As I understand it, when the supply of LB rifles suddenly dried up, and after the EALs were issued, the first surplus ones were purchased commercially. LBs were the first choice. Subsequently, others were acquired, including Mk. 2s. I doubt that this rifle has anything to do with Ranger acquisitions.
LB wood could have been used in 1/3 conversions, in the
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, but the conversion on this one isn't done in the arsenal fashion.
The dowels in the recoil seats,added pad under the barrel breech, the centre bedding, and the non-standard conversion to Mk. 2 (or 1/3) pattern suggests that a LB Mk. I* forend was used to make up a range rifle on a UK Mk. II barrelled action. Who knows about the C/l\ mark on the beech buttstock, with non
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origin brass buttplate.
I think that the rifle is a made up shooter, a composite specimen, and therefore a decent candidate for a faux sniper. It should shoot just fine.