1903a3 match rifle

c.shimer

November 28, 2011 15:46

Have a 1903a3 smith corona that was used by a USMC competetor has c stock lyman sights front and rear in excellent condition. worked over by USMC armorer's what's she worth? Selling it for a Korean war vet who shot at camp perry for 20 years. he also has the original sights that go with it and ammo lake city match 1964.

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  perry shooter

  November 28, 2011 15:59

  Sweet There were a number of different configurations of match bolt action rifles. some built as Scoped sniper rifles by the military and then other match High Power rifles built by military Marksmanship teams . If you can post pictures it would be a big help on setting a valid value.

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  c.shimer

  November 28, 2011 16:08

  Will have pics tomorrow Good Lord willing
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  v35

  November 29, 2011 17:47

  If finger grooves are missing on the "C" stock it's a National match
  model. Barrels for this rifle were *Star Gaged for accuracy as were A4 sniper barrels.
  Additionally, actions were smoothed and trigger pulls were refined.
  
  *Star gaged or air gaged whichever was used to specially select for accuracy

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  rusty3040

  November 30, 2011 10:37

  never saw any a3 or a4 rifles with a star gauge barrel , star gauge barrels ended before either of those models came out

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  validator

  November 30, 2011 13:54

  The American Rifleman reprint "Model 1903 Springfield Rifles" has an interesting article by Bill Brophy on the M1903A3 National Match rifle.

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  Herschel

  November 30, 2011 15:40

  The 1903A3 National Match is shown in The Springfield 1903 Rifles by Brophy. The rifle pictured is in an "S" stock. Brophy calls the 1903A3 a "comedy of errors". Those in existence today are desirable collector's items as, according to Brophy, only 140 were produced.

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  cbyerly

  December 01, 2011 06:53

  Let's cut through the BS! It is a purpose built rifle that IS NOT a national match rifle. It may have been used there, but that does not make it an 03A3 match rifle. If it has a Lyman 48 sight, It would be worth about $5-6 hundred.

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  Herschel

  December 01, 2011 08:57

  cbyerly, I think you are right on with your rather blunt comment about the 03A3. There is a slim, slim chance it is one of the 03A3 NM rifles as written up by Brophy in the AR Magazine and in his book. When I was shooting highpower in the 1950's and 1960's it was a common thing to see the NRA Match Rifles that were made up from 1903 and 1903A3 Rifles. Active duty USMC and MC Reserve shooters were using the National Match M1 in those years.

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