@joab: If they're coming through CMP, then that makes sense. CMP has an exemption to the Lend/Lease issue, as I understand it. They did indeed re-import Danish and Greek issue M1s recently. I'll have to keep an eye on that. Bit of bad luck for Kahr/AO if it's true, isn't it?
Mr. V, seems you're getting a lot of good info here.
I'll still be stubborn and stick to my initial recc: CMP Rack-Grade M1. Without rebarelling it, you can still put a few hundred rounds of surplus 30-06 through it to see if you like, no need to rebarrel right away.
After shooting a can of 30-06 and thinking on it for a month or two, you can either rebarrel or easily sell it for more than you bought it for.
Or if you're leaning more bolt, the Savage 110 seems like a great deal. Folks say great things about them on the board, and I really liked the one I shot.
Either option would get you a great firearm, with zero extra gunsmithing on the Savage, and maybe a couple hundred a few months down the road if you don't want to leave the Garand in 30-06. Even a rebarreled Garand costs half what an M1A does.
Tough decisions, no? I look forward to hearing what you end up getting. Take care,
-MV
