Glad to hear he is a big proponent of and a huge supporter of the M1 for Vets project.
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August 31st, 2011, 05:30 PM
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#12 | | Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rescue, California
Posts: 14
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Thank you guys for all the encouragement! I'll definitely be shooting more matches as they come up. But right now my 30-06 targets are morphing into the 4-legged furry kind with antlers. Nothing like deer camp in Oct, except maybe Elk camp in late-Oct ... going to Colorado for some Elk. First time for Elk. Should be fun too.
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September 4th, 2011, 07:01 PM
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#13 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Idaho
Posts: 187
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I took my 15yr old son to a several Garand Matches, now he wants to hunt this fall with the Garand!
Anybody have any good hunting loads?
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September 6th, 2011, 07:41 PM
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#14 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA
Posts: 181
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Great job! CMP games matches are great fun!
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September 6th, 2011, 09:53 PM
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#15 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: OKLAHOMA
Posts: 1,876
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[QUOTE=akjaeger;731627]I took my 15yr old son to a several Garand Matches, now he wants to hunt this fall with the Garand!
Anybody have any good hunting loads?[/QUOTE
Find some good M2 ball, replace the bullet with a 150 grain soft or hollow point. I use 130 Speer flat base hollow point and shoot cleans at 200 and 300, with less recoil, and never had a Malfunction.
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