A Garand is in my bucket list. Struggling, so it’ll be a while.
Join the CMP. If you are near Anniston, they often have “less desirable” examples in the showroom that they are hesitant to sell mailorder. My “Naked Dane” was $250. It needed wood and a refinish, but it is still a Garand, and shoots like a house-a-fire.
The mail order units are usually top notch if you can’t make it to Anniston