Oh, that's a beautiful rifle. I wanted one of those pretty bad, and still do. You don't just stumble across a Garand that is still in good shape with a good barrel etc. and has all the original numbered components. I did buy a Springfield M1A standard until I come across one. If you get tired of that, keep me posted.
So the garand arrived today. Torn it down and made sure it was nice and clean inside. Now Im sitting here holding it while watching a Band of Brothers marathon!