Nice rifle. I would have preferred an oil finish myself, but the lacquer finished 1968 rifle is the one that came my way and I do appreciate that its from the first year of production.

Do you have any idea where I might get a plastic part for the rifle?

When I took it out of the stock I noticed cracks in the plastic trigger guard/magazine well...some at the front and some at the back. I fixed them with glue, but would still prefer an uncracked part. It looked to me like the gun had never been out of the stock and over time the plastic cracked from the guard screw pressure.

Thanks, Rob