Inspect your Garands from CMP when you get them.

[Kirk]

I live close to the South Store and, upon selecting a candidiate, ask the armorers to gauge the gas cylinder and inspect the op rod, and other parts. One rifle I bought had a damaged op rod; it was flat on one side as if it had been dropped on a concrete floor. They replaced that op rod in the store!

BTW, instead of stretching the clip latch spring on a rifle with clip ejection problems, I have taken the spring out of a disposable butane light that pushes the flint against the wheel. The spring is strong & small enough in dia. to slip inside the clip latch spring. I trim the spring to the same length as the CLS, put it inside & reassemble. Using a "helper spring" has cured a couple malfunctioning rifles.