i have a remington 30-06 1903-A3 RIFLE really good shape wit...

i have a remington 30-06 1903-A3 RIFLE really good shape with full stock,metal and wood are in good shape, made in 1943 and it has a springfeild mark in the wood - even though it was made by remington-what's up with that? Iwas wandering what this gun is worth

hello ,,remington made 1903 and 1903a3 rifles for the defence dept during both wars ..the difference between the 1903 and the 1903-a3 were cosmetic basically ,,the rear site was changed from a barrel mounted adjustable site to a receiver mounted peep style site ,,also the trigger guard was stamped steel on the a3's instead of milled like on the 03,,the bands were also stamped on the a3's,,the 1903-a3's were used at the beginning of the war ,,mainly in the pacific conflict untill the M1 grand replaced it as the standard rifle issued to troops ,,after the m1 came into service the 1903-a3 was used in sniper roles and for training purposes and for reserve units stateside,,as for your rifle having a springfeild marked stock ,,remington made the rifles but they were delivered to government arsenals for final inspection and this is when the final inspection was done and rifle were stamped with the arsenal and the arsenal inspectors proof marks ,,there may also be a P stamped under the pistol grip which indicated the rifle was final proofed ..also on the barrel there should be a flaming bomb proof with proably a RA under it ,,if theres a punch mark inside the bomb then it was proof fired with a proof load to see if the barrel would hold up to an overloaded proof load ,,used in testing the rifles before shipping..remington rifles may have a R mark under the cutoff lever on the left side in the dished out area under the cutoff lever ,,i'm not sure if you know how to use the cutoff or not but this is how it works ..up if memory serves me correct is for regular feeding of cartridges ,,middle position is for bolt removal and down i beleive is for single shot fireing and loading ,,

,,the 1903-a3 values these days range from 500-700 depending how correct it is and how nice they are ,,some remington examples may reach the 1000 mark if properly marked and with all matching remington parts and the correct marked stocks and in excellent condition ,,
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I just inherited a Remington 03A3 from my Father -In-Law. Don't know much about the weapon, history or anything else. What ammo should I use and how do I know if it is even fireable?

Thanks

Checking the headspace will let you know if it is safe to fire but otherwize these are fine to shoot.

The early 1903 (not 03A3) had problems and should not be shot as a general rule.


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