My old gun

**MJ1** · 12-20-2009 07:51 PM

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**Highly Recommended** · 12-20-2009 07:51 PM

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**Lancebear** · 12-20-2009 08:02 PM

"This is my rifle, this is my gun, this one's for fightin', this one's for fun" (Full Metal Jacket, the movie).

Nice rifle. Gotta' ask...does it have a Hatcher hole? Would you give us a hint on the serial number? Love that stock.

Lancebear

**Mike D** · 12-20-2009 08:58 PM

I want! Yes, very nice wood! Just curious, with those finger groove stocks, does the number of cross bolts(2, 1, none) give you a hint as to when it was made. The stock that is. Were some converted?

**Rick the Librarian** · 12-21-2009 08:24 AM

The number of stock bolts does determine when the stock was made. However, many earlier stocks were rebuilt and bolts added. For example, I have an early "high wall" M1903 stock with two stock bolts. It probably started out with none or one.

**MJ1** · 12-21-2009 01:24 PM

Sorry I'll pull it down. I PM'ed you and Rick with the requested info. SA receiver 140#### SA barrel is marked 3/31 and is like new plus the rifle has all milled hardware. The stock is circle P and `circle 50 on the wrist and EHD on the left side. I never look at all the details or remember them. I think I gave $300 for it with the long bayonet to an old guy who was dumping his collection just before he passed on. I still have a 100 lbs of parts he left behind.

The only other photo posted of this rifle was in reguard to stock refinishing and going back to that page I see my reply with said info is missing or never got posted. Maybe I hit the wrong icon or something. I do that a lot.

Again sorry for the repost.

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