My first Garand and Consequences....Now What?

[Cajun J]

I have a Winchester that was an RRAD rebuild. Only marked on the stock and no date anywhere. Has a 1947 SA barrel on it. It has a rebuild stock which is very thick and also has a New NM op rod. I did some research when I got this and found that the NM marked Op Rods were used on many rebuilds. My M1 is like new as far as the condition is concerned.

[Neal Myers]

The RRAD marking is electropencilled on the receiver. Everything else sounds appropriate for a US military arsenal rebuild. (The red nail polish was likely added by a previous owner.) Yes, there are some things that are not intuitive about the M1 rifle, especially the metal-to-metal contact points that should be lubed with gun grease. You might want to buy a copy of The M1 Garand: Owner's Guide by Scott Duff.