Thanks for that detail explanation, it helps a lot. The transition from Garands to Mausers is huge. Garands are easy to restore, I have all the info there is and you can trade or buy the proper parts at the CMPicon forum. Following that mine set I was going to replace the parts that do not belong to the rifle in order to restore to its original condition and not having a “mixmaster” like we call them on the CMP. As I learning is a bit more complicated than that. I guess it will be ok to use those parts that have the same number (if I can find them) to restore the rifle. The only thing I have to worry is whether the part was stamp or milled. I will re-oil the stock and re-assemble the rifle and will post pictures of all the numbers.