NoMine is 1942 receiver and a .308 conversion - does that count?
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Forgive the other rifles
*cough* They stole Mauser's design with the 03 and 03A3. *cough*America made a darn fine rifle in the '40s.
Yes they did. And made it better!*cough* They stole Mauser's design with the 03 and 03A3. *cough*
You are correct sir, and what many do not realize is that the US Govt had to pay patent infringement fines to Mauser because we plagiarized on the Mauser action for the 03. These payments of course stopped when we entered in WWI. Learned this years ago from the History channel. Very interesting.*cough* They stole Mauser's design with the 03 and 03A3. *cough*