Quote Originally Posted by chuckindenver View Post
id be leary of any rifle with a story and high pricetag.
might want to avoid sticking gauges in guys rifles at shows, thats a good way to be ejected from the show, or at least ASK first. if the guy knows the rifle, he may already know what the specs are..
at least 3 times a yeat i get some self proclaimed expert, trying to gauge the TE on one of my 03,s with a Garandicon gauge, i stop them before they even get it in the rifle,
and say,,,all you have to is ask..i have the right gauge for that job, and already know what it measures.
have yet to see an 03 with a worn out muzzle, as they were cleaned from the other end.
with a rifle made in 1919 1920, are you really going to be shooting it every weekend? and crack that 500.00 stock?
Heck I won't pick up a rifle unless I ask first.
I'm just trying to get an idea what would be a fair price for the rifle if it is what it appears to be. I'm thinking 12-1500 tops which is over a grand less then the asking price. And no if it is indeed all original it would not be a shooter. At least not every weekend anyway.
The seller struck me wrong anyway and I would have to spend a lot of time researching the rifle before I would trust him.
He also had a rebuilt 03A3 at his table that was obviously a recovered receiver. He didn't deny it when I asked about but he wouldn't acknowledge it either.