Hello:
I am new to this forum, but not new firearms. Especially not new, at my age.

This December has been good to me and my firearm buying habit. I have always been attracted to the 1903A3 Springfield rifles. I found three Springfields in December... What is a little amazing to me, is that of all the old Springfield rifles that have sporterized, or purchased through the NRA, I hardly ever see one setting in a for sale rack.

The first rifle I bought was a 1903A3 made by Remington. This rifle is still in the cosmolineicon and still in the original 1960 shipping container. This rifle was shipped from the Pueblo, CO Armory to Tacoma, WA. When the fellow that owned it, passed away, it was brought to California and I bought it the first day it was placed on view in the gun shop. It must have been setting in a closet for fifty years.

I'm looking forward to getting this rifle cleaned up and in shooting condition. There is so much cosmoline slathered on it, that I can't see what condition the rifle is in. What a mess.

The second rifle I bought, is another Remington made 1903A3. This rifle has had the original military "S" style stock sporterized by a GEEK. However, the rifle's metal is untouched and in good condition, so it can be easily restored, with another stock and some minor stock metal parts, to original condition. And that is what is going to happen to it. This rifle only cost me $300.00. I will have an original 1903A3 rifle for the cost of an original stock and some metal stock parts.

The third rifle I bought, is again another Remington built 1903A3. However, this one has been messed with by someone who didn't know what the hell they were doing. There is a Lyman receiver sight installed and a Lyman globe sight installed on the muzzle end of the barrel. The stock looks like it is made from "triple A fancy fence post".

The bottom metal on this rifle is original 1903 Springfield, machined parts.

This third rifle, because of it's sporterized condition, is going to stay a sporter, a sportr that will glitter with class when it's done. I have a great fascination with 1903 Springfield rifles and have wanted one which had been already sporterized, for several years. Sporterizing this third rifle won't be taking a good 1903A3 and butchering it, to sporterize it, because this is already been done. I bought this rifle for the action. I only paid $300.00 for the compete rifle.

I found another 1903A3 in restorable condition. This rifle has been rechambered to 300 Weatherby. This rifle was still wearing it's original military stock and accoutraments. It would take a new barrel and bolt, to restore this rifle. The new bolt, because I would assume the bolt face had to be altered for the 300 Weatherby cartridge.

Now what I need most urgently, is the spanner wrench that fits the two stock reinforcement screws, so I can take the rifles down.

Bill
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