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I suggest that you buy Kuhnhausen's book for the Serviice rifles m1 Garand & M14 /M1A rifle.
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+1 for Jerry's book.If you plan on serious compition then bed the rifle. Otherwise I would not bed it. Bedded rifle should not be disassembled often as it degrades the bedding.
There a few things you can do to the Garand to improve accuracy. Stock free of contact of the barrel and hand guard. Good clamping of the trigger group. A minimum of 3/8" from full lock. Fitting the stock ferrule.
Gas cylinder must be tight in the barrel splines, no movement. GC lock should be hand tight between 6 and 8 o'clock position.
60* barrel crown. Op-rod should function freely, a NM op-rod is a good investment if you can find one. NM trigger job= 4.5 lb break at the second stage. NM sights= finer moa adjustments, small front post, .062 or .055.
A quality barrel with the headspace set to 1.940-1.943"
My Garand with Krieger barrel, new wood and NM prepped, shoots 1 moa with my hand loads and under 2 moa with surplus.
