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    1903A3 at Sarco ?

    Any good ?
    Any reason not to buy ?

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    You need a Drill Rilfe? Lots around for cheap money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calif-Steve View Post
    You need a Drill Rilfe? Lots around for cheap money.
    Didn't know they were drill rifles.
    Just called them and they did say they are drill rifle recoveries.

    I have not seen any 03A3's at all for inexpensive.
    I'm actually looking for something cheap to build into a sporter as I have a nice one that is staying original. Would one of the Sarco's be a good candidate for a sporter ?

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    Drill rifles are around at the big gunshows. Usually cheap. SARCO has a poor reputation and well known for Chinese parts. Expect Chinese parts, for sure.

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    Before diving into this project you you might want to price Remington, Savage and maybe
    Ruger sporting rifles.
    Using a military rifle was the only way to go from about 1930 to 1950. Since the mid 60's it became less cost effective and today is just sort of dumb.

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    Unless you are after a "project" as much as a rifle the Ruger American Rifle is outstanding and a great value.

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    Thanks for the replies,
    Only new rifles I like are Savage, but the 03A3 has always been my favorite and one of my most accurate rifles.

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    The Savage rifles are not very pretty but they can cook. Very accurate in my experiance.

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    You can find an A3 that is already been sporterized. I have seen a lot of them and often they are pretty cheap.

    I agree that most Savage rifles rock and are a great value.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike radford View Post
    You can find an A3 that is already been sporterized. I have seen a lot of them and often they are pretty cheap.
    There are a couple local for about $450, is that cheap or high ?
    One is D&T'ed for weaver mounts and the other Leupold.
    If it is drilled to fit weaver, will a Leupold fit up ? I really want a Leupold mount.

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