mttgrrd1976
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Hope this is the right place for this.
About three and a half years ago I bought an M1903a3 sporter for $260. It was in sad shape.The stock and metal were both missing most of their finish. The gun shop assured me it would fire safely so I took there word and oiled it and fired it and all went well. It hit bulls eye easily at 25 yards with stock sights. One out of 80 rounds was a little snug upon extraction; it was the thirtieth round and all others cycled flawlessly
After that I disassembled the rifle for stock refinishing and repair- inletting and bedding with epoxy putty , repairing the bishop stock where the recoil lug makes contact ,as well as cold blueing of the metal. The original trigger was replaced with a timney / no safety and an S&K no drill scope mount. After that I took it back to the range and everything went great. Then I put it in the gun safe , only removing it for periodic check and wipe down.
So my question is what might my beater rifle be worth ?
Issues:
There are three drill holes and a dent on the receiver on and next to the Remington name stamp.
The drill holes are on either side of the Remington name stamp; probably due to a previous sight install. They appear to have been filled with screws that were screwed in and then peened with a hammer- they did a horrible job!
The dent is probably from rebareling : I say this because the timing marks do not line up at all.
About three and a half years ago I bought an M1903a3 sporter for $260. It was in sad shape.The stock and metal were both missing most of their finish. The gun shop assured me it would fire safely so I took there word and oiled it and fired it and all went well. It hit bulls eye easily at 25 yards with stock sights. One out of 80 rounds was a little snug upon extraction; it was the thirtieth round and all others cycled flawlessly
After that I disassembled the rifle for stock refinishing and repair- inletting and bedding with epoxy putty , repairing the bishop stock where the recoil lug makes contact ,as well as cold blueing of the metal. The original trigger was replaced with a timney / no safety and an S&K no drill scope mount. After that I took it back to the range and everything went great. Then I put it in the gun safe , only removing it for periodic check and wipe down.
So my question is what might my beater rifle be worth ?
Issues:
There are three drill holes and a dent on the receiver on and next to the Remington name stamp.
The drill holes are on either side of the Remington name stamp; probably due to a previous sight install. They appear to have been filled with screws that were screwed in and then peened with a hammer- they did a horrible job!
The dent is probably from rebareling : I say this because the timing marks do not line up at all.