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Well,new to me. Hope I got a good deal. Most of the parts have "R" on them but I don't know what makes a stock a Remington. It has markings on the bottom forward of the trig guard assm and on the wrist.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC00018-1.jpg
Thanks all!
I like her no matter what.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...SC000151-1.jpg
OK, maybe better pic. LOL!
Can't tell too much about the stock. What is the serial number range? Does your stock have stock bolts or pins?
Pins. Circled P on bottom of wrist. Stamped trigger guard with small trigger bow and square stamped shoulder near front screw. 4 stamps in front of guard. 2 in a diamond,3 in a circle,3 in a square and a triangle with something unreadable. The end of the stock next to the barrel has a circle stamped in it. Looks like the Ord corps crossed cannon stamp on left side of wrist and FJ? something in a rectangle.
SN 3497714
Barrel RA 8-44 with a P on the underside. (think it's new because the bore is perfect)
There is a punch mark under the SN and I think that means rebuilt?
Everything has a "R" stamped on it except the 2 front sling and stacking swivels and the sight blade(stamped A)
Try to get more pics. Receiver and barrel are green parkerized but every thing else is a real dark blue/black. OH, the safety is parkerized green too.
Thank you for your insight.:bow:
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Awww crap! A spring or something must be missing from the rear sight. The windage knob turns really easy with no clicks and you can push/pull the knob back and forth. You can press the sight and it' springs back but you can pull the knob and the shaft and peep sight move side to side.
The stock is correct for the rifle, assuming the "circle P is 7/16" and the subinspection marks forward of the trigger guard don't have a diamond.
I thought FJA then CC and the diamond/sqare/triangle/circle quartet were signs of a S/C stock ?
Or have the fumes from Rick's bottle floated over here ?
Chris
Yes, it does sound like a SC stock. No bore cleaner for me yet today. :madsmile:
Jinx - Sounds like you might be missing a spring. Maybe this photo will help you figure it out. http://www.vishooter.net/m1903/a3_rear_sight.jpg
Thanks guys. I keep going around in circles about the stock. LOL! Yep, it's missing the windage spring(2nd down on the left of pic) that goes under the windage knob.
Oops! Missed the "diamond". Does driving in Seattle/Tacoma traffic during rush hour excuse me??? :dancingbanana:
NO! Unless the cup holder with the open jar is under an A/C vent , of course. Or if you're using an afgan as a dash board cover , of course.
Chris
Close the laptop and drive, Rick!
Jinx - Congratulations on your new rifle. Always glad to hear about 1903-03A3 love at first sight acquistions.
And continued kudos to RtL for always being quick with good advice. Not sure which has gotten more good natured kidding "mileage" over the years; his afghan photo backdrops or the "sniffing bore cleaner again" excuse when he misses a small info clue.
As I often say "I'm a humble man ... and I have a LOT to be humble about" :dancingbanana:
(Thanks for the kind words, Alkali!)
Thanks for the info. I was stumped because the band springs and all the stock hardware is Remington except the unmarked stacking and upper sling swivels.
Was "love at first sight" with her! Beautiful metal and wood with tiger striping.
I guess Bill Rica has rear sight parts and I need to get her a GI buttstock cleaning kit too.
What essentials should I pick up for it? (other than ammo:lol:) I've got a dozen of those lil yellow capped grease pots and CLP.
The PO gave me a big a** bayonet stamped Remington with it too but I can't figure out how it mounts.:banghead: But it makes quick work of slicing watermellons!
Remington made many different models of rifles and bayonets for many different countries over the years. Your's may not be for an '03 . Does it say "1905" or have the "US " or flaming bomb marks ? There is also the US M1917 bayonet they made , too.
Chris
Marked Remington and 1917 and something that looks like a bird?
That's for the M1917 " Enfield " rifle ( also fits the trench guns of WW1 and WW2 , but not 1903s ) . The "bird" is an Eagle's head , the military acceptance mark for WW1 . Same thing as the crossed cannons of WW2.
Chris
I have also joined the 03a3 Remington Club recently.
One thing I have noticed is that the rear screw which attaches the barreled receiver to the stock is too short to engage all the threads.... Why would it be designed like that ?
Saw the same thing clearly illustrated in the third picture in Harlan's post on "original configuration" .......
Probably a M1903 screw. On the earlier rifles, the hole wasn't drilled all the way through to the top. It was on later M1903s and M1903A3s made during WWII as a labor-saving feature.