Picked her up at the LGS yesterday... the receiver, bolt and barrel all seem to be SC; it is pinned, with a good bore, etc...
Have read a bunch on the web regarding parkerization vs bluing on the A3 with colors described as black, olive drab and so on.. this rifle seems to have all of those hues.. bolt is pretty black, receiver is black-sih/olive and the bands are olive with a touch of black.. interesting.
Has a Rock Island stamp indicating a arsenal rebuild, but would love more info from the experts. She's a beaut, put a couple rounds thru her when I got home yesterday functions fine, will shoot it "seriously" this weekend. First 03, always wanted one, very excited.
Thanks guys
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Have read a bunch on the web regarding parkerization vs bluing on the A3 with colors described as black, olive drab and so on.. this rifle seems to have all of those hues.. bolt is pretty black, receiver is black-sih/olive and the bands are olive with a touch of black.. interesting.
Has a Rock Island stamp indicating a arsenal rebuild, but would love more info from the experts. She's a beaut, put a couple rounds thru her when I got home yesterday functions fine, will shoot it "seriously" this weekend. First 03, always wanted one, very excited.
Thanks guys