Aside from the big name US companies famous for their rifles, the cheapest option has been Polytech's or Norincos. in Texas assembled about 2000 complete rifles using USGI parts before it was sold to Bob Reese (Geneseo, IL). It is about owning a piece of history that protected our freedoms and won a world war. But the unfortunate fact is that unless you happen to be SEI's primary customer, you're going to be treated like something the cat dragged in.
If you get really picky you can watch for the trigger and sights as well. The receiver design had fully matured by this time.
002884 to 010048 At some point in this serial number range, the receiver design was changed to incorporate a hemispherical cut in the windage knob ear outboard side (commercial NM rear sight).
