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    Quote Originally Posted by John Beardicon View Post
    The rifle is NOT a recovered drill rifle. The rifle simply has a battered cutoff from slamming the bolt rearward. And that's not uncommon.
    Thank you very, very much for this insight!

    After taking the gun apart and giving it a detailed cleaning, I took some additional photos of any markings I could find. It would appear to me that a lot of the components are Remington. As far as I know, SC components were all made in house with the exception of the barrels, correct?. Would this be indicative of an arsenal rebuild at some point in its life despite not stock marking? And can I rest peacefully tonight knowing its fairly common and acceptable to find Remington components in a SC?

    Also included two photos of the "final product" post cleaning and one with my Springfield '03 for everybody's viewing pleasure.
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