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1903 Barrel Question

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thedoveshooter	1903 Barrel Question	Lead	[-]
Posts: 22 (01/16/09 01:31 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None A friend of mine gave me a 1903 barrel that is in really good shape. I have always wanted a 1903 and am thinking of trying to build my own around the barrel. I was wondering if it makes any difference if I use a 1903 or a 1903-A3 action. I think it would be easier to use a A3 since the rear sight is on the receiver and it might be hard to find a rear sight for a 1903. Any advice is much appreciated, thanks!
M14man		#1	[-]
Posts: 129 (01/16/09 10:19 AM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I assume the barrel if it is an 03, has no sight collar. Then it probably is easier to go A3. If it has the sight collar, rear sights can be found of the 03. The barrel will work on either action.
DUSM		#2	[-]
Posts: 178 (01/18/09 08:54 AM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Finding a rear sight base for the M1903 rifle is fairly easy... I have found them at just about every show I have attended, as well as most online auctions. The trick is to find an undamaged one. There are also pins that fix the base in place in two axes... to keep the base fixed fore and aft, and to keep the base from rotating. It is fairly simple to do. If you post the information marked just below the muzzle end of the barrel, it will be easy to determine what you actually have. Be advised that building up a rifle from just a barrel can be an expensive project, and more expensive that buying a complete decent condition rifle. You should think long and hard about this, especially if you have to pay someone else to do the work. You will not recoup your entire investment in the project should you decide to sell it. If you have made your mind up to do it, look for a rifle with a rotten bore and use the barrel to restore it's shooting potential. Let us know what you found by way of markings!
thedoveshooter		#3	[-]
Posts: 23 (01/20/09 01:57 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The barrel is stamped with 2-43 by the muzzle.
Rick the Librarian		#4	[-]
Posts: 4629 (01/20/09 10:45 AM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	What is the maker? RA (Remington) or SA (Springfield), or something else? The maker will determine whether you have a M1903 or M1903A3 barrel.
Mwieczorek		#5	[-]
Posts: 80 (01/20/09 11:16 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'm gonna agree with DUSM on this one. By the time you find and purchase a receiver, bolt, stock, handguard, stock metal, trigger guard magazine floorplate, follower, magazine spring, cutoff, rear sight assembly, front sight assembly, and buttplate and screws, and whatever else I've forgotten to mention, you're gonna have a boatload wrapped up in that rifle. If you have to have a gunsmith install the barrel you're out even more. Why not buy one of those CMP M1903 or M1903A3 VFW return rifles? I hear the bores are all pretty rotten, so it might be the perfect home for your good barrel. Matt

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