Here's an 03A3.
That is a NICE 03A3!
Bob
Thank you.
It looks nice but had issues when I bought it.
I got it through local private sale, and at a good price, so I kinda figured it would have issues. It is a Remington and has been "refurbed" but I don't know who did it. The stock is a club at the pistol grip, the barrel is a criterion, and it has been Parkerized. I may be wrong, I am not very knowledgeable at all on the Springfield bolt rifle but I thought 03s were blued.
It would not feed the last round at all. You couldn't get the bolt to come forward after a short distance and would stop as soon as the bullet contacted the feedramp. What I found is the case was going into the lug raceway. It did have a milled follower, and I thought that unusual, having read that 03A3s had stamped followers.
I replaced the follower with a stamped unit and it began feeding the last round. I have also read that 03A3s did not cycle as smoothly as 03s, and that is the case with this one.
It is surprisingly accurate, noticeably better than my M1 Garand.
I apologize for the slight hijack.