Well here is the rundown of the guns.
One is a 1954 receiver, 1942 bolt, trigger assembly group is from SA, Winchester and International harvester. 1955 barrel. Really pretty wood. Her name is Ginger.
First test firing was on to paper at 25 yds. resting on a bench, hand supported. All rounds landed in a 2" circle. Fit and function was fine, no jams, hangups, FTE, FTF, etc. 8 rounds fired.
The next day I took her back to 90yds. Same ammo
First three round group, sight at factory zero, was 6" low and 6" right. I adjusted her sights, and fired three more rounds
She dialed in at 90 yds (range is only that long) and shot an impressive 1.25" MOA 3 round group.
WInchester Super-X, 150 grain soft points.
The next Garand is a 1955 receiver, wit ha 1945 bolt, all SA trigger. 1954 barrel. Her wood grain is not as decorative, she is called Maryanne.
She also held a 2" group at 25 yds, 8 rounds fired, no FTEs, FTF, etc.
At 90 yards, she also hit 4-6" right and 4-6" low for her first 3 rds at 90 yds..
I adjusted her sights and fired 3 more rnds. She was still not on zero. I adjusted her a second time, and she fired a solid 1" group, of 4 rounds.
Both guns turned in good results. I did not measure the group, but by placing the pad of my thumb on the center of the impact, all rounds were touching the outline of my thumb.
Not bad for 50 year old women with some parts having even higher mileage.
TRG