Yep, I have brain spillover more and more it seems. You got me thinking though, for a smaller than usual show at that venue it did have some interesting C&R stuff there, including a Johnson. I agree prices were a little on the steep side but I never got down to any serious horse trading either...
Very nice indeed and just out of the Olympic trials serial numbers range. I would say the notches confirm your assertion that it is a good shooter. I think you got one up on your brother!
Ha ha, I always wondered if the the scope covers thing wasn't a bit of a stretch. The rough receiver is not typical of original sniper rifles either I understand.
I'm thinking SCW even with the late date. Some where in my hazy memory I seem to recall a thread on one of the other collector sites where a 91/30 dated 1939 was being discussed as having possible SCW provenance. If I recall correctly, some pretty good arguments were made for the possibility of...