Possible USMC? Oh, What To Do?

[Punch the Clown]

Without finger grooves, correct?

Mike

No grooves

[Roadkingtrax]

Punch, is this the rifle I helped you find your matching bolt for? (I could be suffering from CRS though. )

[Punch the Clown]

Just a minor point, the CMP stuff you allude to on the 1903's returned from Greece although often referred to as cosmoline, was just plain axle/bearing grease.

If you drill that rifle I will hunt you down and bludgeon you with my hardbound copy of Hatcher's Notebook.

I was just looking it over and it is getting a stock cleaning with linseed oil, a lube job and a trip to the range. No drilling will be done.

[Punch the Clown]

Punch, is this the rifle I helped you find your matching bolt for? (I could be suffering from CRS though. )

No Tim. This is a rifle I picked up over the weekend. When I got it home and found the numbered bolt under the Cosmo I was one happy camper.

[John Beard]

To my knowledge the stock in question was only produced straight without GG.

Seasons' Greetings!

Your knowledge is incomplete!

Merry Christmas!

J.B.

[Smokeeaterpilot]

Seasons' Greetings!

Your knowledge is incomplete!

Merry Christmas!

J.B.

This is why I avoid chiming in, because that seems to be a common occurrence. If you don't make mistakes you don't learn!

Many thanks for the correction John! And always Merry Christmas!

[rebound]

This is why I avoid chiming in, because that seems to be a common occurrence. If you don't make mistakes you don't learn!

Many thanks for the correction John! And always Merry Christmas!

Another way to say it....
Show me a person who doesn't make a mistake, and I'll show you somebody that doesn't do anything...

[wayne]

Another way to say it....
Show me a person who doesn't make a mistake, and I'll show you somebody that doesn't do anything...

+1

[Punch the Clown]

I added some more pics. I cleaned it, oiled it , and left it alone. No drilling this one. I realize it doesn't have the pipe table marks on the barrel but it still looks so much like my other probably USMC. Boy does flash bring out the rust. If you look at the rifle in person the rust stains are not as pronounced. I left everything as is. Just a clean-up. Is there any significance that the barrel is an SA 8-42? I know it has been said that certain month barrels were more prevalent. Also, SN 925470 seems to be a USMC -http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=56478. Thanks guys.

[louis]

Punch just saw this on gunbroker this morning. Would make a great candidate for what you want to do. Stock hasn't been cut. But you'll need scope mounts and a scope and a bolt. And a rear sight collar.bthats a really nice rifle you've got.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=530165470

[Punch the Clown]

Punch just saw this on gunbroker this morning. Would make a great candidate for what you want to do. Stock hasn't been cut. But you'll need scope mounts and a scope and a bolt. And a rear sight collar.bthats a really nice rifle you've got.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=530165470

Thanks Louis. That's getting closer to what I need. The holes are no problem, especially the front ones as Steve Earle will drill the sight block to match the hole spacing. The rest I would have heli-arced closed. The thing that is killing me is his use of the dremel on the rear sight base!! Still, this one is food for thought. Thanks for looking out for me.

[louis]

Yes and no hatcher hole. But there will be more I've seen a few and I picked up one a few months back and did the conversion. The holes do match match I had the same mounts as they show on the ad. No need for special drilled holes.

[Jim in Salt Lake]

The base rifle for mine was drilled and tapped for a side mounted scope and I've seen quite a few other sporterized 03s with side mounts. If you can find one of these, you get the benefit of no holes on top of the receiver. Mine still had all the original metal and stock but the stock was cut off at the butt for a recoil pad. Had to get a new stock but that's it, other than scope mounts. I think I paid $300 for it. I'm not saying side mounts are easy to find but they're out there. The fun is in the hunt.

[Punch the Clown]

Old thread with small update. I took this rifle apart for an annual cleaning and looking really close at the barrel this is what I found. Same marks on the other side. Talk about faint. I missed them the first go round. Oiled up they are barely visible.

[Kaliman]

I have a Marine 03 about 400 off the serial number of your bolt.