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    1903A3 Receiver Milling Mark?

    Just purchased a 1903A3 from online company and when picking up the gun I noticed that it appears there was some milling done to the receiver. It doesn't look like it was done to coverup scope mount screws, looks original because it is parkerized.

    Does anyone have any information or has seen this before?


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    normal,, war time manufacturing.. turn em and burn em
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    720-841-1399 during normal bus, hours.

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    Thanks Chuckindenver, I was concerned that it might be something wrong with the receiver.

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    I have not seen anything like that before. And I have no idea how that happened or what was intended. But I can say that nothing went to waste. So it's entirely possible, but unlikely, that the rifle was shipped that way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Beardicon View Post
    I have not seen anything like that before. And I have no idea how that happened or what was intended. But I can say that nothing went to waste. So it's entirely possible, but unlikely, that the rifle was shipped that way.

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    Thanks for the reply, if you haven't seen one then this is like a unicorn! Anything I should be concerned with/check?

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Beardicon View Post
    And I have no idea how that happened or what was intended.
    When metal is being machined cutting tools can move in their collet or tool holder or the workpiece can move a fraction, unintentionally, on the machine bed, in the vice or jig. Alternatively the machine bed may move unintentionally, a fraction, in one or more directions. It may sound like a very simplistic mistake to make to anyone who has had little or no experience of machining metal but "things" can sometimes "happen" when machining metal and sometimes it can happen "very quickly". I don't know if this is what has happened to the receiver with the apparent milling markings seen in post 1 but it may be a possibility.

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    It just occurred to me that the extraneous milling mark may have been intended to remove the appearance of a scant forging. Scant receiver forgings are rare, but they do exist. I found one on a complete rifle.

    I see nothing to be concerned about.

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    iv seen some with the same grind marking, as wells as deep grind marks at the receiver ring were the handguard rings goes on, mostly on later made Remingtons,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuckindenver View Post
    iv seen some with the same grind marking, as wells as deep grind marks at the receiver ring were the handguard rings goes on, mostly on later made Remingtons,
    This is a June of 1943 Remington. Thanks for the feedback Chuckindenver.

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    Just a thought ..

    The milling almost, sorta, kinda, but not quite aligns with where the top two lines of the M1903A4 markings would be...

    A 'Factory Error' made right?
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