A buddy, now deceased, bought his '03 NM at Peryy after the Matches had ended. He was a Pvt. in the Calif. National Guard. He saved his money over 2 years during the Depression and got one after the matches had ended. His First Sgt. walked him over to the Army trailers and the Sgt. talked to the boss. Explained to him the Pvt. had saved his money and deserved a nice rifle. Well, at the end of shooting the Army downgraded the NM rifles into Service Rifle category and sold them off at a huge discount. The two men found a nice NM that had been only used in one match and sold it to my buddy. He kept it all of his life and was sold after he passed away.