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Picked this up today. Any way to tell the year it was made? From what I understand it was used in WW1 then again in WW2? I have a clip for it but no ammo yet. The bluing is real nice under the stock. Bore is very good.
Longcolt44 wrote:Nice. The date can be found under the overstamp that is right below the S. The S means it has been chambered for the 8X56 from the original 8X50.
Wow that is SAWEET. Pic is a little to blurry for me to tell. Looks like a 33 overstamp though
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Nice looking rifle. I would like to have seen the stock when it was new. I purchased mine at a
Big 5 Sporting Goods store a few years back for less than 150.00. At first ammo was hard to get and I chumped off 40.00 bucks for my first box It seems to be easier to find now and I pay around 26.00 for 20 rounds. It's fun to shoot but wear ear protection and a good wide stance.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt