I came across this rifle yesterday, a beautiful DP stamped 1950 Long Branch. It looks like it's in excellent firing condition, and it's dead accurate, much more accurate than my 1941 LB. There is no issue with head spacing; the only thing I noticed is that I have to apply force when extracting the casing. It comes out 1/4 of the way out easily, and then it gets stiffer to move the bolt back. The serial number was obliterated and replaced with one that had an A suffix (fitted with non-interchangeable parts?). The number is obliterated on the bolt handle as well, and there is no number on the barrel (is it supposed to be there on a 1950 LB?). Most parts, big or small, are marked with LB; however, I'm not sure about the wood. Knowledgeable folks, please enlighten me. Anyway, it is DP stamped, and I fired it; it is dead accurate with a 5-groove barrel. Did anybody else fire their DP rifle?
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