Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 19

Thread: Finally got an '03.

  1. #1
    Patriot M1orNone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    257
    Rep Power
    16

    Finally got an '03.

    Project gun for this winter. 1903 (1918 serial number range, slightly over 800k), with a 4-30 4-groove barrel. The rear sight has been butchered, and I'm curious as to what I need to get it back to original. Got one picture of it before my camera died, so I hope it's enough to tell. Even in the shape it's in, I figured that it was hard to pass up for $150.


    Last edited by M1orNone; 08-13-2015 at 07:13 PM.
    "Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

  2. #2
    Patriot
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    NorthEast
    Posts
    872
    Rep Power
    21
    Good deal. The action alone should be worth that.

  3. #3
    Founding Member Prince Humperdink's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    2,947
    Rep Power
    51
    Just bring it by,and we'll go shooting.
    "The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of." -- James Madison (1788)

  4. #4
    Founding Member canes7's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Posts
    2,035
    Rep Power
    39
    $150?!?!?! Score!

    When you get a chance add some more pics, especially of the top of the receiver.
    !

  5. #5
    Moderator Punch The Clown's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    3,859
    Rep Power
    64
    I want more pics. Charge that camera.
    When dealing with liberals, always attribute to malice what would ordinarily be attributed to incompetence.

    "Of course it won't be easy; nothing worthwhile ever is. That is why I have always failed where others have succeeded."-Clouseau

  6. #6
    Patriot
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    423
    Rep Power
    18
    Show us some pictures of what is bad, I have alot of small parts for 03s and may be able to help with small parts. Sounds like a fun project.

  7. #7
    Patriot M1orNone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    257
    Rep Power
    16
    Here's the rest of 'em. Sorry I took so long.


    Top:



    Horribly-butchered rear sight:




    Trigger area w/ faint cartouche:




    Another good shot of the rear sight travesty:




    The main reason I need a new stock:




    Floorplate:

    Last edited by M1orNone; 08-17-2015 at 12:07 AM.
    "Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

  8. #8
    Founding Member Prince Humperdink's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    2,947
    Rep Power
    51
    I'll check my box for any 1903 rear sight parts,I may still have some?
    "The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of." -- James Madison (1788)

  9. #9
    Patriot M1orNone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    257
    Rep Power
    16
    Found a rear sight on Ebay for $20, so the rebuild begins!
    "Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

  10. #10
    Patriot M1orNone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    257
    Rep Power
    16
    The sight came in today.





    "Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •