Sound advise. I'll wait for the phone book. ....Only thing worse than NOT doing something is doing it WRONG. Thanks again.
Type: Posts; User: aris; Excluded Forums: Milsurp Knowledge Libraries (READ ONLY)
Sound advise. I'll wait for the phone book. ....Only thing worse than NOT doing something is doing it WRONG. Thanks again.
OK, not to sound like a dumb *** but, what do I do about dried out wood. I do have boiled lin seed oil which is what I was gonna treat it with, but I dont want to put anything on it till I am...
Decided to clean up the wood on my 03a3 , it was almost black from years of sitting around. I got the black film of goo off but it has the ugliest color to it that I have ever seen on ANY firearm....
I bought a low bent bolt for my A3,sporter, The original bolt safety lug fits tightly to the receiver, the ''new bolt'' safety lug sits approx 1/32 away from the receiver when the bolt is closed, I...
I have two stocks , one sporter and the original, the sporter had been heavily modified long before me, so I dont mind doing a little woodwork if I have to, but I"m not sure I"m ready to modify the...
My 03a3 has a very heavy trigger and to much creep. My local gunsmith recommended a Timney replacement trigger that would run me about 100$ parts and labor. The rifle is 90% and I dont want to do any...
Thanks to all of the guru's that helped me get my uncle's SC O3A3 back in service. He picked up this rifle when he left the army in 1945.When he passed away ,my cousin (who knows nothing about...
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/06/Copy2ofIMAG0109-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/06/IMAG0111-1.jpg
Hope these pictures help ID if this is a fake or not,...
I bought an uncut Garand bayonet marked U.F.H. U."flaming bomb" S. ,no date stamp , serial # under grips, c-64035-uf. The flaming bomb looks strange to me. It has two circles, one inside the other...
I bought a box of Hornady 165 sst LM, a box of Remington 165 accutip BT, a box of Winchester 150 power point, and a box of Winchester 180 power point, store did not have any match ammo on the shelf,...
:beerchug:
I Finally have the basic stuff put together on my 5/43 SC 03A3. I,m looking forward to putting some lead down range! I,ve heard rhumors about sub minute shot groups coming out of rifles...
J B, Thanks for the info.Not what I WANTED to hear but at least the mystery is solved! Have you ever heard any stories or reports of a low number bolt actually blowing up/ breaking. Aris.
I have a S.C. 03A3 with a barrel date of 5/43 receiver #3704893. I have been reading about possible bolt failure on older , low number bolts. There are no dates or numbers on the bolt except for Rs...
I have a S.C. 03a3 s.n.3704893 , the barrel is dated 5 / 43. This rifle was handed down by my uncle.It is in great shape and i dont think it was ever issued as there are no rack #s on it and the only...