I recently acquired serial number 4744 and I'm looking to learn what I can about this rifle's history. It appears to be one of the Chilean imports chambered in 7mm. I've attached some photos and would appreciate any comments or insight about the rifle. It has a few dings and the machining on the receiver seems a bit rough, but having never handled another JSAR I'm not sure if that's just how they were. There's also what looks like scoring on the outside of the bolt, but again maybe that's normal too? I removed the barrel for pictures but haven't done anything else so far. It could use a cleaning for sure. From what I can tell it was in a safe probably since the 80's. It was part of a collection held by a gentleman who recently passed away and was sold to me by his estate. I don't think much of the collection was fired often, many of the more "modern" (80's and 90's vintage) pieces were still in their original boxes.
It also came with a second 7mm barrel with all of the hardware (sight, bayo lug, etc.) I'd love to get a .30-06 barrel. Not sure if anyone might be up for a trade or if anyone might have a sportsterized barrel that I could transfer the mil parts back onto. Definitely interested to hear ideas.
