Personally, I don't like the look of the light park....I prefer the dark park. I also am much more interested in the condition of the rifle than the correctness. I never got caught up in trying to make my rifles original, I was more worried about trying to shoot X's and 10's with them at Garandicon matches. I am a shooter and so look more for quality in the metal, barrel, and USGI wood. I am big on the wood being at least USGI though.

All Garands have collectability, Greek returns just have additional history beyond serving in WWII and/or Korea. Another chapter of use and even more history behind them. I am not trying to get rich from my lot of 6 CMPicon Garands. I know for a fact that none of them will have original barrels in five or so years, b/c I will have shot them out. They will be passed to my children or family anyway.