Hey Chuck,

They stuck me a little bit also. Bought about fifty bucks worth of '03 parts and the finish was good but a coupla' screws were WRONG. Maybe you could weld the parts together into a nice paperweight and sell it on Epay with some interesting description.

Had better luck with Popperts. Only one screw was wrong.

Had great luck with Cole Distributing. '03 trigger guards. Got three. First one was a rare early Remington with the lightening cut, second was a perfectly beautiful NOS Springfield. Third was a perfectly re-finished very old Springfield with the small "S" on the bottom. Think all came in RIA wrap from 1954. Forty five bucks stripped and very fast and reasonable shipping. Other small parts from them were NOS and GI. Great front sight base and blade assembly, cheap. They only have a few '03 parts but they are great and very reasonable.

And of course Bill Ricca only sells good GI parts and they are great. The only companies that seem to have all parts are Getrich and Sarco, and you don't know what ya' might get. Have also done business with Riverbank Armory, Chestnut Ridge and Dealersshowroom(?) , nice '03 complete bolt assemblies, two for fifty bucks, think five for a hundred. They take requests for particular bolt markings. Guy ships fast and doesn't rip you on shipping.

Good luck to all in huntin' '03 parts, I'll stay away from the big guys unless I can't find a part anywhere else.

Death to ripoffs,

Lancebear