1903-A3 Smith Corona... She's pretty

[Float Pilot]

Still need to work up a good match load. Any favorites? She does not like the loads for my other 30-06 rifles.
1943 Smith Corona
Re-furbed by the Ogden Utah arsenal
Has a color matching Remington bolt assembly (All Rem but the firing pin.)
Too bad she does not have a color matching Smith Corona X marked bolt assembly, but what the heck.... So far the best group I can get from her is just under 2 inches at 100 yards.

I could really use one of the USMC over-sized front sight protectors.

 

[Shear_stress]

Great looking rifle! Quite a (shootable) piece of history.

 

[NCsmitty]

Yes, she is a beautiful example. Thanks for the pics.



NCsmitty

 

[sig220mw]

Very nice. Where did you find it?

 

[Float Pilot]

Traded one of our brothers here.. He was down in Oregon and he wanted one of my six-shooters...
I need one of the oversized USMC front sight protectors.

 

[jpwilly]

Nice Rifle, looks like the front sight has put on some chest hair over the years LOL. Group is good she's a shooter!

 

[CZguy]

So far the best group I can get from her is just under 2 inches at 100 yards.

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Two inches is the best I've ever been able to get out of mine. But here lately I'm really straining to see a target at 100 yards. It doesn't matter, I still enjoy shooting it.

Here is a arsenal rebuilt Remington.

 

[skidooman603]

Wow Wow Wow Nice Nice Float! And yes CZ yours looks as good as ever...Ha Ha Ha

 

[skidooman603]

Float that may be the nicest stock on an 03 I have ever seen

 

[Float Pilot]

jpwilly

The fuzzies were pre-cleaning...Just as I took her out of the box...
And of course I broke the darn crimp on sight protector while trying to get it off.

So now I am looking for the oversized USMC target version...

Skidooman: It is a pretty nice stock.. And the diamond mark wth number ahead of the trigger guard means it was a Smith Corona stock..
Here is the OG stamp for the Ogden Utah Arsenal. And the barrel band detent spring has the rounded edges like I think it is supposed to have. I think the Remingtons were squared..