General Patton called it
“The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised.”
The M1Garand is surely a very reliable design, and with few exceptions a VERY well made gun. Starting with the receiver, you get a forged steel part that will perform like a new gun, rebuild after rebuild. On the other hand, an “all original” M1 G is very rare indeed. More than 99% have been rebuilt several times. When they occasionally do pop up, they sell for many thousands of dollars to collectors. You can have an M1 Garand just as good or better than a true original, but at much less expense.