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Posts: 345 (12/18/09 11:49 AM) |
If you had a choice which would you choose, a Remington or Smith Corona?
The one I put on lay-a-way happens to be a Remington. I'm glad I found it. I have seen a few that didn't look as good for 6 and 7 hundred. I gave 4. Looks like the original Parkerized job.   shotout
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Posts: 7138 (12/18/09 12:56 PM) Veteran member |
I have both a Remington and a Smith Corona. The SC will outshoot the Remington, even though they were never fired after rearsenal jobs on both of them. The
only major difference in them is that the Remington has a two groove barrel and the SC has a four groove barrel.
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Posts: 638 (12/18/09 07:00 PM) Veteran member |
I have 2 remingtons and 2 Smith Corona's and as already mentioned, my SC's produce tighter groups than the remingtons when shooting the same ammo. So
I would pick a SC if both types were in same condition. If not in the same condition pick the one in the best overall condition.
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Posts: 346 (12/18/09 07:22 PM) |
Didn't mean to make it sound like I had a choice. The one I put on la-way was the only A3 he had. He had 2 1903's. I have got to look it over some more
and if I see some things that points to a make up I will see if I can get him down some more or trade the equity I have in it for something else.
He had several nice SKS's and 2 Japanese job's. and some other stuff. I under stand the Remington had a 2 grove barrel and the SC had 4 groves. I think this one had 4. I need to recheck the SR. # and make sure it hasn't been altered. Other than these two things I can't think of any other thing I missed. The stock and the metal hasn't been refinished. The stock looks like it was very much used but not abused. shotout
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Posts: 2117 (12/20/09 12:44 AM) |
Some Remingtons had 4 groove barrels. My sporterized (sorry) 03-A3 with a 2 groove barrel will produce near 1 inch, 10 shot groups at 100 yds, off a bench and
with a scope. Don't underestimate those 2 groove barrels.
I bought it sporterized: stock cut down and drilled and tapped, bolt turned also. I dropped it into a military stock and made a replica 03-A4 out of it. It shoots better than most rifles in my collection. I have an 03-A3 also. It has a Smith Corona receiver, but all the rest is Remington. It's an Ogden rebuild; unfortunately it's not stamped OGEK (Elmer Keith). Ron Peterson's in Albuquerque has a Smith Corona that's all Smith Corona but he wants $800 for it, which is a little high for me. Those Smith Corona barrels are stamped S-C, but they were really made by High Standard. They're supposed to shoot really well.
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12/20/09 12:52 AM.
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Posts: 801 (12/24/09 08:54 PM) Veteran member |
i dont think you will be disapointed in eather , your purchase was a good one based on that price and the asumption it is a complete one in shootable condition
, most go higher than that
i have a SC M1903A3 in my collection , i also have the remington M1903mod & a remington M1903A3-4gery[converted to 22cal] , IMHO both the SC and the REM are fantastic rifles , you will be happy with the one you bought im sure 
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Posts: 1120 (12/25/09 12:31 AM) |
I myself have only a single M1903 in collection. I received it as partial payment for work done. It is a "high numbered" Springfield that came to me
drilled and tapped for a scope (screw holes all stripped out), a bend bolt, the scant stock butchered, and the rear sight milled off completly.
I shipped it off to Miltech and told them to fix it. Yes, I know, "it isn't original" and I've altered the "history" of this rifle. I don't care. And yes, I paid "through the nose" to have it restored. Again, I don't care as I have a brand new M1903 that shoots better than I can. It has a correct year 4 groove barrel, the receiver holes were filled and the markings restored, the stock is correct for the year of manufacture, and it's very pretty. So, I'm happy with it. If I could afford an original M1903A4 I'd get one, but I can't, so maybe in the future I'll get oneof AIM's "repops," but I really can't afford that either. Regardless of manufacturer, a M1903anything is nice to have. eb
"We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin, July 4 1776 
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Posts: 68 (12/26/09 12:05 PM) |
As usual, I find Eb's candor and practical views refreshing in the often obsessive world of C&R collecting. I spent my early days in the hobby
"restoring" No.1MkIII and No.4 Mk.1 Enfields, which today would be more accurately called "humping" them. In retrospect, bringing them
back to life was better than neglecting them.
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Posts: 402 (12/26/09 10:05 PM) Veteran member |
Alexei wrote:?? are you sure? AFAIK, that is, and always has been, called restoring. it's not "humping" unless you are counterfieting, or being otherwise deceitful.
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Posts: 367 (01/12/10 06:45 PM) |
Didn't want to start a new thread on this.
Went in and made a payment on the A3 today. Looked it over again, the wood doesn't look to good but appears to be solid. The metal looks great. Some one tried to rub some #'s off the right side of the but stock and cut some slash marks diagonal across the upper front hand guard. Other than this the rifle looks solid over all. High sr#. shotout
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Posts: 804 (01/18/10 09:07 PM) Host |
The diagonal 'cut' across the front handguard are possibly arsenal 'fixes' on a longitudinal crack [parallel to the bore] in the handguard. I
have a ½ dozen Enfields and Finns with such fixed handguards. It's a European woodworking thing.
cheers, peterNaCl  
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