Quote Originally Posted by bruce View Post
Welcome aboard! Two nice rifles in one day... wow! The 17 is one of the great rifles. For it to be a AA rebuild would in my eye be excellent... after all, Augusta is here is Georgia!. The 03-A3 sounds close to perfect. Get yourself a Rem. bolt and see if it gives you correct headspace. If so, the 03-A3 will be correct! If you want to you can likely sell the SC bolt and net out. Sincerely. bruce.
Yes, that is the plan, but no hurry. Both barrels appear to be in great shape, with no significant rust or corrosion, and good rifling. We hope to exercise these before too long.