Hey Frandy-
I have one and love it. It has been reliable and very, very, accurate. Now have about 1000 rounds through it with out so much as a hiccup.
For some reason however this gun causes people to get really riled up whenever it is mentioned on discussion boards. You will hear about how expensive they are, how the reciever is a cast piece of junk, how they are built with mostly worn out USGI stuff,etc.
They are expensive I admit. But it is my money and I can spend it any way I want, why people get so fired up over it is beyond me. Plus I have a couple of "real" Garands to play with should I start feeling nostalgic.
The reciever is cast, but mine seems to function just fine. No problems so far. The gun does have a lifetime warranty should any problems arise.
As far as parts being out of spec and poor performance, I don't know. I can only speak from my personal experience and say that I love mine, it really does function well all the time.
Where in NC are you? If you are close to Charlotte I would be glad to meet you at the local range and let you fire it.
The first time you hear that CLANG!!!! you will be hooked on Garands for life.