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Trying to restore a sporterized 1903, need help.
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12-23-2012 10:33 PM
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i would opt for a genuine G.I. C stock, you can find them on Ebay some will come with a handguard, some stock metal and your in business, i would avoid the repro stocks.
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In addition to the stock you will need a buttplate with screws, rear sling swivel with screws, handguard, lower band with screw and swivel, upper band with screw and stacking swivel, and a lower band spring. Sarco sells this as a kit but you don't always get the best parts from them in my opinion. Ebay is good but people want to sell you one little piece at a time. With the exception of the bluing your rifle is a good one to convert back to military. It hasn't been shortened, drilled or stripped of the original sights. It also is a high serial number so should be a safe shooter as far as the heat treating goes. (how's the bore?) It looks to be a High Standard barrel. It should have the headspace checked. Not to confuse the issue but remember that it is going to cost you around $200 to restock this rifle with the hardware previously mentioned and the stock that is on it now really is a nice piece of work! Hmm, I know-- it's your rifle--have fum! Salt flat
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I Knew it would cost some money to bring her back, so the guestimate of $200 actually sounds pretty good to me. I haven't had the head spacing checked but it has had 20 rounds put through it recently. Seemed to shoot pretty good. The bore looks amazing for it's age. I'd put it up there with one of my new hunting rifles.
Someone else mentioned how nice the current stock is, which i won't argue with, i think it looks nice. I think that's why i thought it was just a hunting rifle when i first got it.
just out of curiosity, have you ever had a rifle bluing removed and something parkerized? Just wondering if you might have a rough cost in mind. Heck, i might even be able to make a deal as i have an old .22 bot action that needs refinished.
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Just message Chuckindenver and he can give you full details. It's what he does.
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Nice job, that looks pretty sweet after the resto. Hopefully i can start acquiring parts to bring mine back to life soon.
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Give DuPage Trading Co. a call and speak with the owner. Good guy! He can look for a Scant Stock (original WWII) and start there. The milled parts do add up. Call Springfield Sporters and The Dealers Warehouse for odd'n ends. Good luck. (Avoid Sarco as they sell Chinese parts.)
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