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Amsdorf · July 2, 2012, 11:02 AM

You have to determine if you want a Garand you can shoot and enjoy, or if you are going put it on a wall and admire it as a museum piece.

Each approach has its advantages.

I've got four beautiful "Collector Grade" CMP rifles. One I shoot occasionally, the rest are safe queens at this point.

I've got two other Garands:

a WWII Receiver/Barrel from 1944, which came with a horrible stock. Had it reconditioned and worked on DGR, which does GREAT work.

a beautiful Service Grade HRA which is main shooter.

A Collector Grade is all correct, to the guy who speculated otherwise. Most were simply shipped to Greece and never used, kept in storage.

Don't get sucked into the school of thought that you have to have a certain kind of Garand to be a 'real collector' or some other such nonsense.

My advice is to start out with a service grade, learn all you can about Garands, shoot it a lot and from there you will be ready to decide if you want to dive into the really deep end explore the incurable disease called Garanditis.

July 2, 2012, 11:02 AM	#9
Amsdorf Junior member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 849	You have to determine if you want a Garand you can shoot and enjoy, or if you are going put it on a wall and admire it as a museum piece. Each approach has its advantages. I've got four beautiful "Collector Grade" CMP rifles. One I shoot occasionally, the rest are safe queens at this point. I've got two other Garands: a WWII Receiver/Barrel from 1944, which came with a horrible stock. Had it reconditioned and worked on DGR, which does GREAT work. a beautiful Service Grade HRA which is main shooter. A Collector Grade is all correct, to the guy who speculated otherwise. Most were simply shipped to Greece and never used, kept in storage. Don't get sucked into the school of thought that you have to have a certain kind of Garand to be a 'real collector' or some other such nonsense. My advice is to start out with a service grade, learn all you can about Garands, shoot it a lot and from there you will be ready to decide if you want to dive into the really deep end explore the incurable disease called Garanditis.