My Garandicon arrived this morning. Unfortunately, I was away at work and didn't get a chance to fiddle with it until later in the day. I ordered a Springfield Armory service grade rifle. I am very happy with what was delivered. The stock is a little dinged up, but most of the parts are of SA origin. The bolt was manufactured by HRA.

I'm new to the whole world of surplus rifles. Is there any trick to removing the excess cosmolineicon? We're in the middle of a major heat wave right now. I placed the lower stock in direct sunlight and this seemed to work pretty well at softening up the excess grease. Is there a trick to removing the cosmoline from the wood found around the barrel, but without removing the barrel from the stock? I appreciate your experience and knowledge.