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I think the Ordnance Wheel is a knock off of either the Quality Hardware or Saginaw Ordnance wheel for the M1 Carbine.

It isn't close to any Remington Ordnance Wheel I have seen. That being said,...

New stamps, and bad ones at that. It would have been better to have left the stock as-is, with the new stamps the value just dropped to near firewood

That Ordnance Wheel is just pitiful.
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Westgard,

I think the stock markings are OK. The crossed cannons look like they may have been a light strike on a particularly thick spot of varnish. The markings on Winchester shotguns are...

I couldn't recall off the top of my head so I just checked the MSDSs at a few places online and see that Pure Tung Oil and Raw Linseed Oil both have flash points listed at over 230.

I use a cheap...

I buy my Pure Tung Oil from the Real Milk Paint Company:

http://www.realmilkpaint.com/oil.html

You can usually find Raw Linseed Oil at independent or smaller hardware stores, the boxes don't...

Actually Dollar, the original treatment was a heated immersion in Raw Linseed Oil or Pure Tung Oil, and I have done it.

The results I got were fantastic, simply great looking wood.

That being...

Thanks again!

So all the screws associated with the mounting scope are color case hardened?

-Patrick

Oh, I nearly forgot.

Were the base mounting screws originally blued or parkerized?

I'm guessing blued.

Thanks again,

-Patrick

Wow, I really appreciate all the info!

Thanks to all,

-Patrick

I acquired an 03A4 from a friend a few years ago. The gun is a mix up of parts and amateur restorations.

I'm slowly piecing it back together, and after finding a decent original scant stock this...

My first Garand was WRA 1,301,9** and it has an annealed heel and receiver legs.

-Patrick

I'm finally to the assembly stage of my first 03 rebuild...and something has me stumped.

I cannot get the safety to engage without a slight pull back on the cocking piece.

My other 03's all...

I'd gamble on the low number 03, but that's just me.

-Patrick

Chestnut Ridge Red, fresh oil in the crevices and an awful try at reproducing the early RMC stamp.

My question is where did the base stock come from? It isn't original, and I'm not a huge fan...

Major Tom, most Winchesters are "square cut."

That is something WRA didn't change till very late.

-Patrick

I used white Crayola crayon on a couple of M2 Tripods I restored. Cleaned the area up with some burlap after pushing crayon into the marks. Easy to use, almost any grocery or drug store carries...

I haven't seen one that low. What was the barrel date, did you happen to look?

I own a Remington 03 with the milled off dovetail for the 03A3 rear sight that is serial number 3310XXX. It has a...