James River Armory Springfield 1903's?

Travis Bickle

Travis Bickle

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I know these were brought in a few years ago.
The 1903A3 rebuilt/reactivated rifles by James River Armory.
They went for about $1000

Is there any dealers around still carrying these? If not is there any plans to bring in more?
I really would like to purchase a like new condition A3 springfield.

I'm border line about to go through the import process from the U.S. I'd rather buy Canadian but there simply aren't any I can find.
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Travis Bickle said:
I know these were brought in a few years ago.
The 1903A3 rebuilt/reactivated rifles by James River Armory.
They went for about $1000

Is there any dealers around still carrying these? If not is there any plans to bring in more?
I really would like to purchase a like new condition A3 springfield.

I'm border line about to go through the import process from the U.S. I'd rather buy Canadian but there simply aren't any I can find.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Necrothread, but I would also be very interested in one of these. Or if anyone is looking to sell theirs.
 
I've had four of them and while pretty, they are over priced for their lack of quality.
Have a close look at one before you buy.
 
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Been looking at a few originals on GunBroker. Nice but pricey. Never did the import thing yet. Anybody ever went that route? How did it work for you?
 
I bought their 1942 USMC sniper version six or seven years back.
It was supposedly taking six to eight weeks to make up to order.
It took two weeks and it was ready.
On arrival, the stock had some stains in the receiver area and there were little gobbets of some greasy substance on the scope and receiver that removed the finish.
On questioning JRA by email, they suggested Kroil on the metal and refinishing the stock area. Nothing helped.
I suggested some adjustment might be in order, and they never replied.
A follow up email was similarly ignored. Unimpressive performance for an item that cost close to $2900.

Of the three 1903's of theirs that I have owned, all had bolt handles touching the stock and needed relief work.
In one case, you could see that the notch for the bolt handle was off by almost 1/8 inch.
The upper band/bayonet lug piece was driven on to the stock very tightly and required hammering with a piece of hockey stick to remove it.
They did that because they drilled a 3/8 inch hole for the 1/8 inch screw that secures the band.
Relieving the wood so the band could be replaced made the band very wobbly so I made a bushing for the screw and epoxied it in place to secure things.
They had touted their new Criterion barrels, but on my one, it was a new wartime barrel.
I suspect that my one was returned by some American dealer after I placed my order, so they sluffed it off on me.

I've had two of their M-1 rifles, and both seemed well put together and nicely finished. However, they required about 30 to 40 rounds before they would function reliably.

I've used Irunguns three times in the past and things went well with them, with one, or perhaps two, very minor hiccups.
 
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