I shot an 03A3 on the rifle team in the service 50 years ago but never owned one until I won a Ruger American in 30-06 on a raffle ticket I had bought. I already had a 308 and I hated the black plastic stock. Just because I had it, I had to shoot it. Loaded up some Hornady 180 grain SST bullets and after zeroing the scope the first group out of that rifle was covered with a quarter. Well that tore it! I had to do something about that damn black stock!!!! Had it dipped in a burl wood pattern. Not wood but more palatable. Put a galco ching sling on it and took it deer hunting. Shot a doe off hand through the hardwoods 178 yards through the heart. Boring? Yep boringly effective. Guess I will keep it. Just call me boring deer slayer.
