a4 sporter?

[ssgross]

I scored another Springfield sporter to work on, should be delivered this week.
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The original old-style Redfield base and rings are a nice bonus, but it's just another cut back 1903A3 right???
Not so fast..., the very last picture
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I'll be keen to closely handle and examine the bolt body. Does it look like it could be original? There was no picture of the serial number, but it was in the description...3,12x,xxx. My homework points to 3,4xx,xxx being the official start of the A4 program. I wonder if the seller read the second digit wrong, or if this is something else entirely. Either way, considering the base, already drilled and tapped, milled bottom metal, and a formed bolt handle the price was a bargain. Were they randomly selecting for A4's before the initial dedicated consecutive run?

I'll be restoring this one to something close to it's original service glory, in due time. A few other rifle projects are ahead in line.

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