I just shot an M1 Garand the other day. Really nice rifle. It is not light by any means, weighs around 10 pounds. The peep hole sight was a bit annoying other than that nice rifle.
peep sights are the best...I love the peeps on my 2 garands. I can shoot it into 2 inches all day at 100yds.
The sight is one of the finest sights ever mounted on a mass scale, and a great contributor to the rifle's overall effectiveness in getting a .30 cal projo where it needed to get.
Considering the weight (more with a bayonet), it’s even more impressive to watch the USMC Silent Drill Platoon doing there program with them.