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.
