national ordinance 1903a3 original stock

#NATIONAL ORDINANCE 1903A3 ORIGINAL STOCK CRACKED#
#NATIONAL ORDINANCE 1903A3 ORIGINAL STOCK CRACK#

They found this out with the M1 Carbine, and the M1A1 receivers and op rods, its no suprise that the same could go wrong with a cast 03A3 receiver. When you take a design that was drop forged and machined, then duplicate it by casting without making alterations specific to casting you will have problems. When a product is designed from the begining to be investment cast the designer engineers every angle and radius with casting in mind. Seems to me they made some Model 77 rifles with drop forged receivers, but I don't remember the details. I wouldn't buy a Ruger Model 77 when they first came out specifically because it has a cast receiver.

The chamber will be finish reamed to give proper headspace within military specifications. See CMP Custom Shop Inventory list for current barrels available.) This service includes the removal of the old barrel and installation of a new barrel. The Rugers may have never had a blow up related to bad castings, but the same can't be said for National Ordnance 03A3 clones. Item Description Price CS365 Barrel Installation and Headspace (Price shown is for labor only and does not include the cost of the barrel. Theres quite a bit of difference between a receiver cast by a company that has put a lot of time effort and research into making cast receivers and a fly by night operation in a former soviet pesthole. KenRuger went to milled from bar stock receivers for its new line of rifles. Overall, the gun is still in shootable condition.I'm not an metal expert but if cast receivers are not safe to shoot then I guess we should get rid of all our Ruger model 77's. The cracks in the stock can certainly be glued shut and I have seen this performed successfully on many other rifle stocks. The bore is in good condition – there are no signs of rust or pitting. The barrel stamp just behind the front sight indicates the barrel was manufactured in April of 1944. The demand of new 1903A3 rifle's has not changed over the past 12 months. The used value of a 1903A3 rifle has risen 124.46 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 1,114.21. The 12 month average price is 1,112.15 used. The front of the handguard has been taped in a fashion similar to how a G.I. A 1903A3 rifle is currently worth an average price of 1,114.21 used.

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#NATIONAL ORDINANCE 1903A3 ORIGINAL STOCK CRACK#

The rear of the handguard has a crack in it as well. The Mobile PX currently offers Marine Corps Official Insignia including.

This so-called last SN is an approximated end-number only. The last of the M1903 Modified rifles was completed the following March 1943.

#NATIONAL ORDINANCE 1903A3 ORIGINAL STOCK CRACKED#

The National Ordnance stock is cracked in two locations as shown in the pictures above. M1903A3 production phasing out the M1903 Modified began in December 1942 with the first 1909 rifles included in the factory invoice to the Ordnance Dept. The rear sight has dings in it, but they are superficial and do not affect operation. The receiver was a casting National had made for the rifle as there were few, if any spare receivers at Remington after the war. Indeed, National Ordnance used spare Remington parts left over from the war. We have a National Ordnance 1903A3 in great condition this is not an easy find and would be great for a collector or someone that love old historic guns. Description: This is essentially a postwar copy of the Remington-manufactured 1903A3 rifle produced during World War 2.

National ordinance 1903a3 original stock