Remington 03-a3 Valuation
- Thread starter japhi
- Start date
I have a Weaver M73B1, the military marked version of the Weaver 330, but use a Lyman Alaskan for shooting my 03A4 because i t's a superior scope. The Lyman Alaskan was designated M73 and was to be standard on the 03A4, but Lyman couldn't supply the demand, so the Weaver was the second choice.
On Remington 03A3 metal finish, the receiver and barrel were originally parkerized. Virtually all other parts were blued. I've owned new Remington 03A3 parts and they all follow this practice. Parts that are parkerized were all refinished at some point per US Ordnance standard. There's nothing wrong with parkerizing; it just means that parts were refinished.
At some point in 03A3 production there was a switch to a different trigger guard unit with a larger trigger guard bow.
A lot of Springfields show barrels with poor bores as a result of corrosive primed military ammo and/or excessive wear. New GI M1903 replacement barrels are scarce, but can be found for $400 USD if you are lucky. New Rem 03A3 military barrels are more available for a bit less.
On Remington 03A3 metal finish, the receiver and barrel were originally parkerized. Virtually all other parts were blued. I've owned new Remington 03A3 parts and they all follow this practice. Parts that are parkerized were all refinished at some point per US Ordnance standard. There's nothing wrong with parkerizing; it just means that parts were refinished.
At some point in 03A3 production there was a switch to a different trigger guard unit with a larger trigger guard bow.
A lot of Springfields show barrels with poor bores as a result of corrosive primed military ammo and/or excessive wear. New GI M1903 replacement barrels are scarce, but can be found for $400 USD if you are lucky. New Rem 03A3 military barrels are more available for a bit less.
I've sold a couple of new in the grease A3 barrels for about $200, if my memory serves.
I think the condition of the bores in a lot of the Springfields that have made it here is the result of service in heaven only knows where third world countries. Some were really sorry, inside and out.
I think the condition of the bores in a lot of the Springfields that have made it here is the result of service in heaven only knows where third world countries. Some were really sorry, inside and out.
Even the verified ones. Not all verifiers knew milsurps well enough to know the difference.
These saw a lot of use in Korea, despite the Koreans also having m1's.
The blue sky imports were generally bad notes as I recall. Many NOS barrels were consumed in fixing these up.
The new US GI M1903 replacement barrels which turn up these days are either made by Springfield Armory or High Standard and both are very good. They are so scarce that I've been holding off installing one on a pretty good Springfield receiver hoping that a better receiver might come along.
When installing the new GI barrels I like to go with one that is offset about 18 degrees from top dead center before turning it on. The M1903 barrels come in around there, but the 03-A3 barrels are quite a bit further from TDC in a hand tight position. That means turning the shoulder down a bit before installation.
When installing the new GI barrels I like to go with one that is offset about 18 degrees from top dead center before turning it on. The M1903 barrels come in around there, but the 03-A3 barrels are quite a bit further from TDC in a hand tight position. That means turning the shoulder down a bit before installation.
