USMC sniper? NM? Or?

**vadrums** · 06-03-2023 09:06 PM

Just picked this rifle up today with a barrel date of 12-31 and serial number of 1446308. Bolt is electropenciled to match, polished and so are receiver rails and follower. Type C stock with serial number and D#. Pictures show all markings.... If anybody can help me with loading of pictures or can send them to someone to install here it would be great...

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**browningautorifle** · 06-03-2023 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by vadrums

If anybody can help me with loading of pictures

Send them to me. Check your PMs for address.

**Promo** · 06-04-2023 05:43 AM

Is the bolt blank or blued? For an USMC sniper it should be blued.

**cplstevennorton** · 06-04-2023 07:04 AM

I saw the pics of it on the gunboards forum. I am sorry to say it is not a Marine rifle. The NM rifle traits also look suspect.

**browningautorifle** · 06-04-2023 11:26 AM

For the forum, here are the OPs pics...

**vadrums** · 06-04-2023 01:13 PM

Thanks everybody! Looks like I'm trading this back in for other rifles I know more about...

**jond41403** · 06-04-2023 02:34 PM

There are a great bunch of folks here that are in the know that will always be willing to help you. So if you run across anything in the future, before buying it, just present it to the experts here and you can never go wrong.hth

**Jakeroub** · 06-04-2023 09:55 PM

Not a bad rifle to throw a reproduction scope on and go shooting. What was the cost of it? Might be worth keeping.

**vadrums** · 06-04-2023 09:57 PM

Was priced like a real marine sniper rifle so back it goes...

QUOTE=Jakeroub;528905]Not a bad rifle to throw a reproduction scope on and go shooting. What was the cost of it? Might be worth keeping.[/QUOTE]

**John Beard** · 06-05-2023 01:17 AM

I concur with cplstevennorton. The rifle exhibits no characteristics of a USMC rifle and no authentic characteristics of a USMC sniper rifle. The rifle may be a National Match rifle, but not entirely original if so.

J.B.

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