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This is my first post on this forum. I've just recently moved to U.S. WW2 milsurps. Been concentrating on Mausers until recently. After picking up a nice S.G. Garand from CMP in October I began to look for a cost effective "shooter" grade 03a3. After reading a lot of posts on this forum and others, and since I like to "tinker" as well, I decided to try and build a rifle from a National Ordinance rifle and a Gibbs refurbished drill receiver.
Was successful purchasing a nice N.O. for $300(seller assured me it had mostly Remington parts and a really nice barrel RA - 5/44) and a Remington Gibbs receiver for $125 on Gunbroker. A gunsmith friend helped me swap the receivers and headspace the barrel - required a slight chamber finish ream - for $60. Turned out pretty nice. Only surprises was the plastic handguard that came with the N.O.(got a walnut USGI from Numrich), and the N.O. sear pin which would not fit the Remington receiver.
Didn't really save much money - $550 total for everything including shipping - but it was a lot of fun and educational. Hoping it shoots well.
Was successful purchasing a nice N.O. for $300(seller assured me it had mostly Remington parts and a really nice barrel RA - 5/44) and a Remington Gibbs receiver for $125 on Gunbroker. A gunsmith friend helped me swap the receivers and headspace the barrel - required a slight chamber finish ream - for $60. Turned out pretty nice. Only surprises was the plastic handguard that came with the N.O.(got a walnut USGI from Numrich), and the N.O. sear pin which would not fit the Remington receiver.
Didn't really save much money - $550 total for everything including shipping - but it was a lot of fun and educational. Hoping it shoots well.
Spam Sniper- one click, one kill.
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