![]() bare receiver, barreled action, complete rifle and if so, the configuration it shipped in, etc.). Since you likely have the serial number or pics of it, you can request info direct from SAI about the "history" of the rifle in terms of how it left Springfield (i.e. if its as SAI receiver, a 6-digit serial would be expected and hardly "old" by any measure). The awesome "6-digit" serial number you seem to be basing your claims (or the seller is basing his claims) on it being "government issue back in the day" doesn't mean squat in terms of its previous "service" and in fact, it hasn't likely EVER served anything except on the civilian side of the market (i.e. Nothing about that rifle is "sniper" or even "sniperish" in fact. ![]() ![]() I can't tell if the bipod is an original or a cheap, ChiCom knockoff. Service is iffy at best and generally isn't worth the time/effort/frustration to deal with it. They were made for SAI by Hakko in Japan who still services the scopes if there is a problem with them. The glass is pretty sub-par (hazzy, yellowish tint on some models), the adjustments aren't always true/accurate, but they are FFP which is nice even for an otherwise garbage optic. The scopes, while some people seem to have good luck with them.are generally NOT good. ![]() Scope and mount are both JUNK! That's the Springfield Armory mount (two-screw.maybe Gen II.hard to tell from that pic) which is notoriously poor compared to higher quality mounts like Sadlak, etc. Gov't issue, huh? And which gov't exactly was this rifle "issued" to "back in the day?" As it sits now.it was NOT issued to ANY government (at least in the US) in that condition. ![]()
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