jefnvk
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I made my trip yesterday. I ended up with kinda sorta what I was looking for. It is a Mark I 1903, SN 1110901. Barrel dates to 6-18, gauged 0.5 MW bright and shiney too. Filled with lots and lots of cosmo. Stock is pretty rough, out of all the MKI and HN Springfields I looked at, I'd only really rate one as a great stock, and a couple of others good. At least mine didn't have Greek stampings all over it. Only 1 HN Springfield had a better muzzle reading than this one, it was a 44 rebarrel with a 0. A question I have is, the gun should be a 1919 build, and it has a 1918 barrel. It this just surplus barrels they had after WWII, and assembled with new recievers to make rifles? There is a P in a circle stamped on the wrist of the stock, I know that is some proof marking, but what exactly? Also, there is an A stamped on the barrel right under the date. Any significance there? There is still the SA on the very top, so I don't think it is a contractor barel, but most of you are smarter than me in this.
But it doesn't end there!
I then proceeded to look at the M1, just for the heck of it. A guy was there walking down the row of Greek Rack M1's and grabbing all that he could. I knew that he would be a while, so we went to eat. Came back a half hour later, and all the Rack M1's were restocked. I walked down te aisle, and wouldn't you know it? Two rifles that gauged a 1 and 1.5. The one that gauged 1.5 was even a 6 digit 247000 one. I took them up to the counter, both gauged 3 on the throat. I got to thinking, I have that other M1 that doesn't gauge as well as these, and doesn't feed right. Why not just spend $295 to fix the problem. I take a look at the parts, the one that gauges 1 still has the original barrel, and a nice stock. The 247000 one is a rebarrel and has Greek markings . SO, not only do I walk away wth a 1903, a Greek M1 followed me home too
But it doesn't end there!
I then proceeded to look at the M1, just for the heck of it. A guy was there walking down the row of Greek Rack M1's and grabbing all that he could. I knew that he would be a while, so we went to eat. Came back a half hour later, and all the Rack M1's were restocked. I walked down te aisle, and wouldn't you know it? Two rifles that gauged a 1 and 1.5. The one that gauged 1.5 was even a 6 digit 247000 one. I took them up to the counter, both gauged 3 on the throat. I got to thinking, I have that other M1 that doesn't gauge as well as these, and doesn't feed right. Why not just spend $295 to fix the problem. I take a look at the parts, the one that gauges 1 still has the original barrel, and a nice stock. The 247000 one is a rebarrel and has Greek markings . SO, not only do I walk away wth a 1903, a Greek M1 followed me home too
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