I've been reading the HECK out of the forums here, there and everywhere about Garands, and what various people look for in them. I'm absolutely smitten over the notion of owning a piece of American history.
What I don't understand is how some places can say "We replaced the stock, put in a new barrel, reparkerized, reblued...so you can have a true M1 Garand."
Now, to my line of thinking, a new stock and a new barrel is pretty much a NEW GUN. Yeah, maybe the bolt and receiver are original, but hell...I'm not interested in a Garand where 80% of its parts were made last year.
So I guess what I'm asking is, are there any places outside of CMP where I can look for nice WWII or Korean War era ORIGINAL correct grade Garands?
What I don't understand is how some places can say "We replaced the stock, put in a new barrel, reparkerized, reblued...so you can have a true M1 Garand."
Now, to my line of thinking, a new stock and a new barrel is pretty much a NEW GUN. Yeah, maybe the bolt and receiver are original, but hell...I'm not interested in a Garand where 80% of its parts were made last year.
So I guess what I'm asking is, are there any places outside of CMP where I can look for nice WWII or Korean War era ORIGINAL correct grade Garands?