Congratulations on the scores and being in the position to pick up that beauty...
I have a lot of deep felt respect for those Garands and those that know how to shoot them, especially off-hand...
A few years ago, I was in a rifle/pistol match in Titusville, FL and one of the other shooters (80 years old) showed up on the rifle portion with an old Garand, fired 5 rounds, one at each of 5 targets, with 5 Xs in half the time from the 'off-hand' position as those of us with ARs... to take the first place prize for the rifle portion.....
I told him if the stuff ever hit the fan, I wanted him next to me....
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