Weevil
10-28-2015, 06:53
Hi All,
I recently inherited a sporterized 03-A3 from my stepdad. From the numbers on the receiver it looks like it was made by Remington in early 1942. It has what I've been told is a Fajen stock and a Weaver scope from the early 60's.
Anyway, turns out I really enjoy shooting this rifle. I'm not a hunter so my shooting is at targets and soda and beer cans out in the woods. The thing is, the woods are really thick here in Southern Indiana and shooting much past 100 yards is very unlikely.
I'd like to take off the scope and put on iron sights to make target shooting at close distances a little more challenging. While I was looking at different sight options, I found that the original military sights for this rifle are readily available, so my first question is how good are those sights and what's involved in putting them on? I see the rear slides into a small dovetail and the front is a band around the barrel. Are they held in place by a set screw or soldered or just a friction fit?
The original sights leads me to my next question, how hard and expensive would it be to return the entire rifle to military form? I see lots of parts available and I think it would be kind of cool to have this gun closer to it's original condition. I'm not looking to make a collectors piece, just something interesting to shoot and show off.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Weev
I recently inherited a sporterized 03-A3 from my stepdad. From the numbers on the receiver it looks like it was made by Remington in early 1942. It has what I've been told is a Fajen stock and a Weaver scope from the early 60's.
Anyway, turns out I really enjoy shooting this rifle. I'm not a hunter so my shooting is at targets and soda and beer cans out in the woods. The thing is, the woods are really thick here in Southern Indiana and shooting much past 100 yards is very unlikely.
I'd like to take off the scope and put on iron sights to make target shooting at close distances a little more challenging. While I was looking at different sight options, I found that the original military sights for this rifle are readily available, so my first question is how good are those sights and what's involved in putting them on? I see the rear slides into a small dovetail and the front is a band around the barrel. Are they held in place by a set screw or soldered or just a friction fit?
The original sights leads me to my next question, how hard and expensive would it be to return the entire rifle to military form? I see lots of parts available and I think it would be kind of cool to have this gun closer to it's original condition. I'm not looking to make a collectors piece, just something interesting to shoot and show off.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Weev