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Just throwing this out to you as a possibility. The seller is an FFL dealer who apparently doesn't know a whole lot about this type of firearm, and who says he will be listing several more in the near future. I wonder if he may have taken in a collection from a deceased collector to sell on consignment, and the guns were stored with the bolts removed and stored separately to discourage theft. I've met a couple people who do that. This dealer might have just taken a pile of guns and bolts from the estate and tried them out until he found one that fit. He may still have the correct bolt for this gun in another Springfield rifle. A call or e-mail to the dealer is worth a try and certainly cheaper than headspace gauges or replacing the bolt or bolt handle.
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A good thought Keith. I will pursue it! I am thinking not though because the part with the safety is blued while the bolt body is parkerised and the safety lever is for a scope.
Last edited by reb87; 11/28/15 10:55 PM.
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Keith's advice is good. My dad tries to maximize the space in his gun safe by removing the bolts. I can see how easily if the owner dies and someone inherits things, bolts can become united with the wrong rifles. I think a year or so ago there was an NRA sporter on gunbroker with a bolt that was serial numbered to a different rifle.
Oddly enough, a similar thing happened to me. I won 1903 in an Amokseag silent auction, only to find that someone shoved a military bolt into a sporter. Fortunately I had also won a parts grouping several months previously that also included a nice sporter bolt. Both bolts headspaced correctly as did a third that I tried with the action.
So my advice, for what it is worth, is
1. Try Keith's idea, if it doesn't work
2. Be patient and see what happens in the next six months and see if any parts groupings show up on gunbroker or ebay that look like they might include a bolt that would look good with your rifle.
3. If the current bolt works ok, as far as shooting it with iron sights, then maybe have a new handle welded on to work with the scope. I think the Parkerizing could be removed and you could polish the bolt bright.
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I would also try Keith's idea. I can't help but to think the seller knew of the problem and didn't disclose it. This is a case for asking lots of questions before bidding. However, when you first posted the auction I didn't notice and most people wouldn't either, but every picture with the scope shows the bolt open. There are no pictures of the bolt closed with the scope. BTW, very nice rifle and a great buy. The good thing is the problem can be easily rectified Art
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I talked to the seller and I am sure he didnt know. He is a class 3 guy and custom springfields are not in his lexicon. He said there were no more springfields but a pile of parts and he will have the grandson in charge of the estate go thru the parts. He felt bad and I told him I was very happy with the rifle anyway. Im pretty gun savvy and it still took me a while to figure out the problem. I was focused on the placement of the scope in the mount and didnt look at the bolt until I had exhausted the scope. I wonder if someone wanted an 03a4 replica and used the bolt for it. Lots of military collector people I know would look with disgust on any sporter.
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reb,
If your not successful in a search for the correct bolt let me know. I believe I have several turned down bolts and some weld on handles as well.
Regards, Ken
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