That's why it's best to keep the sticky simple. If none of those available rifles meet the request, or the request would take too long to fulfill, you get what comes up and they keep on trucking as they have 100's of orders to fill every day. If so, and they are willing (they are human after all), then bingo. The key is that if the sticky is there, legible and simple, most of the folks doing the packing will try to see if there is a rifle in the rack they have that meets the request. So, the paperwork is right there in the mix of that process, which is what makes the concept of stickies at least applicable.
Once FedEx picks up your order, and assigns a tracking #, then they update your account with that tracking # (or should.know there are some who have reported that doesn't always happen).
The folks who do the shipping and final paperwork (receipt and COA) are actually in the same area, sometimes tag-teaming the operation.Īs an order comes up, they grab a rifle from the rack, complete and print the invoice and certificate, annotate the serial # on your order and update your account accordingly (incl e-store), then pack the rifle, case and paperwork into the box and away it goes to the FedEx pick up point with all the others. They will take several at a time as they prepare them to pack and ship. The rifles are delivered to the shipping area from the armorers on mobile racks. Next most common are for specific manufacturer (and yes, they get them for Win and IHC), followed by WWII or post-war. Some are outlandish, but the most common one is for.you guessed it, USGI wood. If the sticky/request is simple AND a rifle comes up in the next rack for packing that meets it, the personnel packing and shipping will generally.key word ab it for the order.Īnd roughly about a 1/3 to half the orders submitted to CMP have a sticky. This is pointed out time to time, but many more seem to be enthralled with those rifles as if they are the "norm" to expect for all orders.Ĭorrection, and clarification of the shipping process, as well as to expound on sticky requests. Keep in mind regarding the examples of rifles posted here, the CMP has over 300,000 customers, and we have no more than 2% of that number as active forum members.Īnd of those 2% who are active members, only a very small fraction of that post those great rifles received.based on recent threads and the Garand picture thread, a SWAG of maybe 5-10% at most of the above-mentioned 2%. The few successes posted on the forum can set up an unrealistic expectation, as evidenced by some in this very thread.
With the current demand, plus reduced manning, they are not going to slow down the process of packing and shipping to search for a rifle just to satisfy a sticky. Donations do nothing and do not factor into the process (more on that later).Īs some have pointed out, you don't have to physically attach a sticky note.highlighting the information on your order form works just as well and there isn't a chance of losing it. Stickies are merely a request.folks should understand the CMP is under no obligation to fulfill it. I have synopsized the below from a previous thread answering the same question. I know there's no guarantee, but what would you guys recommend I write on a sticky to help get a Springfield Armory rifle with WWII wood? He was a 22 year old Missouri farm boy drafted into the Army to become a rifleman in the 185th Infantry, 40th Division. I'm particularly excited by the Philippine returns because my father was involved in the liberation of the Philippine Islands. I've decided to drop an M1 order for the first time since the Greek returns were such a big thing.