New to the Garand...want one bad...what to look for?

[BadgerDog]

Please excuse the newbie question, but what should I look for? Are some manufacturers Garands better than others? What vintage would you start with? And where does a guy get zillions of those en-blocs?

Thanks for any/all help....

Brobee

Re-post from a MKL thread How to Evaluate an M1 Garand Rifle? http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=1488. Thread also includes good basic video on stripping and assembling, proper loading and links to the DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL FM 23-5 for the U.S. Rifle, CALIBER .30, M1. Should be a good start for a new Garand owner.

With all of these imported Garands from dealers about to flood the market, I thought that this was an excellent article for new prospective Garand buyers, published at Culver's Shooting Page:

How to Evaluate an M1 Garand Rifle (By #### Culver)http://www.jouster.com/Bulletin/Evaluate.html

Regards,
Badger