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I recently picked this rifle up at auction. Wondering if anyone else sees what I think I see in it.




John

restocked, no clip, what am I missing

With the angle of the scope to the barrel it must be a 1000 yard target gun.

The rifles has not been restocked, I do not believe the stock in the picture is from this rifle. Magazines are available.

I expect the auction house just threw the scope on it for the sale. As can be seen the rear mount is not even fully engaged to the base. When I got it the mounts were loose and the scope basically fell off.

The bottom picture contains a big clue.

John

John, that looks like one of Tom Shelhamer's forend patterns unfortunately I can't see the grip panels well enough but they do appear to be shaped like one of his standard layouts, Ed

I think Ed nailed it. Here is another Shelhamer reworked rifle, this one a NRA sporter.



The family resemblance is clear. The 1922 still has the original buttplate where this one has a Neidner style steel buttplate.

John

SA Model 1922 is a 22 Long Rifle bolt gun

Is this an O3 made in 1922, in caliber 30-06?

Where is the bolt knob?

yes, looks like Shelhamer

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Mike

Mike,
The top rifle is a model 1922 MI caliber .22 training rifle. NRA sales variant. The original stock has been reworked into a more slim profile as a sporting rifle.

The second rifle is a 1903 NRA sporter variant. I posted this rifle as a reference. It is also in the original stock. The original stock on it would have been the same as the stock on a 1922 sales model with the exception of the cross bolts and cut out for the magazine cut-off. We are quite certain this rifle was restyled by Shelhamer.

The bolt handle is in the typical location, visible in the shot from below.

The second rifle is from my dads collection and is pictured in the chapter on depression era sporters in Petrov's second book. Other than that little scratch in the grip from dads gun rack, this is the cleanest, most well preserved pre-war custom rifle I have come across. While not a fancy gun, the blue and hand rubbed oil stock finish look like they just came off his bench.

Regards,
John

Shelhamer. Congrats! Does it have the brass escutcheon?

How did the converter combine the M1922 firing pin with a headless cocking piece? The original M1922 pin has a knurled knob which is screwed on to the rimfire firing pin and controls the firing pin protrusion, if I remember correctly.

Nice Fecker scope!