Remington Model 03-A3

ortonjr

Looking for imformation on this rifle. Never been fired, was left to me. Don"t know cal. or date of this rifle. Thanks for any help.

perry shooter

Hello I am Surprised that you would know that it is a 03-A3 and know it was never fired BUT would not know what caliber it is 30-06 or what date as the barrel should have a date . These rifles were made to supply troops in the time of WAR and as far as I know were never sold NEW to the public?

TANK78Z

while i am no expert, i do have some general knowledge of this fine rifle. a rem 03-a3 is a former u.s. military rifle, at the barrel's end near the front sight it should have a date impressed into the metal, while this is not nescesscarily the build date it gives some indication of age. the cal. if the rifle has not been altered is 30-06. there should be other markings on the rifle metal and the stock. a full accounting of these would be helpful for more info, also a good set of photos posted on this site would help.these rifles are very collectable and fairly valuable, according to origionality,cond. etc.Bob

nononsense

ortonjr,

My guess is that there are a hundred books written on this rifle and its history. There are dozens of articles written about these rifles available on the internet by using a search engine. Here is an example:

http://www.labradorman.com/Guns/M1903A3_SPRINGFIELD.htm

http://www.booktrail.com/Guns_Rifles/Springfield03Era.asp

Best.

nmyers

Many 1903's & 1903A3's were made during WWII, but few saw combat. Thousands were sold to the public through the NRA in the 1950's to early 1960's, & many of these were brand new.

But, we would need high quality photos to get even a rough idea of what you have. Otherwise, we would just be guessing.

Neal

nards444

something that old never being fired, doubt it. I have one that was sporterized. It was bought during the 50's by my great grandfather and was made during 20's i think. But it should be a 30.06 unless it has been re-chambered.

Frogbert

As usual, nmyers is the one with the correct information here.

The CMP got a good load of these in year before last, and I got one.
Many of the rifles were in new condidtion, and many were in excellent condition with new barrels when they were stored during the war, as the Garand was being issued for the majority.

Here's the date stamp on mine:


And images showing mine's condition, which is common:

11b6r

surplusrifle.com

asphalt cowboy

quote:Originally posted by perry shooter
These rifles were made to supply troops in the time of WAR and as far as I know were never sold NEW to the public?


Actualy some were, my great uncle purchased his (now mine) shortly after WWII through the NRA (he's a life member). It's only had five rounds through it. He found the recoil considerably more than the M1 Garand he used during the war so he cleaned it up and put it back into the box, taking it out to wipe it down and oil it and back into the box.