My new 03A3 aquisition

Boncray · 03-23-2005, 04:53 PM

I have just acquired what I think is a nice mint condition Remington 03A3 rifle that had an unfinished walnut stock. I was more interested in the condition of the rifle for target practice and joy of owning such a rifle at the shooting range. All metal parts appear to have the green parkerizing, i.e., very green in the light (no blueing except for the rear sight and the bolt lock) in mint condition, One gun enthusiast said it didn't look like it was fired at all fron the look of the bore and riflings (before I spent one box). I finished the stock for sport and put on a Pakmayher (sp) recoil pad for the shooting range. I was attempting to put a Nikon scope on it, but my gun smith highly encouraged me not to make alterations to it. They kept saying "wow" under their breath to each other. I'm leaving it "as is" with the peep sight.

Who can give me information about it's vintage? Here's the specifics: The chamber is marked, "U.S. REMINGTON MODEL 03-A3 375XXXX. Behind the front sight are the markings: RA (Flaming bomb impression) 4-43. Left side barrel has markings: L VI with another "V" under that. There's an "X" on the flat upper part of the bolt. There's a large stamp "MN" on the barrel in front of the chamber. It has the front sight forged press on cover. Are there any more identifying marks needed for this rifle? Also, who has information on the rear sight markings for distance? :-)

dhermesc · 03-25-2005, 07:21 AM

Try posting this in the military rifle section or go to Jouster.com - Culver shooting page. The 03 forum has guys who do nothing but answer these sort of questions. For the most part they are accurate - plenty of spectators to jump on anyone who makes a mistake. Is this a CMP rifle?

Boncray · 03-25-2005, 08:24 AM

Not even sure what a "CMP" rifle is! Thanks for the reply and suggested forum.

Oxford · 03-26-2005, 05:54 PM

Boncray...I'm not an authority on CMP, but that's the acronym for:
Civilian Marksmanship Program. Here's a link which may be useful to explain the program better than i could do. Good luck with your 03A3. :right:

http://www.memorableplaces.com/m1garand/cmpprogram.html

03-23-2005, 04:53 PM	#1
Boncray Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	My new 03A3 aquisition I have just acquired what I think is a nice mint condition Remington 03A3 rifle that had an unfinished walnut stock. I was more interested in the condition of the rifle for target practice and joy of owning such a rifle at the shooting range. All metal parts appear to have the green parkerizing, i.e., very green in the light (no blueing except for the rear sight and the bolt lock) in mint condition, One gun enthusiast said it didn't look like it was fired at all fron the look of the bore and riflings (before I spent one box). I finished the stock for sport and put on a Pakmayher (sp) recoil pad for the shooting range. I was attempting to put a Nikon scope on it, but my gun smith highly encouraged me not to make alterations to it. They kept saying "wow" under their breath to each other. I'm leaving it "as is" with the peep sight. Who can give me information about it's vintage? Here's the specifics: The chamber is marked, "U.S. REMINGTON MODEL 03-A3 375XXXX. Behind the front sight are the markings: RA (Flaming bomb impression) 4-43. Left side barrel has markings: L VI with another "V" under that. There's an "X" on the flat upper part of the bolt. There's a large stamp "MN" on the barrel in front of the chamber. It has the front sight forged press on cover. Are there any more identifying marks needed for this rifle? Also, who has information on the rear sight markings for distance? :-)

03-25-2005, 07:21 AM	#2
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	Try posting this in the military rifle section or go to Jouster.com - Culver shooting page. The 03 forum has guys who do nothing but answer these sort of questions. For the most part they are accurate - plenty of spectators to jump on anyone who makes a mistake. Is this a CMP rifle? __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

03-26-2005, 05:54 PM	#4
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Boncray...I'm not an authority on CMP, but that's the acronym for: Civilian Marksmanship Program. Here's a link which may be useful to explain the program better than i could do. Good luck with your 03A3. :right: http://www.memorableplaces.com/m1garand/cmpprogram.html __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right". Last edited by Oxford; 03-28-2005 at 03:30 PM.

03-25-2005, 08:24 AM	#3
Boncray Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	Not even sure what a "CMP" rifle is! Thanks for the reply and suggested forum.