Its funny. You used to be able to get Garands for reasonable price. Now the collectors have them out of reach, so a fresh batch to bring up supply would be nice. I have fired them, and they arent any worse than firing any other 30-06 out there.

As for the commenst about the AR platform not standing up to the elements as well as the AK, there is some truth to it, but as usual, it was human error and not the rifles fault. The brass desided that the new "plastic" gun with chrome lined parts was so advanced that there was no need to send cleaning kits to teh field with the rifle. So early on it got a bad name because they werent being cleaned. The AK is a great dependable weapon, but has nowhere near the accuracy of the AR. Given the choice, I am going AR every time.