1903a3 sniper rifle.

[BELIKEBRO]

Hello guys, I have recently acquired this 1903A3. Need help knowing more about this rifle.

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[rcathey]

It’s a reproduction of a 1903A4 built off a 1903A3.
I’d need to see more pics of the scope to know more about it.
Even these repros bring $1,000 to $1,200.

[BELIKEBRO]

Will upload the scope pictures shortly. This is what the seller told me " This 03-A3 is in a Springfield stock in excellent condition. There are stamps on bottom of forend, stock and flaming ordnance "RA" on barrel. Gun has an excellent bore. Complete with leather sling and Weaver Model 330 Tube Scope "

[browningautorifle]

Will upload the scope pictures shortly.

Last On 06-04-2020 @ 04:27 PM

[m1903rifle]

Probably built on a recovered 03A3 drill rifle receiver. I won 100 of the drill rifles in the CMP auction several years ago, and all of the big guys such as Sarco and Numrich called me to try to buy mine. I believe that all of the FAUX 03 A4 rifles were built on recovered drill rifle receivers. Nothing wrong with with the receivers for that purpose, but none of the companies disclosed that fact.

[browningautorifle]

I won 100 of the drill rifles in the CMP auction several years ago

Wow...even at auction, good luck and maybe a steal of a price that would be a bag of US green. Most of us just want a decent shooter, you get a pile of possibles. With work that is...

[728shooter]

Most obvious giveaway to me is at the front of the barrel where you can plainly see where the original front sight was removed. Original 03a4's never had a front sight installed, hence the Parkerizing was continuous at the sight base. Yours shows the original bluing underneath.

Scope on yours is most likely a Weaver 330 Commercial with screw adjustments. All Weaver scopes for the military had "click" adjustments.

One other note: the serial number on yours looks to be "Z4001" Z-prefix rifles are rather rare (only about 2,920 made), and they always had a 7-digit s/n, Z4001083 being the first in the series, ending at Z4002980. Yours is just a nice clone....

If the seller did not disclose that this was a re-pro, I would be skeptical at doing business with him again. Just MHO....

--728shooter

[John Beard]

You have a very nice replica sniper rifle that someone built up on an M'03-A3. The scope appears to be a replica. The markings in the stock are also replicas and are not authentic. You should be all set for the sniper rifle matches.

J.B.

[ArtPahl]

Is there a reason for the scope to be rotated 90 degrees to the left?

[ed skeels]

I don't see the "Gibbs" marking on the scope which would designate it as aftermarket. They are plainly marked.
The Gibbs rifles came with a "CMP" stock.
Ed