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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2220588" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>For $1K, you can find a <strong>very</strong> nice M1903 or 03A3. Decent ones usually run around $700-800 for an 03A3 with even parkerizing and wear and no major damage to the stock. You'll find them all day long at Wanenmacher, though the owners might have a rather inflated idea of their worth (the rifle, I mean - well, maybe the owner too <img src="/images/smilies/wink2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink2 :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" /> ) As others here have said, keep an eye on Gunbroker, Armslist, Gunboards Classifieds, and the CMP Forum classifieds. I would not recommend a Gibbs rifle though, as these days those usually are gussied-up drill rifles that often cost more than a real '03 in original condition.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to shoot it regularly, and I'm sure you already know this, try to avoid a M1903 with a S/N below about 800K. The steel used for those receivers isn't quite as strong as in the later receivers. Any 03A3 will be fine in this regard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2220588, member: 7157"] For $1K, you can find a [B]very[/B] nice M1903 or 03A3. Decent ones usually run around $700-800 for an 03A3 with even parkerizing and wear and no major damage to the stock. You'll find them all day long at Wanenmacher, though the owners might have a rather inflated idea of their worth (the rifle, I mean - well, maybe the owner too :wink2: ) As others here have said, keep an eye on Gunbroker, Armslist, Gunboards Classifieds, and the CMP Forum classifieds. I would not recommend a Gibbs rifle though, as these days those usually are gussied-up drill rifles that often cost more than a real '03 in original condition. If you're going to shoot it regularly, and I'm sure you already know this, try to avoid a M1903 with a S/N below about 800K. The steel used for those receivers isn't quite as strong as in the later receivers. Any 03A3 will be fine in this regard. [/QUOTE]
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