westwall
The tell is take the barreled action out and if you see two dimples under the barrel (they will be parked-over) it will be a ex-sniper.....The divot were made by the jig they use to mount the scope blocks.
I hope this helps.
It never had a scope mount mounted, and has always just been a good shooting rifle. It is bog standard. Thanks for the info though I actually have a fairly extensive firearms library. This is bookcase number one.