I’ve had mine for a couple of decades. Its an older original SA model with a serial number of under 25,000. All of the relevant parts have the NM stamp on them, and all are TRW manufacture.
I glass bedded it into a tiger birch stock I got from Fred’s. Topped it off with the correct 1st Gen SA Rangefinding scope. The stock was hand finished with 12 coats of Tung Oil to bring out the beautiful grain in that wood.
That thing is a no **** 800 yard rifle. I love it.
Shot the new rifle,my first impression is-I should have bought one of these a long time ago.Very smooth,light recoil.Two stage trigger,but good release-I don’t think that I’ll be doing anything to it at least for now.Overall I’m happy as can be with it.