Another faked stock

[tomwatts]

And to be honest!!!

I could tell from the eBay listing that their was a 95% chance it was a fake, but it fits my needs for a Franken gun I am building. (Even though I could have faked this better and cheaper, I am too lazy for that for a Franken gun)

If it had been the real deal I would have dropped what ever it took to get it, (for another project).

The stock looks to be new with old hand guard, and its quite nice looking, for my needs.

My Franken gun is the gun that I think Remington should have built, and the one I want as my custom 03A3.

It will have a drilled and tapped receiver, & a fancy scope and a milled trigger guard, early rings etc. In other words it will be my fancy customized shooter. It will never be sold as the real deal, and I am thinking of stamping the stock inside with a 2010 build date to make sure.

I have several other 03s, that are the real deal, and I continue to build based on whatever I can procure. I guess that means I am more of a shooter enthusiast rather than a collector. I would rather buy parts and build my on most of the time rather than buy that perfect specimen. That's the hobby gunsmith in me.

But on a final note, a most interesting thread! I know I have found a home here, if you guys can be tolerant of us quasi collectors.

Cheers
Tom

[Midmichigun]

Tom,
Nice to meet ya!
We have some real good guys here at this forum... but I can tell you, they are mostly collectors.
I do a bit of "gunbuilding" on the side, on other forums... this one, I try to keep "straight laced".... so as not to upset my Pals!
I look forward to your input! Welcome aboard!

[Mike D]

Yeah, Tom, stick around! Your stock might of hurt the wallet a little, but you'll live, and learn. We all do.

I've put together some '03's for fun. It's cheaper than buying the pristine collectibles.

Please do show us the rifle when you get finished with it!

[Aragorn243]

I've found this forum to be extremely tolerant of most anything compared to a few others I've visited. Some of those were downright nasty and I had no interest in either posting anything or sticking around. One of them was very beligerent and if you even made mention of altering a gun in any manner, even restoring a sporterized rifle, you were committing some kind of crime. They immediately banned any poster that did so. I was amazed.

I'm a "quasi" collector too because I have no real money to put into the hobby. I buy guns I can afford and this means they usually look pretty bad and I take a lot of enjoyment into cleaning them up and making them look good again.

[tomwatts]

To really join in, I will soon post some interesting 03 threads that will stir some real interest.

I have been collecting a number weird parts!!!

And I have been collecting 03 parts for years, so when I say weird or strange they are.

Stay tuned for new threads...

Cheers
Tom