Retains the original "RA/1-43" four groove barrel, stamped RA barrel bands, trigger guard, trigger, follower, sear, safety and cocking piece. The stock has a Springfield "SA/Q" overhaul mark and circled "P" proof mark. This rifle, like most of the Model 1903A3 rifles converted to National Match configuration, was re-parkerized by Springfield Armory with a replacement "S" stock. The modifications consist of: replacement of the original bolt with an armory polished Springfield nickel steel "NS" bolt, replacement of the Model 1903A3 front sight base with Model 1903 fixed and movable front sight studs, replacement of the Model 1903A3 sear with a Model 1903A1 sear, adjustment of the trigger pull, replacement of the stamped Model 1903A3 buttplate with a late production milled and checkered Model 1903A1 NM buttplate, removal of the Model 1903A3 rear sight, installation of a Redfield rear sight base on the left side of the receiver with staked screws and installation of a Redfield Olympic micrometer rear sight. This is an original Model 1903A3 NM rifle with the 1954 Springfield National Match modifications. Fewer than 140 rifles were released by DCM in National Match configuration. After completion of 140-200 Model 1903A3 National Match rifles, Springfield abandoned the project. Springfield Armory selected a small number of Model 1903A3 Remington and Smith Corona (SC) rifles four or six groove barrels for modification to National Match configuration to determine their suitability for competitive shooting prior to large scale production. Most of them are Savage rifles.Manufactured by Remington Arms (RA) in 1943 and modified by the Springfield Armory in 1954 to National Match (NM) configuration. Several Enfield rifled are in there also. the other rounds were shot to site it in. one of my nephews shot 1 round and shot a deer. He and I worked on it ( after he got off work) in the garage for several weeks. He bought a blank stock and carved it to fit. The other one is one my Dad got in 1959,( Remington 1903A3) it was new when he got it. Remington 1917, this is the last one I bought.
now down to 1, not sure which one in the picture. Got almost no use for the new ones.I had several of the 96 when I started down sizing. It's a toss up as to my favorite flavor of Mauser rifle. I've got thousands of rounds through reweld Kalashnikov's that saw a lot more heat when being torch cut & my subsequent reweld. The tiny little spot weld between the barrel & receiver isn't going to affect the heat treat of the lugs. I know some people are against reactivation of drill rifles, but I ain't one of them. So that will leave a Remington 1903a3 & 1903 mk1. So now I'm gathering parts to build it up as an 1903a4. I've since had the National Ordnance 1903a3 receiver hardness tested & it turns out to be a good one. Next I ended up trading off a Israeli k98 7.62 conversion for a super clean 1918 production Rock Island 1903 with a 1918 dated Springfield barrel. Thinking about building the other in 7.62x51mm. I've since been able to gather all the parts & stock to put one of those back together. I found a feller with a high number Springfield 03 receiver and an early war Remington 03 receiver. So the hunt began, & damn it if they ain't anywhere near as cheap as they were 20 years ago.
I got the wild hair to have an example of every maker of 1903 / 1903a3 rifle. Presto, a 03a3 was reborn (I'm one of those odd people who have headspace gauges and an arsenal bolt gauge on hand). Did the needed repairs to the receiver & reassembled. The National Ordnance a3 had an absolutely minty 6-43 Remington barrel & good bolt & the elusive Smith Corona stock. I had a Smith Corona barreled action drill rifle sitting in the pile O random crap.
#National ordinance 1903a3 review serial
For those who don't know, National Ordnance guns are considered to be less safe to shoot than a "low serial number" 1903. Few months back I happened into an old National Ordnance 1903a3 Springfield.
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