Thanks for posting those, skirsons. I'm on dialup, and have found that it takes about 15 minutes per photo to upload to a hosting site, so I've given up on trying to post.
Bubba had really gone to work on this rifle. It was restocked, which is no big deal, but a Timney trigger had been fitted, which required alterations to the receiver which made fitting an original problematic. The bolt handle had been crudely altered for low scope, and the receiver notched to clear. The bolt is from a scrapped Midland 2100, so the handle had already been altered enough to clear. These receiver alterations don't show unless you look. The receiver had been drilled and tapped for an unknown to mankind scopemount. Had it not already been drilled, I would not have mounted the scope, I would have restored the rifle as an A3. These rifles are uncommon enough in this country, that I wouldn't d&t an unaltered receiver. The commercial 330 came with the rings, the base is modern. It had been on a 99 Savage, from the base that came with it. A fellow CGN supplied the issue stock set, and most of the miscellaneous metal bits came from Numrich Arms. The original barrel is on the receiver, and fortunately the bore is fine. I have an in the grease replacement barrel if I ever need to change barrels. The 330 is a better scope than I thought it would be. It is only 3/4", so field of view is limited, but it is quite bright, and the adjustments work. It has fine crosshairs, not the post which was used in issue 330s. Weaver 330s aren't all that hard to find, although genuine issue ones are costly. Had a Lyman Alaskan been available, I'd have used it. Both the Alaskan and the Weaver 330 were used on A4s.
