Made during WWII with manufacturing shortcuts to the Springfield 1903 bolt action rifle. Rear sight relocated from a ladder type in front of the receiver to the rear of the receiver bridge and of peep sight configuration. Bachata Midi Files on this page. Stamped metal parts used where former milled, machined steel parts were used in trigger guard/magazine floor plate. Some had 4 groove barrels and some had 2 groove barrels. The date of mfg. For the barrel will be stamped behind the front sight and flaming bomb ordnance stamp. Fine shooters and in original military configuration, worth some money today.
Fm 11 Keygen. Just remember alot of the rifles were arsenal rebuilt after the war and then put in storage so date on barrell may not match production month. Smith-Corona M1903A3 ================== Month-end Serial Numbers (Compiled by William Hansen - Used with Permission) 1942 Dec 36 Jan 3623568 Feb 3633908 Mar 3647887 Apr 3665790 May 3684449 Jun 3701851 Jul 3707999 C37902 Aug 4742368 Sep 4765852 Oct 4789047 Nov 4809923 Dec 48 Jan 4840077 Feb 4845831 Approximately 28,000 additional serialized receivers were produced but not made into rifles by S-C. Most Smith Corona's had 4 groove barrels, and either a straight grip stock, or the scant c style to my recollection. The 03A3 rear sight is not a ladder style sight affixed to the barrel just forward of the receiver, but is instead a small adjustable aperture style sight mounted at the rear of the receiver; The finish on the 03A3 is parkerized as compared to the blued finish of the 1903; The 03A3 floor plate cover is not removable, but actually is a part of the stamped ( not milled) trigger guard. (Here I go again, reviving an old thread!) I have a Smith-Corona 03A3 that my wife will be hunting with this fall. It has 4-groove rifling, an aftermarket stock (that I finished), a Pachmayr recoil pad and S&K Instamount scope base. It is wearing a 2-7X Bausch and Lomb 3000 scope in low scope mounts, so I had to remove a very small amount of material from the bolt handle, to allow for clearance.
The change was made at approximately serial number 800,000 for rifles made at Springfield Armory and at serial number. Smith/Corona parts are usually. Smith Corona US Model 1903-A3, manufactured 1943, serial number 36652xx. Barrel is Smith Corona dated March 1943. No import or reb for sale by Fernwood Armory on.
My question about the 03A3 concerns the trigger: To fire this gun, you pull the trigger back about 6' until it stops, then give it about a 10-lb YANK and the gun will go off. OK, maybe it's not that bad, but gentlemen, I am scarcely exaggerating, here! It is easily the worst trigger I've ever felt, on any gun! (My wife says she likes it because when the trigger stops, she knows all she has to do is pull real hard and it will go off! ) What can I do, if anything, to improve the ridiculous travel and weight of this trigger?
I don't think many collectors would want mine, but that doesn't concern me; I've always believed guns are meant to be shot, not just stored away as an investment. To each his own, but I appreciate function over form and will always value the usefulness of a given firearm over what a collector might pay for it. I looked into the Timney triggers and all reports suggest they are easy to install and provide a dramatic improvement to the conditions I described earlier. Trial Of Adolf Eichmann Pbs. For $50, plus shipping, seems like a no-brainer. You make a good point, Luis.I would certainly not buy an all-original 03A3, at today's prices, and then sporterize it! That would be a terrible economic choice when I could buy a more refined, ready-to-go bolt-action rifle for a lot less money. This particular rifle was purchased by a friend of my father's for $10 after 3 DCM competitions.