I went to look at the Remington 03A3 this afternoon.....
I didn't think to get any pictures though...:mad: I thought about it on the way home. Anyway, I
can describe it to ya, first off it had a straight stock in pretty good condition, it had "FJA" on the left side and a "P" underneath the forearm in front of the trigger guard. It also had what looked to be a "OG" with a square around it on the left side of the buttstock?
Everything looked to be green except the bolt which looked black, also it looked like some faded
yellow paint in the lettering on the receiver? It may have been a different color it was faded and
not in all the lettering. The barrel was marked RA 7-43 if IIRC, it also had a "P" or something similar underneath the barrel. The only thing that was missing was the front sight hood, but he said that he could possibly find it. The butt pad did look a little scratched up, and it wasn't blued it was kinda bare looking.
The action functioned smoothly, the receiver cut off tab area was clean and looked unmolested, the barrel looked shiny inside, although he did say there was a tight spot in the barrel when you run a patch through it? He also said he's shot 3/4" groups
at 100 yards with it and also rang the 500 yard gong at a "CMP" match with it offhanded.
It had a correct looking leather sling, but I didn't look for any markings. I was also wrong about the extra barrel coming with the rifle...LOL, he does have a new one still in wax paper with the grease still on it and dated very close...for $200 extra....:move eek:
All in all it looks like a nice Remington 03A3 example........but the $900 isn't negotiable, I really like the rifle though....he said he would give me a week to decide before he advertised it....LOL.
The rifle looks very close to the one in Remington 1903A3 (displaying original configuration and finish) sticky....except the wood is darker and not quite as nice, also the stacking swivel and the bayonet band etc..is green looking not blued. I did not take the action out of the stock and I didn't have time to really look for all the marking on the stock, but it did look genuine.
Opinions....? what do you seasoned buyers say?
Regards,
What do you guys think?
I was thinking the same about the 500 yard offhander...LOL
Well, I'm not so sure about this rifle now, even though I'm itching to get one...LOL! Either way
of the BS, it was a nice Remington. And I've been looking online at GB and GI and about everyone
I see on there is around $750 to $1200 and they don't look much better than the one I looked
at yesterday..LOL.
So tell me where do ya find a decent Remington 1903A3? I don't really do the gun shows anymore...if and when there is one around here. And often those guys are like dealing with car
salesman...the kings of BSers. Guess I could check some pawn shops and gun stores.
I don't want a drill rifle, that I do know. I think if I could get this one for $ 700 or 750 I would jump on it, I still have till next Tues to decide....Oh well.
Regards,
Thanks for the response Patrick!
Words of wisdom for sure, I think I'm just going to make him an offer over the phone and be
done with it, then if he accepts I'll ask for a test shoot. If not I'll keep looking.
I just wish I could look at some others in person to get a feel for them, I don't think I would be
comfortable buying online, "sight unseen", unless it was a new firearm...LOL.
But that could change with time.
Anyway, thanks for the wise advise.
Regards,
Me too....I need all the pics I can see....LOL.
And thanks to all you guys that have posted advice and responses on this thread.
Regards,
Nice....thanks for posting the pics.
It looks like a good one for me..LOL. I'm curious, the stacking swivel looks like it has green park
on it? And does it matter if the bands, swivels, and bayonet stud/band is green park?
Is this something they would've done with a arsenal rebuild? I assume the original finishes were
blued, except for the receiver.
Regards,
