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The Battle of the Bulge at 75: The Guns They Carried

by Chris Eger

Some 75 years ago this week, Hitler launched the last great German offensive of WWII through the densely forested Ardennes region-- and it was stopped by American guns.

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House passes spending bill that includes selling milsurp 1911s through CMP

by Chris Eger

The House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act was approved and included a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP M1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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Language added to Defense spending bill to speed up 1911 transfers to CMP

by Chris Eger

An Alabama Congressman has managed to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act out of committee aimed at moving surplus Army pistols to the public.

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Ammo Review: Sellier & Bellot .30-06 150 grain M2 ball

by Chris Eger

With M1 Garands at perhaps the height of popularity and stocks of military surplus ball waning, one manufacturer is offering a solution.

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Exclusive: Inside the CMP and the word on Garands and 1911s (PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

We recently had the chance to tour the surplus rifle warehouses of the Civilian Marksmanship Program and find out about both current and potential future operations.

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CMP may soon get 86,000 repatriated M1 Garands

by Chris Eger

The Civilian Marksmanship Program advises the Army could soon hand over a large stock of historically significant M1 rifles.

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Bill filed to bring South Korean M1s back from overseas

by Chris Eger

A House measure introduced last week would override the Obama-era State Department's embargo on thousands of M1 Carbines and Garands long blocked from import.

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Surplus DoD guns could head to scrappers under pending bill

by Chris Eger

This week the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the 2017 defense authorization act-- but hidden inside its pages is a section that could destroy the military's current stock of surplus rifles and pistols.

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This WWII-era Battle of the Bulge relic M1 Garand tells a story (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The NRA Museum, in honor of the 71st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, brought out a relic M1 dug up from the Ardennes near the Belgium border that has seen better days.

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Obama signs defense bill, civilians to get 10,000 M1911s for starters

by Chris Eger

President Obama last week signed the NDAA into law, which, among other pro-gun reforms, will allow the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell surplus Army .45s.

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President will veto ‘must pass’ military spending bill containing 1911 transfer language

by Chris Eger

The White House announced President Obama would officially veto the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes several pro-gun measures, on Thursday afternoon.

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Plan to sell milsurp 1911s through CMP one step from White House

by Chris Eger

An add-on to the 2016 NDAA includes a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP 1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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