I saw the rifle the day the shop aquired it and the owner (whom Ive been bringing lunch to twice a week for the last decade or so) told me to come back tomorrow and he would have a number for me. I returned the next day with $1500 in my pocket and walked out with the gun, an extra magazine, and bunch of sight aperatures for about half that.I have only found one M2 at a good price, but the barrel was trashed. And yes I cried.
I saw the rifle the day the shop aquired it and the owner (whom Ive been bringing lunch to twice a week for the last decade or so) told me to come back tomorrow and he would have a number for me. I returned the next day with $1500 in my pocket and walked out with the gun, an extra magazine, and bunch of sight aperatures for about half that.
Persistance and good manners paid off, but the kissing up pobably didnt hurt either!
I dunno, got my grail handgun a couple months back- a 7.5" .357 Redhawk, and Ive got all the essential bases covered; Krag, Garand, '03, M1917, Carbines, Luger, BHP, P38, Savage lever guns, 1911, PP, Sigs, Beretta, Colt and S&W revolvers, Mausers, Enfield, ARs, AKs.Congrats man. Now that you have "a" grail gun....what's the next one on the list?
I remember when those were stacked in 55 gallon drums for$5 each. They were converted to make them serviceable hunting rifles. After WW II guns were tools, not toysbutchered is a wonderment. This includes the 1903's als
Persistance and good manners paid off, but the kissing up probably didnt hurt either!
I actually wish they had used more off the shelf '03 parts, lol. Nearly everything on the gun looks like a common Springfield part, but isnt quite compatible.Rant: Several years ago one of the noted gun test magazines ran an article on 1922's. I was a landmark article for me. Having owned a 1922M2 knew a little about the rifles. That article did not have one accurate statement about the rifle. The top most screw up was the rifle was in an 03A3 stock complete with hand guards and barrel bands. The article showed in detail how to remove the rear hand guard to see the caliber mark. The rifle also had the rare sight hood. That was the common sheet metal hood...nothing rare. I regret letting my 1922 go. Rant over.
O sure, a full stock would just be for aesthetics, it wouldnt serve any real purpose in a cadet rifle. I just like the way full stocked rifles look, such as the .22 Enfield and some of the Mauser trainers.The 1922M2 was made in the era workmanship was a given. The rifle made and was unique at the time of it's introduction. Check out the other bolt action magazine fed target rifles in the market in 1922. Why would anybody need more Springfield parts? What's the point of having a full length military stock.Check out a 1922M2 magazine to compared with 22 magazines then or now. Those rifles are just fine the way they are. Check out the Springfield 1903 NRA Sporter. The 1922's served as a target rifle through WW2 when some were rebuilt for continued use. The Lyman 48 was the standard rear aperture sight for the 1922 and the 1903 National Match rifles. Those rifles worked pretty fine as they were.