Smith Corona 03a3, .308 caliber

[Emri]

the OP asked if you can convert the 1903A3 to fire .308 win, nothing about blanks, nothing about it being a drill rifle, plugged ect...everyone got side tracked..
the .308 case is fatter then the 30-06. yes...an insert will work, but like i said...why... just buy a rifle thats already in that cal, youll have a load of feed issues with the rifle,
if it were just an action, or a recovered drill rifle i can see that...but why re envent the wheel.?
years ago, they did this conversion do to the military .308 being a lot cheaper, thats not the case,...308 cost a little more then the 06...so i dont see the advatage.

Hey Chuck,

Re-read it again. The OP didn't ask if it could be done, he asked why it would be done.

Quote : "It is possible a plug of some kind was put into the chamber to re-configure the rifle for the shorter .308 round vs. a 30-06. (not sure about this) Can anyone give me any information on this rifle and why it may have been re-configured?" : Un-Quote.

From his description he seems to have a Greek return rifle and can't chamber a round. He didn't describe what it is or is not doing so a reason for it not chambering would have to wait for more information from the OP.

FWIW,

Emri

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[Blue Ridge Ranger]

Hey folks, here's the photos of my 03A3. Thanks to all who have helped. Will look forward to further comments.



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