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Which model Garrand and grade would you recommend?

I got mine from the CMP. It has been a perfect shooter for me. I'd get a service grade, if you go with the Danish get the VAR barrel.

A friend bought the Danish and he's happy. The only thing was that the elevation screw was loose like I mentioned before. I bought the Service grade and It looks all right.
The prettiest one was the one my wife ordered before they separated them into grades. All new wood.
I don't think I would bother with the rack grades. After all that money you want something you can hit with.
The collector grades may mean something to some people but not to me. After a while, I think all of them will be worth much more than what we paid for them.
I always thought that I would buy one a year but I can't see doing that anymore. I have five including a match grade and a sniper. Also, I insisted that I have a match grade that I could shoot really well. For a person that needs other things I don't advise that. Get an AR for the matches and retire the Garands for fun and the occasional Garand match. The only modification I would do is a new aperature for the rear sight and make sure everything is tight. That's all they need.
Last thing. Buy a good leather sling and learn to use it.