I Love It .I'm pretty stoked as my rings showed up yesterday, which allowed me to get everything refinished today. I think I nailed the color this time on the parts that were supposed to be parked - I compared it to an unmolested bayonet band and it's about spot-on. I baked the barreled action at a higher temp and for longer duration than I did the scope base and rings. I wanted that tinge of green to the barreled action and the optics accessories to not have that tinge.
I put everything together and it went together with no issues. I need to get a few coats of oil on the handguard though as it's a touch lighter than the stock. Again, the scant stock isn't correct for this particular build date, but it's what I have on hand and will do for now. I've got the scope mounted up, but fully anticipate having to take it apart and add a shim to the front of the mount - they almost always required them. Initial windage is set with the large screws on other side of the rear scope ring.
The overall cost into this rifle is just under $600, that included optics, mounts, everything. Not bad for a legit 1903A4 right?