03A3 Rem. VS. SC ? ?

[Hylander]

Is there any reason to pick one over the other ?
I ask because I have been looking for a Rem but came across an SC.
However the SC is alot of money for me.
What should I expect to pay for an all correct near perfect SC ?

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[Calif-Steve]

I see so few correct/near perfect SC rifles that a price might be off. I would GUESS starting $1200.00. Others will chime in, I hope.

[USSR]

Nice to know that a correct and perfect Smith-Corona would go for over a grand. I got mine about 50 miles from where they were made, and it is unissued, never been rebuilt, and still has a barrel full of cosmoline. Some day I'll have to take some pics and post them.

Don

[John Beard]

Is there any reason to pick one over the other ?
I ask because I have been looking for a Rem but came across an SC.
However the SC is alot of money for me.
What should I expect to pay for an all correct near perfect SC ?

(1) SC's are more scarce. Fewer were made.

(2) SC's are more valuable.

(3) SC's are more accurate.

(4) A minty SC should fetch about $1200 or more.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[Hylander]

(1) SC's are more scarce. Fewer were made.
(2) SC's are more valuable.
(3) SC's are more accurate.
(4) A minty SC should fetch about $1200 or more.
Hope this helps.
J.B.

That does help

I see this one went for $1,250
So what specifics made it worth that much ?
Is it certian markings or just that it is very clean and an SC ?

WW2 03-A3 SMITH CORONA RIFLE : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com


Most I see are going for under $800

Sorry for all the questions but I am considering one locally for $1,000
Which is really out of my budget, but I want a nice one that I will keep forever

[Rick the Librarian]

The bolt is a replacement and you can't see much from the pictures the seller posted. The finish doesn't look right to me, either. As I said on another forum, $800.

[Mike D]

S.C. 03a3's are more accurate, because...?

Should they be more accurate because of High Standard 4 groove barrels?

[John Beard]

That does help

I see this one went for $1,250
So what specifics made it worth that much ?
Is it certian markings or just that it is very clean and an SC ?

WW2 03-A3 SMITH CORONA RIFLE : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com


Most I see are going for under $800

Sorry for all the questions but I am considering one locally for $1,000
Which is really out of my budget, but I want a nice one that I will keep forever

Most SC '03-A3's have been overhauled, refinished, and re-assembled from mixed parts. Those generally fetch $800 or less as you observe.

The rifle on GB was described as being "99% unfired." And it fetched a price commensurate with that condition. Unfortunately, as RtL pointed out, the rifle has a replacement bolt. The rest looked original.

J.B.

[John Beard]

S.C. 03a3's are more accurate, because...?

Should they be more accurate because of High Standard 4 groove barrels?

I am not at liberty to explain why SC '03-A3's are more accurate. But, I can report the information as fact. And the High Standard barrels contribute to the superior accuracy.

J.B.

p.s.,

I do not claim that every single SC rifle is more accurate. I speak of them as a group. I'm sure someone is waiting to pounce that his SC rifle won't hit the side of a barn while standing inside it.

[Hylander]

This is a link to the rifle in question
Is this a $1000 rifle ?

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...41#post3615741