I wasn' t going to say anything, and really don' t mean to knitpick, but I love the rifles so much I can' t pass it up. It' s a GARAND, not a grand, I apologize for this but I read this 20min ago and can' t get it out of my head!!![X(][:' (]

Have you considered going through Springfield armory and getting a Non-issued one? You' re bound to have better luck with one from them than a used issued arm.