Can I bother someone to check a serial# for me in their SRS?

[rcathey]

I have to say I'm disappointed that my rifle isn't the way it left Springfield and I'm disappointed that I didn't know the parts were wrong. It's still a nice rifle though.

Mine isn’t either. I’ll have to get some pics up later.
The sporter, as it left Springfield, looked a lot more like a chopped down military rifle (for obvious reasons) than a fine prewar sporter.
A lot of folks used them as a basis for nice sporters.

Mine had extensive work done to it. And I love it!