07-06-2008, 03:10 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | Item won on Gunbroker.com Well ladies and gents, I finally got one here it is: GunBroker.com guns: 1903A3 Springfield / Remington 1903-A3 03A3 (item: 103728916 ends: Jul-06-08 03  11 PM)Should be here by next week I imagine, I know the stock needs some work but I am not sure how much I really want to do to it, being as it looks like everything on the rifle is factory original, as far as my untrained eyes can see. So the question in here is, based on these pictures and the info provided, do I swap the stock, refinish the existing stock, or leave it as is?
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07-06-2008, 03:19 PM
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| i would leave it as is. you can clean it a little and re-oil it, but its in good enough shape to not start swapping out parts. |
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07-06-2008, 03:24 PM
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| Very nice !!!...A.H |
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07-06-2008, 03:37 PM
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| USAF, Nice find. You paid a decent sum for it and it will increase in value if you do not refinish it. The surest way to decrease the value of a collectible firearm is to refinish it. Your rifle has some good cartouches as well as some character. A good cleaning as others have suggested is proper, please don't take sandpaper or harsh cleaners to it. Again a very nice find.. Last edited by K75RT; 07-06-2008 at 03:38 PM. Reason: CRS |
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07-06-2008, 03:44 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | Thanks everyone, after all the looking I think I finally found a good one at a good price! K75RT-Well what I was thinking of doing was using Murphey's oil soap and lightly going over it with a dish scrubber pad then giving it a couple coats of BLO... this is the process I usually use on most of my other mil surp firearms... Too harsh you think? Should I just use the Murphey's and a sponge, give the metal parts a good bath, oil her up and call her good?
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07-06-2008, 04:44 PM
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| USAF, it looks to me like you have yourself a very fine piece of history and possibly a good shooter also, clean it good and do nothing else, what nicks it has, where gotten along it way to you, they are beauty marks and should be treated as such. Just my opinion. steve
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07-07-2008, 07:56 AM
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| can't disagree with anyone here. I would just feel bad tampering with it! good find. |
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07-07-2008, 09:18 PM
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| Great find! I have cartouche envy. How's it shoot? Take your sturdy shoulder with you. I was really surprised how much more the recoil of the 03A3 was compared to the Garand using the same cartridge. I'm curious about the front sight cover. Of the WWII made 03A3s, some have them some don't. Were they all made with the front sight hood? My SC made in 3-43 doesn't have it.
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07-08-2008, 01:31 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | Joker, I am by no means an expert, but I BELIEVE they were originally issed with them, but were taken off for various reasons by the men, including target aquisition and such. You can get repros from several sources, none of which I can actually think of now, lol... I haven't recieved it yet, I sent my money off for it yesterday and I am sending my gun shop's FFL today after work so it can be transfered. But I will give yuo a range report as soon as I can buddy!
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07-08-2008, 02:28 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | Oh and don't forget the pictures!
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07-09-2008, 02:16 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | Yeah, yeah, yeah... I have had that e-mail since I was about 16 so it is easy to remember as a username... I am suprised it took someone so long to see that, lol! Now will I ever live it down?
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07-09-2008, 02:20 PM
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07-16-2008, 04:04 PM
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| Nice looking rifle there. Clean her up and shoot it. Enjoy!
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07-16-2008, 05:05 PM
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Blog Entries: 6 | It finally got here today, it took so long because my dealer was sick all of last week so i couldn't get an FFL until Thursday. Once I got it and sent it off to him the seller, the rifle arrived today, and let me tell you, she is nice! The stock is sticky from all the years of neglect so I will try my best to clean her up GENTLY! I will post some pics when she is done, maybe tomorrow-ish in another thread. Hell, she even still has the rack number on the bottom of the stock!
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