Bubba'd 1903

[CartridgeCollector]

I finally got a ww2 dated 1903 to go with my m1!!
Only problem is someone cut the stock in half after the second barrel band. Anyone know were I can get a new one? (By "new" I mean original unmodified) I've seen a lot online for about 175 but every time I click on one I get a big red "out of stock" sign.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

These guys have upper stock repair wood, I got one and spliced the wood together under the lower band then stained the two halves to match-
https://www.dupagetrading.com/product-category/parts/19031903a3/

 

[Kp321]

I got mine from the CMP south store. A few years ago but worth a call, might still have some.

 

[boom boom]

What stock do you want? Sarco has s straight stocks aka bloody nose, numrich and oldguns.net also have them in scant stocks and s stocks.

Cmp has new replica stocks as does sarco at times. Sarco has a good pistol grip c replica. Ebay also has a few.

 

[CartridgeCollector]

What stock do you want? Sarco has s straight stocks aka bloody nose, numrich and oldguns.net also have them in scant stocks and s stocks.

Cmp has new replica stocks as does sarco at times. Sarco has a good pistol grip c replica. Ebay also has a few.

I want an original straight grip. I ordered a nice one off eBay last night then got a call an hour later saying it was sold

 

[boom boom]

I want an original straight grip. I ordered a nice one off eBay last night then got a call an hour later saying it was sold

Nice thing about ebay is that you can generally see the stock you want but it is an auction site. Did you use buy it now and they sold it out from under your or do you do best offer? Just curious.

 

[carbine85]

Check out these. https://www.gunpartscorp.com/gun-manufacturer/us-military/springfield-1903-3/stocks-03

 

[CartridgeCollector]

Nice thing about ebay is that you can generally see the stock you want but it is an auction site. Did you use buy it now and they sold it out from under your or do you do best offer? Just curious.

It said buy now for 150, took the money off my card then they called and said it was sold. im still waiting for them to refund my card so I can buy a different one. Almost having as bad of luck with this 1903 as my m1 garand.

 

[boom boom]

It said buy now for 150, took the money off my card then they called and said it was sold. im still waiting for them to refund my card so I can buy a different one. Almost having as bad of luck with this 1903 as my m1 garand.

That seller should get reported to ebay. My guess is that they got offered a higher price which but that is a no-no under ebay policies if it is buy it now. Legally at that point, you owned the stock, contractually, they breached your contract to purchase.

From my understanding but I haven't looked it up lately, ebay generally forbids private purchases of an item outside the ebay system because it deprives ebay of commissions.

Did the seller have a lot of reviews-including negatives?

Gunbroker, on the other hand, often has auctions where the seller reserves the right to pull the item from an auction (even during bidding) if it sells locally which is usually disclosed in the fine print. Usually these are commercial dealers that do that.

 

[CartridgeCollector]

So I just bought this stock from sarco https://www.sarcoinc.com/springfield-stock-select-grade/
but after reading their reviews I'm kinda scared. I read a lot of reviews saying the product received was not what was described and sarco didn't want to refund them. Does anyone here have any experience with them?

 

[carbine85]

So I just bought this stock from sarco https://www.sarcoinc.com/springfield-stock-select-grade/
but after reading their reviews I'm kinda scared. I read a lot of reviews saying the product received was not what was described and sarco didn't want to refund them. Does anyone here have any experience with them?

They have a good reputation. If you don't like what you get you can call them and return it.
It's a used or surplus stock so it's going to have some bumps and bruises.

 

[boom boom]

So I just bought this stock from sarco https://www.sarcoinc.com/springfield-stock-select-grade/
but after reading their reviews I'm kinda scared. I read a lot of reviews saying the product received was not what was described and sarco didn't want to refund them. Does anyone here have any experience with them?

I ended up getting one from them for one project or the other a couple of years back. Mine was in decent shape, probably a former drill rifle stock that was not banged up, had dings, here and there, probably sanded and restamped, and worked out okay as I don't have safe queens in appearance. Frankly, I have had more issues with Numrich than Sarco but one does have to carefully pay attention to Sarco's advertising--they will say if a part is original but if no comments on a part, then it may be aftermarket.

You may have to watch out for one that was used a bunch for bayonet practice as these typically have loose fits at the upper barrel band/bayonet lug. You might have to do a spot of bedding as a loose front end of the rifle can affect shooting accuracy.

It may or may not have any cartouches left on it and if it does, they may be faint. People wanting a pristine stock should get a repro or pay the freight for one on ebay or the like where they can see exactly what they are getting.

 

[boom boom]

From the Sarco pictures, yours may be an early type 10 straight stock for the 1903a3 or a Type 7 for a 1903 Remington and replacement for other 1903's. These used pins instead of recoil bolts for reinforcement and were not used very long. Some of the Type 7's were inlet for a handguard ring and some weren't.

Might find this stock guide useful.
http://trfindley.com/pgm1903stkid.html

 

[Jack B.]

How did you get a chopped up gun? Didn't you look at it first? Hope you didn't spend much money for it.

 

[carbine85]

I finally got a ww2 dated 1903 to go with my m1!!
Only problem is someone cut the stock in half after the second barrel band. Anyone know were I can get a new one? (By "new" I mean original unmodified) I've seen a lot online for about 175 but every time I click on one I get a big red "out of stock" sign.

Is the piece missing? Some vets brought back Mausers and 03 and would cut the stocks (duffle cut) so it would fit in a Duffle Bag.

 

[CartridgeCollector]

It is a remington made 1903 (not the 03a3) I got at my local gun store for $350. The stock was just poorly sporterized. Ill post pictures when I get my phones camera working again. I got her because she had a nice barrel with strong rifling (surprising since the barrel is marked 6-42)

 

[boom boom]

It is a remington made 1903 (not the 03a3) I got at my local gun store for $350. The stock was just poorly sporterized. Ill post pictures when I get my phones camera working again. I got her because she had a nice barrel with strong rifling (surprising since the barrel is marked 6-42)

Springfield 1903's were already obsolete for the U.S. by WWII but were made to have something to go bang while the U.S. pawned off its war reserve 1917 rifles primarily on allies. It saw some early action with US troops in places like North Africa and in the early Marine Pacific island campaigns and soldiered on via a sniper role for quite a bit longer. But most U.S. troops, as soon as they could get one, preferred the Garand and so a lot of Springfields were used in roles that did not require a lot of firing and after the war, there were a lot of spare parts floating around including NOS barrels. The DCM, before surplussing them, also checked for them for things like worn out barrels and the like.

Many hunters do not put many bullets down the bore and if the guy(s) shooting yours kept it clean, not surprising that it would have a pretty good bore. You did well on your purchase as the Remington 1903's are the cream of the crop regarding modern construction of the older 1903's and are comparatively more rare than the 03a3.

Given that you have a 1903, you might find your stock from Sarco has inletting for the handguard ring used for the 1903a3 as Sarco doesn't distinguish between stocks whether it is a type 7 or 10. Then again, knowing Sarco, you may get one of the varieties with recoil bolts but the pinned stock is more accurate for that particular rifle.