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Originally Posted by brian
i just love how uncle sam overhauled these....then stored them away for us.
it's almost like having a brand new...60 year gun....
nice piece, have 4 myself. i find them pretty enjoyable to shoot.
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Actually, this piece wasn't overhauled. The barrel and receiver look to be original to each other and with all of the parts that I can see being Remington "R" stamped I wouldn't be surprised that this is an original, complete rifle. If I knew the guy I bought it from I could try to get more of the history of it. What I do know is that he bought it in 1952 and sold it to me 56 years later.
From the research that I have done, and please, correct me if I'm wrong, it seems like this 03 was caught in the changeover from the 03 to the 03A3. Any serious 03 collectors out there want to help me out? It would be greatly appreciated.
Mike