Correct Remington or Smith-Corona 1903A3

finnmike · Oct 9, 2011

I want an 03A3 for military cast bullet match shooting. Looking for a correct rifle with excellent 4-6 groove barrel, matching non-parked bolt, and very good stock with visible cartouches. An arsenal-inspected (not reworked/reparked) piece so marked is fine as long as it did not involve swapping around incorrect parts. For Remington this means a Remington stock, barrel, floor plate and blued bolt; for Smith-Corona this means a Smith-Corona stock, barrel, floorplate, butt plate and blued bolt.

I have a C&R to cover Oregon transfers. Please contact me here or via [email protected] with offers. I'm looking for a VG-Exc. shooter, not a museum piece. Thanks for looking.
Mike B. aka finnmike

fry · Oct 19, 2011

SC are correct "as built" with both blued and parked bolts.

Most all the cool kids I know think 2 groove is better for cast.

I might have something that would work for you.

finnmike · Oct 19, 2011

Granted on the SC bolts, but the comment was intended to forestall rebuilds in general. I'm not opposed to rebuilds, done properly. The 2-groove depends on bore condition, of course. What do you have?
Mike

fry said:
SC are correct "as built" with both blued and parked bolts.

Most all the cool kids I know think 2 groove is better for cast.

I might have something that would work for you.