The Service Rifle matches were scheduled to resume after the war, but there was a problem integrating the 8-shot M1icon with the NM course of fire designed for the 5-shot '03 Springfield. One or the other would be disadvantaged. This dragged on until the Korean War broke and postponed them further. They finally resumed in 1953.

I have a bit of a problem with Nelson's stamping NM at the front like an SA NM M1. What's that all about if it isn't intended to fool somebody?