Next month I will place an order with the CMP for a service grade Garand. There is a 2-3 month wait, but hopefully I'll receive my rifle before then (I hate waiting for a gun). I may luck out and get a really nice one, but then again I could also get one that is functionally good but beat up aesthetically.
Here's the dillemma. I'm not a collector and this is going to be MY rifle (the CZ-452 Trainer I'm also getting doesn't count, it's only a .22). It's a physical symbol of my belief in the Second Amendment, and will be kept lubed and ready in case I should ever need it. The problem is that my vanity is playing tricks with my head. I know that I don't need to do anything with it other than get the cosmoline out and practice with it, but I want my rifle to be as beautiful as possible. That means reparkerizing the metal and replacing the dinged up stock with a nice, striped walnut one. This rifle will most likely be a mixmaster after all. Are there any problems with doing this?
Here's the dillemma. I'm not a collector and this is going to be MY rifle (the CZ-452 Trainer I'm also getting doesn't count, it's only a .22). It's a physical symbol of my belief in the Second Amendment, and will be kept lubed and ready in case I should ever need it. The problem is that my vanity is playing tricks with my head. I know that I don't need to do anything with it other than get the cosmoline out and practice with it, but I want my rifle to be as beautiful as possible. That means reparkerizing the metal and replacing the dinged up stock with a nice, striped walnut one. This rifle will most likely be a mixmaster after all. Are there any problems with doing this?