30-06 Sporterized Hunting rifle with scope.

[Bman456]

Ad Type

1. For Sale

Price

$350

Manufacturer

Other / Not Listed

Caliber

30-06 Springfield

City

Beaverton

State

Oregon

Zip Code

97006

WWII sporterized 30-06 hunting rifle and scope. 350 obo

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[North Plains]

Can you post some better pictures of the action. I'm trying to figure out what it is. Thanks

 

[North Plains]

Better yet can you pull the scope and bases off and see if there is any writing in the front ring. Thanks

 

[Bman456]

It's a rock island arsenal model 1903. I may be low on my price. What do you know about those?

 

[Bman456]

See pic

 

[Bman456]

Better yet can you pull the scope and bases off and see if there is any writing in the front ring. Thanks

The number is 287630. Not sure how that dates it. Doesn't appear to be "" early.

 

[North Plains]

the Cut off between high and low on rock island 1903 is 285,507

 

[Bman456]

the Cut off between high and low on rock island 1903 is 285,507

High and low in reference to what?

 

[North Plains]

Depending on who you want to believe. Low numbers are not safe to shoot. High numbers are ok to shoot.

 

[Bman456]

Oh, interesting. Is this gun more valuable than 350? It has been being used as a hunting rifle and was given to my by my late grandfather.

 

[JSJPDX]

Early 1903s had some issues with the heat treating of the receivers causing some of them to come apart and harm the user. Once the issue was found, the heat treating process was changed. The early guns are called low serial number rifles and the post change are called high serial number rifles. There are some folks that will not purchase a low number rifle as they believe them to be unsafe to shoot. At this point it is probably a mute point as any rifle that has made it this many years and not had an issue probably won't have one.

 

[JSJPDX]

Oh, interesting. Is this gun more valuable than 350? It has been being used as a hunting rifle and was given to my by my late grandfather.

Depending on who you're talking to a high number rifle might be worth more however for most folks I don't think there would be much, if any, difference.

 

[Bman456]

Depending on who you're talking to a high number rifle might be worth more however for most folks I don't think there would be much, if any, difference.

Thanks for the insight. I guess I don't really know the vale.

 

[Bman456]

Thanks for the insight. I guess I don't really know the vale.

Value

 

[JSJPDX]

What you have from the looks of it is a pretty nice sporterized version of a M1903. Lots of these were done over the years so you're basically selling an older hunting rifle with an older Japanese optic. I was looking a while back and was seeing them anywhere from $250 - $450/500, don't know if those are still accurate prices. You might do some investigating on Gunbroker and see what you come up with. This might be one of those guns that you hang on to just because you got it from your grandfather even if you don't ever shoot it.

 

[Bman456]

What you have from the looks of it is a pretty nice sporterized version of a M1903. Lots of these were done over the years so you're basically selling an older hunting rifle with an older Japanese optic. I was looking a while back and was seeing them anywhere from $250 - $450/500, don't know if those are still accurate prices. You might do some investigating on Gunbroker and see what you come up with. This might be one of those guns that you hang on to just because you got it from your grandfather even if you don't ever shoot it.

True enough. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Marine Airedale]

To even guess at valuation would need to know barrel length and condition including the crown, type of safety (factory one is useless with a scope), looks like a military trigger not adding to the price. All in all, sporterrized 03s and M1917s are no where near what they were worth in the past.

Better photographs would help a lot.

 

[Pepe-lepew]

It is in the ball park for price. It could be low or high depending on condition of the blueing, stock and barrel. The heat treated receiver and nice sporter stock is a plus. Looks like maybe a cut down USGI barrel if it has the pin groove on the barrel next to the receiver. The photo is not clear enough to tell.

 

[arakboss]

You will know the value once it sells.

 

[AlAl27]

What is the barrel length on it has it been cut down