1903a4

[Craig Eberhardt]

Hello there,

I am looking at the remington z series sniper on guns international.

Aside from the price any thoughts?

Help appreciated. These things are as rare as rocking horse poo at my end of the world!

Craig

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[JGaynor]

Can you post a link to the site please?

[Neal Myers]

Took a little searching, but.....
1903 A3 Sniper U.S. Remington World War - Military Rifles US

The seller apparently is unaware that it is a 1903A4 rifle, so that may cut down on the number of folks who actually find the listing.

I think it is probably a righteous arsenal rebuilt rifle. I'd like to see better (closer) photos of everything, especially the bolt & front sight area.

Guns International is just a listing service. If you do not have a US Agent, you will need to find out if the seller is willing to export.

Neal

[gioca]

I believe that the link is guninternational.com
Many of the more relevant pictures are missing, IMHO the Weaver scope is commercial.

[Promo]

Scope and scope rings look to once have been replaced. Request additional pictures of the barrel markings and the bolt, to see whether they are still original. Z-prefix are rarer, that is true. However, unless you're especially looking for a Z-prefix rifle they do not seem to get any premium compared to other 1903A4 snipers. Two of my four 1903A4 are Z-prefix, and I didn't really searched to get Z-prefix rifles (also paid the same as for a normal 1903A4).

[JGaynor]

This rifle was listed on Gunbroker in July 2013. The GB auction specified a Sept 43 barrel which would be correct for a "Z". I have my doubts about the stock. By the time the "Z" series rifles were assembled I think the soks would have bee sourced from Keystone. Also my notes fom last July indicate a full complement of inspection and accreptance stamps (RA, Ordnance Escutcheon, FJA) Its looks that only the FJA is present now. The rest of the details seem unchanged.

[supercub]

Jim, if you look closely I think the RA is still there behind the cross bolt, but it's faint. I don't see the cross cannons but the angle and picture isn't all that good. The stock appears to be an SA C stock and agree, probably too late for that. Possibly a CMP Auction receiver?

Kurt